Message-ID: <1872517.1075855536492.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 02:21:00 -0800 (PST) From: angieb46@yahoo.com To: kttn0965@aol.com, topey0661@aol.com, kkjohnson@velocityexp.com, mcjenjil@aol.com, kcurley@tmh.tmc.edu, mok66@aol.com, judy.hernandez@enron.com Subject: Fwd: A Great Story Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Angela Barnett X-To: kttn0965@aol.com, Topey0661@aol.com, KKjohnson@velocityexp.com, McJenjil@aol.com, KCurley@tmh.tmc.edu, MOK66@aol.com, judy.hernandez@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf --- Deb Pepple wrote: > Date: 22 Nov 00 11:56:10 PST > From: Deb Pepple > To: Angie Barnett , Leo and Sal > Harris , > Donna Hixon , > Laurie Lauer , Kim > Rathka , > Traci Rininger , Jan Secor > , > Faith UM Church , > , > , > , > > Subject: A Great Story > > > >> THIS IS AN AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! > > > >> > > > >> Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday > morning to fix his > >parents > > > >> pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, > pulled a chair to the > > > >> counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out > the heavy flour > >cannister, > > > >> spilling it on the floor. He scooped some > of the flour into the > >bowl > > > with > > > >> his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk > and added some > >sugar,leaving > > > a > > > >> floury trail on the floor which by now had > a few tracks left by > >his > > > >> kitten. > > > >> > > > >> Brandon was covered with flour and getting > frustrated. He wanted > >this > > > to > > > >> be > > > >> something very good for Mom and Dad, but > it was getting very bad. > >He > > > >> didn't > > > >> know what to do next, whether to put it > all into the oven or on > >the > > > >> stove,(and he didn't know how the stove > worked!). Suddenly he saw > >his > > > >> kitten > > > >> licking from the bowl of mix and reached > to push her away, > >knocking the > > > >> egg > > > >> carton to the floor. Frantically he tried > to clean up this > >monumental > > > mess > > > >> but slipped on the eggs, getting his > pajamas white and sticky. And > >just > > > >> then > > > >> he saw Dad standing at the door. Big > crocodile tears welled up in > > > >> Brandon's > > > >> eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something > good, but he'd made a > > > terrible > > > >> mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, > maybe even a spanking. > >But his > > > >> father just watched him. Then,walking > through the mess, he picked > >up > > > his > > > >> crying son, hugged him and loved him, > getting his own pajamas > >white and > > > >> sticky in the process. > > > >> > > > >> That's how God deals with us. We try to do > something good in life, > >but > > > it > > > >> turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all > sticky or we insult a > >friend > > > or > > > >> we > > > >> can't stand our job or our health goes > sour. Sometimes we just > >stand > > > there > > > >> in tears because we can't think of > anything else to do. That's > >when God > > > >> picks us up and loves us and forgives us, > even though some of our > >mess > > > >> gets > > > >> all over Him. But just because we might > mess up, we can't stop > >trying > > > to > > > >> "make pancakes," for God or for others. > Sooner or later we'll get > >it > > > >> right, > > > >> and then they'll be glad we tried... > > > >> > > > >> Please pass some of this love on to > >others......................... > > > >> > >Nan > > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! > >Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno > WebMail! > >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > _______ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download > : > http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Netcenter Help > >> THIS IS AN > AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! > > > >> > > > >> Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday > morning to fix his > >parents > > > >> pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, > pulled a chair to the > > > >> counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out > the heavy flour > >cannister, > > > >> spilling it on the floor. He scooped some > of the flour into the > >bowl > > > with > > > >> his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk > and added some > >sugar,leaving > > > a > > > >> floury trail on the floor which by now had > a few tracks left by > >his > > > >> kitten. > > > >> > > > >> Brandon was covered with flour and getting > frustrated. He wanted > >this > > > to > > > >> be > > > >> something very good for Mom and Dad, but > it was getting very bad. > >He > > > >> didn't > > > >> know what to do next, whether to put it > all into the oven or on > >the > > > >> stove,(and he didn't know how the stove > worked!). Suddenly he saw > >his > > > >> kitten > > > >> licking from the bowl of mix and reached > to