Message-ID: <8656042.1075853946760.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 00:46:00 -0800 (PST) From: lola.willis@enron.com To: debra_atkins@co.harris.tx.us, davis@enron.com, valerie.mims@bankofamerica.com Subject: Fwd: Fw: May God Richly Bless You Today Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Lola Willis X-To: debra_atkins@co.harris.tx.us, dana davis@enron.com, valerie.mims@bankofamerica.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dana_Davis_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: Davis-D X-FileName: ddavis2.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Lola Willis/Corp/Enron on 12/05/2000 08:45 AM --------------------------- Billye Bray on 12/02/2000 09:55:09 AM To: rickstarr2@yahoo.com, lwillis@enron.com, johnnymae@msn.com, jaclamar@excite.com, kasey_l_haynes@reliantenergy.com, astsanken@aol.com, sweetp@netropolis.net cc: Subject: Fwd: Fw: May God Richly Bless You Today ----- Original Message ----- > Message-ID: <008c01c05951$f65d3320$80cbdacf@ndfwc> > From: "Karla F. Morris" > To: "Vanessa Vigors" , > "Arthella Perkins" , > "Wendon Oliver" <1called2@compuserve.com>, > "Kasey Haynes" , > "Lady Flournoy" , > "Nickenji Flint" , > "Pam Cooper" , > "Billye Bray" , > "Nechol Bouyett" , > "'Andre Morris'" , > "Donna McFarland" , > "JaQuay Barton" , > "Joyce James" , > "Lady James" , > "Kervin James" , > "Olethia Chisolm" , > "Pat Dyer" , > "Shelly Batiste" , > "Corwandus Finister" , > "Natasha Francis" , > "Victoria Thompson" , > "Hope Morris" , > "Gloria D. Wooten" , > "Francine Reece" , > "Diane Hafemeister" , > "Deborah Anderson" > Subject: Fw: May God Richly Bless You Today > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:43:28 -0600 > > This was sent to me by a precious friend of mine. I pray that it blesses > you as it did me. > > Karla F. Morris > New Destiny FWC > (713) 747-4776 ofc. > (713) 747-5494 fax > kfmorris@ev1.net > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > > >> The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting > > > >> with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of > > > >glistening > > > >> white pearls in a pink foil box. > > > >> > > > >> "Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" > > > >> Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then > > > >> looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's > upturned > > > >face. > > > >> > > > >> "A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want > them, > > > >> I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save > > > >enough > > > >> money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away > and > > > you > > > >> might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma." > > > >> > > > >> As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted > out > > > >> 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and > > she > > > >> went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick > > dandelions > > > >for > > > >> ten cents. > > > >> > > > >> On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at > > > >> last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her > pearls. > > > >They > > > >> made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere - > > Sunday > > > >> school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off > was > > > >when > > > >> she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said; "if they got > wet, > > > >they > > > >> might turn her neck green." > > > >> > > > >> Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for > > > >> bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read > her > > a > > > >> story. > > > >> One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love > > me?" > > > >> "Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you." > > > >> "Then may I have your pearls?" > > > >> > > > >> "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess the white horse > > > >> from my collection. The one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? > The > > > one > > > >you > > > >> gave me. She's my favorite." > > > >> > > > >> "That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Goodnight." And he brushed > her > > > >> cheek with a kiss. > > > >> > > > >> About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, > > > >> "Do you love me?" "Daddy, you know I love you." > > > >> > > > >> "Then may I have your pearls?" > > > >> > > > >> "Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand > > > >> new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have > > the > > > >> yellow > > > >> blanket that matches her sleeper." > > > >> > > > >> "That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves > > > >> you" And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss. > > > >> > > > >> A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her > > > >> bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed > > her > > > >chin > > > >> was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek. > > > >> > > > >> "What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?" > > > >> > > > >> Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her > daddy. > > > >> And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a > > > >> little quiver, she finally said "Here, Daddy, it's for you." > > > >> > > > >> With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached out > > > >> with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other > > hand, > > > >he > > > >> reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a > > strand > > > >of > > > >> genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had had them all the time. > > He > > > >was > > > >> just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could > give > > > her > > > >> a genuine treasure. > > > >> > > > >> So it is with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up > > > >> the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful > > > treasure. > > > >> Isn't > > > >> God good? > > > >> > > > >> Are you holding onto things which God wants you to let go of? Are > you > > > >> holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits > > and > > > >> activities which you have come so attached to that it seems > impossible > > to > > > >let > > > >> go > > > >> of? > > > >> Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand, but do > > > >> believe this one thing:" God will never take away something without > > > >giving > > > >> you > > > >> something better to take its place." > > > >> > > > >> You can do two things with this story: 1) You can pass it on and let > > > >others > > > >> be touched by its message or 2) You can throw it away and not let it > > > >> touch your heart. > > > >> > > > >> The greatest gifts happen when you share love and touch others > > > >> hearts! > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ Tired of slow Internet? Get @Home Broadband Internet http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html