Keeper
I grew up
in the 40s/50s with practical parents. A mother, God love her, who washed
aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original
recycle queen, before they had a Name for it... A father who was happier
getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones. Their marriage was good, their
dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them
now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower
in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things. A
curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress.
Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that
re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant
affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So... while we have it... it's best we love it.... and care for it... and fix it when it's
broken...... and heal it when it's sick.
This is
true. for marriage..... and old cars... and children with bad report cards.....
and dogs with bad hips.... and aging parents..... and grandparents. We keep
them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep.
Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are
just some things that make life important, like people we know who are
special..... and so, we keep them close!
I
received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the
people I think of in the same way. Good friends are like stars.... You don't
always see them, but you know they are always there.
Keep them close!
TEN THINGS GOD WON'T ASK ON THAT DAY.
Keep them close!
TEN THINGS GOD WON'T ASK ON THAT DAY.
1... God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.
2... God
won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you
welcomed into your home.
3... God
won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how many you
helped to clothe.
4... God
won't ask what your highest salary was. He'll ask if you compromised your
character to obtain it.
5... God
won't ask what your job title was. He'll ask if you performed your job to the
best of our ability.
6... God
won't ask how many friends you had. He'll ask how many people to whom you were
a friend.
7... God
won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, He'll ask how you treated your
neighbors.
8... God
won't ask about the color of your skin, He'll ask about the content of your
character.
9... God
won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation. He'll lovingly take you to
your mansion in Heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.
10... God
won't have to ask how many people you forwarded this to, He already knows your
decision.
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