We have Mothers Day and Fathers Day the rest of the year should be Family Day. Bill Elliott
I ran into a stranger as he passed by, �"Oh, excuse me, please," was my reply. ��He said, "Please excuse me, too; �Wasn't even watching for you." ��We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. ��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 daughter stood beside me very still. ��When I turned, I nearly knocked her down. "Move out of the way," I said with a frown. ��She walked away, her little heart was 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 people you love, you seem to abuse. ��Look on the kitchen floor, ��You'll find some flowers there by the door. ��Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow and blue. ��She stood quietly not to spoil the surprise, and you never saw the tears in her eyes." ��By this time, I felt very small, �and now my tears began to fall. ��I quietly went and knelt by her bed; ��"Wake up, little girl, wake up," I said. ��"Are these the flowers you picked for me?" She 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, "Honey, I'm sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." ��She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. �I love you anyway." ��I said, "Sweetheart, I love you too, ��and I do like the flowers, especially the blue." ��Are you aware that: ��If we die 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 to into our family; an unwise investment indeed. So what is behind the story? ��You know what is the full word of family? ��FAMILY=(F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU?
