a story

Be special to others

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods , and two of them fell in to a deep pit . All the other frogs gathered around the pit . When they saw how deep the pit was , they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead . the two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might . The other frogs kept telling them to stop , that they were as good as dead . Finally , one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up . He fell down and died . The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could . Once again , the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die . He jumped even harder and finally made it out . When he got out , the other frogs said , “ Did you not hear us ? “ The frog explained to them that he was deaf . He thought they were encouraging him the entire time .

What does this story teach us ?

1. There is power of life and death in the tongue . An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day .

2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them . Be careful of what you say .

Child's Angel

A Child's Angel

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born . So one day he asked God :

“ They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow , but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless ?”

“Among the many angels out there , I chose a special one just for you . She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

“But tell me here in Heaven , I don’t do anything else but sing and smile , that’s enough for me to be happy.”

“Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday . And you will feel your angel's love and that will make you happy .”

“And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me , if I don’t know the language that men talk ?”

“Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear , and with much patience and care , your angel will teach you how to speak .”

“ And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you ?”

“ your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray .”

I've heard that on earth there are bad men . Who will protect me ?’

“Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her life .”

“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore .”

“Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me , even though I will always be next to you .”

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard, and the child in a hurry asked softly:

“Oh God if I am about to live now, please tell me my angel's name”

“Your angel's name is of no importance, you will call your angel : Mommy .”

The Making Of A Mother

The Making Of A Mother

By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime.  An Angel  appeared and said "Why are you spending so much  time on this one?"

And the Lord answered and  said, "Have you read the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not elastic; have 200 movable parts, all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of hands."   

 

The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands! No way!"  said the Angel.

The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem.  It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!" 

"And that's on the standard model?" the Angel asked.

The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows. Another pair in the back of her head are to see what she needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here in the front of her head.  They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."

The Angel tried to stop the Lord  "This is too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."

"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself  when she is sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in the shower." 

The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so soft, Lord."

"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."

"Will she be able to think?" asked the Angel. 

The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason, and negotiate."

The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like You have a leak with this model. I told You that You were trying to put too much into  this one."

"That's not a leak." the Lord objected.  "That's a tear!"

"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked. 

The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."  

The Angel was impressed.  "You are a genius, Lord.  You thought of everything for this one.  You even created the tear!"

The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, "I'm afraid you are wrong again.  I created the woman, but she created the tear!"

 

 

Love

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, 

"Richness, can you take me with you?"

Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"

"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."

"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.

"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."