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Billye Bray <BILL481@excite.com> on 12/02/2000 09:55:09 AM
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Subject: Fwd: Fw: May God Richly Bless You Today



----- Original Message -----
>  Message-ID: <008c01c05951$f65d3320$80cbdacf@ndfwc>
>  From: "Karla F. Morris" <kfmorris@ev1.net>
>  To: "Vanessa Vigors" <vvigers@wvumc.com>,
>   "Arthella Perkins" <jesuskid23@hotmail.com>,
>   "Wendon Oliver" <1called2@compuserve.com>,
>   "Kasey Haynes" <kasey_l_haynes@reliantenergy.com>,
>   "Lady Flournoy" <danyell_flournoy@excite.com>,
>   "Nickenji Flint" <cookie127@hotmail.com>,
>   "Pam Cooper" <pcooper@ralinMED.com>,
>   "Billye Bray" <bill481@excite.com>,
>   "Nechol Bouyett" <necholb@hotmail.com>,
>   "'Andre Morris'" <andre12@ev1.net>,
>   "Donna McFarland" <dawna_rlady@yahoo.com>,
>   "JaQuay Barton" <tyannjj@yahoo.com>,
>   "Joyce James" <joycejames@ev1.net>,
>   "Lady James" <ladyjames@iwon.com>,
>   "Kervin James" <kervin_james@anadarko.COM>,
>   "Olethia Chisolm" <docoec@aol.com>,
>   "Pat Dyer" <padyer@shellus.com>,
>   "Shelly Batiste" <SHELLYSBATISTE@aol.com>,
>   "Corwandus Finister" <cfinister@msn.com>,
>   "Natasha Francis" <natashafrancis@hotmail.com>,
>   "Victoria Thompson" <thompson_victoria@hotmail.com>,
>   "Hope Morris" <Hope.Morris@Halliburton.com>,
>   "Gloria D. Wooten" <gwooten@hotmail.com>,
>   "Francine Reece" <francine_reece@hotmail.com>,
>   "Diane Hafemeister" <dmh123@yahoo.com>,
>   "Deborah Anderson" <mco8@hotmail.com>
>  Subject: Fw: May God Richly Bless You Today
>  Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:43:28 -0600
>
>  This was sent to me by a precious friend of mine.  I pray that it blesses
>  you as it did me.
>
>  Karla F. Morris
>  New Destiny FWC
>  (713) 747-4776 ofc.
>  (713) 747-5494 fax
>  kfmorris@ev1.net
>  ----- Original Message ----- > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >> The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five.
Waiting
>  > > >>  with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of
>  > > >glistening
>  > > >>  white pearls in a pink foil box.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them?  Please, Mommy,  please?"
>  > > >>  Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and
then
>  > > >>  looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's
>  upturned
>  > > >face.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00.  If you really want
>  them,
>  > > >>  I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can
save
>  > > >enough
>  > > >>  money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a  week away
>  and
>  > > you
>  > > >>  might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted
>  out
>  > > >>  17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores
and
>  > she
>  > > >>  went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick
>  > dandelions
>  > > >for
>  > > >>  ten cents.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and
at
>  > > >>  last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her
>  pearls.
>  > > >They
>  > > >>  made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere -
>  > Sunday
>  > > >>  school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them
off
>  was
>  > > >when
>  > > >>  she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said; "if they got
>  wet,
>  > > >they
>  > > >>  might turn her neck green."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready
for
>  > > >>  bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to
read
>  her
>  > a
>  > > >>  story.
>  > > >>  One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you
love
>  > me?"
>  > > >>  "Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you."
>  > > >>  "Then may I have your pearls?"
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess the white
horse
>  > > >>  from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy?
>  The
>  > > one
>  > > >you
>  > > >>  gave me. She's my favorite."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "That's okay, Honey.  Daddy loves you. Goodnight." And he brushed
>  her
>  > > >>  cheek with a kiss.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked
again,
>  > > >>  "Do you love me?" "Daddy, you know I love you."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "Then may I have your pearls?"
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "Oh Daddy, not my pearls.  But you can have my baby doll. The
brand
>  > > >> new one I got for my birthday.  She is so beautiful and you can
have
>  > the
>  > > >> yellow
>  > > >> blanket that matches her sleeper."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "That's okay.  Sleep well.  God bless you, little one. Daddy
loves
>  > > >> you" And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on
her
>  > > >>  bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he
noticed
>  > her
>  > > >chin
>  > > >>  was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her
>  daddy.
>  > > >>  And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With
a
>  > > >>  little quiver, she finally said "Here, Daddy, it's for you."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached
out
>  > > >>  with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other
>  > hand,
>  > > >he
>  > > >>  reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a
>  > strand
>  > > >of
>  > > >>  genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the
time.
>  > He
>  > > >was
>  > > >>  just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could
>  give
>  > > her
>  > > >>  a genuine treasure.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give
up
>  > > >>  the cheap things in our  lives so that he can give us beautiful
>  > > treasure.
>  > > >> Isn't
>  > > >>  God good?
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of? Are
>  you
>  > > >> holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships,
habits
>  > and
>  > > >> activities which you have come so attached to that it seems
>  impossible
>  > to
>  > > >let
>  > > >> go
>  > > >>  of?
>  > > >>  Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand, but do
>  > > >>  believe this one thing:" God will never take away something
without
>  > > >giving
>  > > >> you
>  > > >>  something better to take its place."
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  You can do two things with this story: 1) You can pass it on and
let
>  > > >others
>  > > >>  be touched by its message or 2) You can throw it away and not let
it
>  > > >>  touch your heart.
>  > > >>
>  > > >>  The greatest gifts happen when you share love and touch others
>  > > >>  hearts!
>  > > >>
>  > > >>
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>





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