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08:45 AM --------------------------- Billye Bray <BILL481@excite.com< on 12/02/2000 09:55:09 AM To: rickstarr2@yahoo.com, lwillis@enron.com, johnnymae@msn.com, jaclamar@excite.com, kasey_l_haynes@reliantenergy.com, astsanken@aol.com, sweetp@netropolis.net cc: 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! < < < << < < < << < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < _______________________________________________________ Tired of slow Internet? Get @Home Broadband Internet http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
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