[FlyFishin Momma]

F A M I L Y

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 goodbye.


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 love you anyway."


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
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?


Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

~hug someone today!!!!

[yeahbut]

How very true....

[Kitty]

Thanks for sharing that - it's so true.

[DM]

That was so touching Kay!! Yup, got up w/DD this a.m. and hugged her as she left for work. I love that girl!

Thank you for the wonderful start to my day.

Here's one for you.............

[FlyFishin Momma]

Originally Posted by daisymay

That was so touching Kay!! Yup, got up w/DD this a.m. and hugged her as she left for work. I love that girl!

Thank you for the wonderful start to my day.

Here's one for you.............

HHEE HHHEEEE DM sure knows the way to MY heart..........

[FinLady]

Thank you so much for sharing. This was something I needed to hear.

[FlyFishin Momma]

A friend whom lives just down the road a peice from me and we hardly ever talk to see each other ..she emailed this to me this weekend..............just so happend my DD 16 who has they typical teen mouth on her and I had just have a very rough night friday..and I did say some rather nasty things to her
and actually told her to go to her room or somewhere outta my face....I didnt like her rude mouth and it made her look ugly to me and I didnt want to see her........

I was very rude to her and mean and nasty and I cried for a couple hours after that.....and so did she. We both said our sorry's and dropped it.........but it was way way out of context and I hated that I let it (pushed it) that far...
This lil email really hit my heart hard.

DD was helping me put away gro and not doing it "MY" way and I blew up....she was at least trying to help............

this email really made me think........shes a jr in high school....and college bound.......I dont wanna start blowing up our bridges in this part of her life...........

[NaeNae]

Thanx FFM an insightful reminder for all of us!

[sugarboo]

I realized in my mid-thirties this very thing. At that time, it help me change my priorities....but at times I stray. Thanks for the reminder....