>Please read this and treasure it!
> I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
>"Oh excuse me please" was my reply. He said, "Please excuse me too;
>I wasn't watching for you." We were very polite, this stranger and I.
>We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a different story
>is told,
>How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking
>the
>evening meal,
>My son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him
>down.
>"Move out of the way," I said with a frown. He walked away, his little
>heart broken.
>I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken. While I lay awake in bed,
>God's still small voice came to me and said, "While dealing with a
>stranger,
>common courtesy you use,
>but the family you love, you seem to abuse. < Go and look on the
>kitchen floor,
>You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he
>brought for you.
>He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly
>not to spoil the surprise,
>you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes." By this time, I
>felt very small,
>And now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
>"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said. "Are these the flowers you
>picked for me?"
>He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree. I picked 'em because they're
>pretty like you.
>I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue." I said, "Son, I'm very
>sorry for the way I acted today;
>I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
>He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
>I said, "Son, I love you too,
>and I do like the flowers, especially the blue." FAMILY
>Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
>that we are working for could easily replace us in
>And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
>into work than into our own family,
>an unwise investment indeed,
>Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
>FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
>
>God bless you.
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