Saturday, March 24, 2012

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

An “Author Unknown” story for SPIRITUAL SUNDAY A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

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.’

MOMSONFAMILY
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

JOETODDSAYS210 I found this story on the internet “Author Unknown” and thought I would put some pictures with it. None of the photos are mine. I borrowed them from Google images. I think I put them to good use.

An “Author Unknown” story for SPIRITUAL SUNDAY A MY QUALITY TIME POST FROM LANCASTER,OHIO

6 comments:

Snowbrush said...

Ain't it the truth. This is a great post, Joe.

Kay Dennison said...

Great post and . . . I WANT THAT SIGN for my front door!!!!!

Deanna said...

Hello! ...I'm visiting through Spiritual Sunday. That story touched my heart, for my son is already growing into a handsome young man. I still have some time with him here at home before the Lord calls him to start out on his own and so I want to show him in the ways I can that I love him :o)

Blessings

Linda said...

It is so true, and you did put this to good use...what an opportunity to examine ourselves and our conversation with our loved ones. hHank you!

Dianne said...

well done!
a true and necessary message

your previous fences post is also wonderful

Charlotte said...

Wow, this is so true. Too many times we treat strangers with more kindness than we do those we love. This should not be.
Thank you for sharing on Spiritual Sundays.
Blessings,
Charlotte