push her away, > >knocking the > > > >> egg > > > >> carton to the floor. Frantically he tried > to clean up this > >monumental > > > mess > > > >> but slipped on the eggs, getting his > pajamas white and sticky. And > >just > > > >> then > > > >> he saw Dad standing at the door. Big > crocodile tears welled up in > > > >> Brandon's > > > >> eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something > good, but he'd made a > > > terrible > > > >> mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, > maybe even a spanking. > >But his > > > >> father just watched him. Then,walking > through the mess, he picked > >up > > > his > > > >> crying son, hugged him and loved him, > getting his own pajamas > >white and > > > >> sticky in the process. > > > >> > > > >> That's how God deals with us. We try to do > something good in life, > >but > > > it > > > >> turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all > sticky or we insult a > >friend > > > or > > > >> we > > > >> can't stand our job or our health goes > sour. Sometimes we just > >stand > > > there > > > >> in tears because we can't think of > anything else to do. That's > >when God > > > >> picks us up and loves us and forgives us, > even though some of our > >mess > > > >> gets > > > >> all over Him. But just because we might > mess up, we can't stop > >trying > > > to > > > >> "make pancakes," for God or for others. > Sooner or later we'll get > >it > > > >> right, > > > >> and then they'll be glad we tried... > > > >> > > > >> Please pass some of this love on to > >others......................... > > > >> > >Nan > > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! > >Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno > WebMail! > >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > _______ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download > : > http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > >> THIS IS AN AWSOME MESSAGE. BE BLESSED! > > > >> > > > >> Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday > morning to fix his > >parents > > > >> pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, > pulled a chair to the > > > >> counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out > the heavy flour > >cannister, > > > >> spilling it on the floor. He scooped some > of the flour into the > >bowl > > > with > > > >> his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk > and added some > >sugar,leaving > > > a > > > >> floury trail on the floor which by now had > a few tracks left by > >his > > > >> kitten. > > > >> > > > >> Brandon was covered with flour and getting > frustrated. He wanted > >this > > > to > > > >> be > > > >> something very good for Mom and Dad, but > it was getting very bad. > >He > > > >> didn't > > > >> know what to do next, whether to put it > all into the oven or on > >the > > > >> stove,(and he didn't know how the stove > worked!). Suddenly he saw > >his > > > >> kitten > > > >> licking from the bowl of mix and reached > to push her away, > >knocking the > > > >> egg > > > >> carton to the floor. Frantically he tried > to clean up this > >monumental > > > mess > > > >> but slipped on the eggs, getting his > pajamas white and sticky. And > >just > > > >> then > > > >> he saw Dad standing at the door. Big > crocodile tears welled up in > > > >> Brandon's > > > >> eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something > good, but he'd made a > > > terrible > > > >> mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, > maybe even a spanking. > >But his > > > >> father just watched him. Then,walking > through the mess, he picked > >up > > > his > > > >> crying son, hugged him and loved him, > getting his own pajamas > >white and > > > >> sticky in the process. > > > >> > > > >> That's how God deals with us. We try to do > something good in life, > >but > > > it > > > >> turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all > sticky or we insult a > >friend > > > or > > > >> we > > > >> can't stand our job or our health goes > sour. Sometimes we just > >stand > > > there > > > >> in tears because we can't think of > anything else to do. That's > >when God > > > >> picks us up and loves us and forgives us, > even though some of our > >mess > > > >> gets > > > >> all over Him. But just because we might > mess up, we can't stop > >trying > > > to > > > >> "make pancakes," for God or for others. > Sooner or later we'll get > >it > > > >> right, > > > >> and then they'll be glad we tried... > > > >> > > > >> Please pass some of this love on to > >others......................... > > > >> > >Nan > > > > >________________________________________________________________ > >Get FREE E-MAIL and FREE INTERNET ACCESS! > >Check your e-mail online from anywhere with Juno > WebMail! > >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagh. > > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > _______ > Get more from the Web. 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