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< Date: 22 Nov 00 11:56:10 PST < From: Deb Pepple <dpepplejes@netscape.net< < To: Angie Barnett <angieb46@yahoo.com<, Leo and Sal < Harris <lsharis@msn.com<, < Donna Hixon <dhixonhhe@netscape.net<, < Laurie Lauer <jakenlaneysmom@hotmail.com<, Kim < Rathka <mykim2u@aol.com<, < Traci Rininger <tlr_je@hotmail.com<, Jan Secor < <JCsdaughter19@cs.com<, < Faith UM Church <elkfaith@elkhart.net<, < <aschwarz@venus.net<, < <bmetcalf863@earthlink.net<, < <marshtusk@yahoo.com<, < <noell@galaxyinternet.net< < Subject: A Great Story < < < << THIS IS AN AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! < < < << < < < << Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday < morning to fix his < <parents < < < << pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, < pulled a chair to the < < < << counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out < the heavy flour < <cannister, < < < << spilling it on the floor. He scooped some < of the flour into the < <bowl < < < with < < < << his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk < and added some < <sugar,leaving < < < a < < < << floury trail on the floor which by now had < a few tracks left by < <his < < < << kitten. < < < << < < < << Brandon was covered with flour and getting < frustrated. He wanted < <this < < < to < < < << be < < < << something very good for Mom and Dad, but < it was getting very bad. < <He < < < << didn't < < < << know what to do next, whether to put it < all into the oven or on < <the < < < << stove,(and he didn't know how the stove < worked!). Suddenly he saw < <his < < < << kitten < < < << licking from the bowl of mix and reached < to push her away, < <knocking the < < < << egg < < < << carton to the floor. Frantically he tried < to clean up this < <monumental < < < mess < < < << but slipped on the eggs, getting his < pajamas white and sticky. And < <just < < < << then < < < << he saw Dad standing at the door. Big < crocodile tears welled up in < < < << Brandon's < < < << eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something < good, but he'd made a < < < terrible < < < << mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, < maybe even a spanking. < <But his < < < << father just watched him. Then,walking < through the mess, he picked < <up < < < his < < < << crying son, hugged him and loved him, < getting his own pajamas < <white and < < < << sticky in the process. < < < << < < < << That's how God deals with us. We try to do < something good in life, < <but < < < it < < < << turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all < sticky or we insult a < <friend < < < or < < < << we < < < << can't stand our job or our health goes < sour. Sometimes we just < <stand < < < there < < < << in tears because we can't think of < anything else to do. That's < <when God < < < << picks us up and loves us and forgives us, < even though some of our < <mess < < < << gets < < < << all over Him. But just because we might < mess up, we can't stop < <trying < < < to < < < << "make pancakes," for God or for others. < Sooner or later we'll get < <it < < < << right, < < < << and then they'll be glad we tried... < < < << < < < << Please pass some of this love on to < <others......................... < < < << < <Nan < < < < <________________________________________________________________ < <Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! < <Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno < WebMail! < <Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: < <http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. < < < ______________________________________________________________________________ < < _______ < Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download < : < http://explorer.msn.com < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < Netcenter Help < << THIS IS AN < AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! < < < << < < < << Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday < morning to fix his < <parents < < < << pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, < pulled a chair to the < < < << counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out < the heavy flour < <cannister, < < < << spilling it on the floor. He scooped some < of the flour into the < <bowl < < < with < < < << his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk < and added some < <sugar,leaving < < < a < < < << floury trail on the floor which by now had < a few tracks left by < <his < < < << kitten. < < < << < < < << Brandon was covered with flour and getting < frustrated. He wanted < <this < < < to < < < << be < < < << something very good for Mom and Dad, but < it was getting very bad. < <He < < < << didn't < < < << know what to do next, whether to put it < all into the oven or on < <the < < < << stove,(and he didn't know how the stove < worked!). Suddenly he saw < <his < < < << kitten < < < << licking from the bowl of mix and reached < to push her away, < <knocking the < < < << egg < < < << carton to the floor. Frantically he tried < to clean up this < <monumental < < < mess < < < << but slipped on the eggs, getting his < pajamas white and sticky. And < <just < < < << then < < < << he saw Dad standing at the door. Big < crocodile tears welled up in < < < << Brandon's < < < << eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something < good, but he'd made a < < < terrible < < < << mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, < maybe even a spanking. < <But his < < < << father just watched him. Then,walking < through the mess, he picked < <up < < < his < < < << crying son, hugged him and loved him, < getting his own pajamas < <white and < < < << sticky in the process. < < < << < < < << That's how God deals with us. We try to do < something good in life, < <but < < < it < < < << turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all < sticky or we insult a < <friend < < < or < < < << we < < < << can't stand our job or our health goes < sour. Sometimes we just < <stand < < < there < < < << in tears because we can't think of < anything else to do. That's < <when God < < < << picks us up and loves us and forgives us, < even though some of our < <mess < < < << gets < < < << all over Him. But just because we might < mess up, we can't stop < <trying < < < to < < < << "make pancakes," for God or for others. < Sooner or later we'll get < <it < < < << right, < < < << and then they'll be glad we tried... < < < << < < < << Please pass some of this love on to < <others......................... < < < << < <Nan < < < < <________________________________________________________________ < <Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! < <Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno < WebMail! < <Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: < <http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. < < < ______________________________________________________________________________ < < _______ < Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download < : < http://explorer.msn.com < < < < < < < << THIS IS AN AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! < < < << < < < << Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday < morning to fix his < <parents < < < << pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, < pulled a chair to the < < < << counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out < the heavy flour < <cannister, < < < << spilling it on the floor. He scooped some < of the flour into the < <bowl < < < with < < < << his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk < and added some < <sugar,leaving < < < a < < < << floury trail on the floor which by now had < a few tracks left by < <his < < < << kitten. < < < << < < < << Brandon was covered with flour and getting < frustrated. He wanted < <this < < < to < < < << be < < < << something very good for Mom and Dad, but < it was getting very bad. < <He < < < << didn't < < < << know what to do next, whether to put it < all into the oven or on < <the < < < << stove,(and he didn't know how the stove < worked!). Suddenly he saw < <his < < < << kitten < < < << licking from the bowl of mix and reached < to push her away, < <knocking the < < < << egg < < < << carton to the floor. Frantically he tried < to clean up this < <monumental < < < mess < < < << but slipped on the eggs, getting his < pajamas white and sticky. And < <just < < < << then < < < << he saw Dad standing at the door. Big < crocodile tears welled up in < < < << Brandon's < < < << eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something < good, but he'd made a < < < terrible < < < << mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, < maybe even a spanking. < <But his < < < << father just watched him. Then,walking < through the mess, he picked < <up < < < his < < < << crying son, hugged him and loved him, < getting his own pajamas < <white and < < < << sticky in the process. < < < << < < < << That's how God deals with us. We try to do < something good in life, < <but < < < it < < < << turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all < sticky or we insult a < <friend < < < or < < < << we < < < << can't stand our job or our health goes < sour. Sometimes we just < <stand < < < there < < < << in tears because we can't think of < anything else to do. That's < <when God < < < << picks us up and loves us and forgives us, < even though some of our < <mess < < < << gets < < < << all over Him. But just because we might < mess up, we can't stop < <trying < < < to < < < << "make pancakes," for God or for others. < Sooner or later we'll get < <it < < < << right, < < < << and then they'll be glad we tried... < < < << < < < << Please pass some of this love on to < <others......................... < < < << < <Nan < < < < <________________________________________________________________ < <Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! < <Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno < WebMail! < <Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: < <http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. < < < ______________________________________________________________________________ < < _______ < Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download < : < http://explorer.msn.com < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < Netcenter Help < < < < < < < < < < < < < < < Netcenter Help < < ____________________________________________________________________ < Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account < today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
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