Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said, 'This is for you, Momma.'
The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over-reaction, but her anger flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty.
She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner. 'Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?'
She had tears in her eyes and said, 'Oh, Momma, it's not empty!
I blew kisses into it until it was full.'
The mother was crushed.
She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger. An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life.
Whenever she was discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends
and GOD. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• the story above was an email I read today... This Christmas that just past, I made some of my family & friends some "Encouragement Boxes" ... its kinda what the essence of the email was. Just a plain box filled with some thing and quotes, scriptures, things I've read/studied, and a tiny bit of information and words to keep them all encourage and hopefully start/continue them on their way to bettering themselves and living life truly free & happy. It says in the Bible that if you deny anyone of God's truth. you'll be judge for that. I like talking & helping others.. so its natural to me to do that. Plus I love em... so yanno. ;) I made me a box too, most of the info i have inside of me, plus im really strong in my faith & doing work to learn more... I need to write these two quotes for my peeps to put in their boxes.
•Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
•If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it!
My Bread of Life scripture is: "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." Psalm 126:5 KJV
I had prayed for additional places/events/things to involve myself in to grow & stay learning. Well last weekend... it came to me!
I was dissappointed that i couldn't go to NOLA to be apart of the www.bibleacrossamerica.com 's signing. WELL IT CAME TO ME TOO!!!
So they were going to be at this one church... I attended the service which was awesome.. well the bible scripture the pastor's teaching on.
God is the vine keeper. Jesus is the vine. We (humans) are the branches.
I love the lesson from this. So I'll be attending that church... on tomorrow to learn about it & get the info I need to join volunteer groups & attend events/services there.
Here are pics from my signing!! Its 2 handwritten Bibles. ONE goes into the Smithsonian and one copy gets published for purchase! :D
God answers prayers ALWAYS, never late, but on HIS time. :)
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