Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please pardon 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.
At home a different story is told,
How to treat our loved ones,
young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My daughter stood by me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked her down.
"Get out of the way,"
I said with a frown.
She walked away, her heart was so broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still voice came to
me and said,
"While dealing with strangers,
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 she brought for you.
She picked them herself: pink,
yellow and blue.
She stood so quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that
filled 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 one, 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, "I'm so sorry for the way I acted today;
I should have never yelled at you that way."
She said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "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?
Don't ignore others and you will be blessed.
