Some of these stories were found on the web by my daughters,
and I thought they would be great for everyone to read!
"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I
wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to
catch them"
"If you should die before me,
ask if you could bring
a friend."
- Stone Temple Pilots
"Don't walk in front of me,
I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me,
I may not lead.
Walk beside
me and be my friend."
- Albert Camus.
"If you live to be a hundred,
I want to live to
be a hundred minus one day,
so I never have to
live without you."
- Winnie the Pooh
JUDGE ME BY THE FOOTPRINTS I LEAVE BEHIND!
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home
after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from
San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've got
a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him." "There's
something you should know, "the son continued. "He was hurt
pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a mine and lost
an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him
to come live with us." "I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe
we can help him find somewhere to live." "No, Mom and Dad, I
want him to live with us." "Son," said the father, "you
know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would
be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live,
and we can't let something like this interfere with our
lives. I think you should just come home and forget about
this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own." At that
point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing
more from him. A few days later, however, they received a
call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after
falling from a building, they were told. The police believed
it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San
Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the
body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror
they also discovered something they didn't know, their son
had only one arm and one leg. The parents in this story
are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are
good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people
who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We
would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy,
beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there's
someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves
us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the
forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night say a
little prayer that God will give you the strength you need
to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more
understanding of those who are different from us!!! There's
a miracle called Friendship that dwells in the heart. You
don't know how it happens or when it gets started. But
you know the special lift it always brings and you realize
that Friendship Is God's most precious gift!
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile
and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share
a word of praise, and they always want to open their
hearts to us. Show your friends today how much you care.
Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
SLOW DANCE!
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Do you run through each day on the fly?
When you ask "How are you?"
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores running through your head?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
JENNY!
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found.
For once in her life 'twas on the right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease.
As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room.
School would be starting; she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be sleep-overs and parties; she was so happy.
It was just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school, everyhting went great.
She made new friends and even got a date.
She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be,
because I just got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you had to have a clou,
and dating this guy would sure help out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate.
Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well I just won't tell them the entire truth.
They won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night.
Her parents frowned but said, "All right."
Excited, she got ready for the big event.
But as she rushed around like she had no sense,
she began to feel guilty about all the lies.
But what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well the pizza was good and the party was great,
But the moonlight ride would have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time.
But he kissed her and said that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff.
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride tot he point,
but only after he'd smoked another joint.
They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride,
not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last,
and Jeff started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all,
(and by pass, I don't mean playing football.)
"Perhaps my parents were right...maybe I am too young.
Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb?"
With all her might she pushed Jeff, "Stay away!
Please take me home, I don't want to stay."
Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas.
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Jeff drove on it a fit of wild anger,
Jenny knew that her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down,
But he got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied.
I really went out for a moonlight ride."
Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash.
"Oh God, please help us! We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact.
Just that everything all of a sudden went black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
and heard, "Call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard...a few words at best.
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then wondered to herself if Jeff was all right,
and if the people in the other car was alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad.
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These voices echoed inside her head,
as they gently told her that Jeff was dead.
They said, "Jenny, we've done all we can do.
But it looks as if we'll lose you too."
"But the people in the other car?!?" Jenny cried.
"We're sorry, Jenny, they also died."
Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done.
I only wanted to have just one night of fun."
THE POWER OF JESUS!
A friend of mine was driving through an
intersection one day and his little four-year-old
son was in the car with him. The car door flew
open, and the little boy rolled out of the vehicle
right into the middle of traffic coming from four
ways. The last thing my friend saw was a set of
car wheels just about on top of his son-moving
at a very fast rate of speed. All he knew to do was
cry, "JESUS!" As soon as he could bring his car
to a halt, he jumped out ran to his son, who was
perfectly all right. But the man driving the car that
had almost hit the child was absolutely hysterical.
My friend went over to him and started trying to
comfort him... "Man, don't be upset!" he said.
"My son is all right, he's okay... Don't be
concerned about it. Just thank God you were able to
stop!" "You don't understand!"the man responded. "I
never touched my brakes!"
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