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~ The Cost Of A Miracle ~

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:23:49 GMT

The Cost Of A Miracle

A little girl went to her bedroom

And pulled a glass jelly jar

From its hiding place in the closet

She poured the small change out on the floor

And counted it carefully

Three times she counted it

The total had to be exactly perfect

There was no chance here for mistakes

Carefully placing the coins back in the jar

And twisted the cap on tight

She then slipped out the back door

Then made her way down 6 blocks

To Rexall's drug store

With the big red lndian Chief sign above the door

She then went in and waited patiently

For the pharmacist to give her some attention

But he was to busy at this moment

Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise.

But nothing.

She then cleared her throat

With a most disgusting sound she could muster.

Still no good.

Finally she took a quarter from her jar

And banged it on the glass counter

That did it "What do you want" ?

The pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice

l am talking to my brother from Chicago

Whom l haven't seen in ages

He said without waiting for a reply to his question

"Well, l want to talk to you about my brother",

Tess answered back in the same annoyed Tone.

"He's really, really sick...and l want to buy a miracle

l beg your pardon ? said the pharmacist

His name is Andrew

And he has something bad growing inside his head

And my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now

So how much does a miracle cost ?

We don't sell miracles here little girl.

l am sorry but l can't help you

The pharmicist said. softening a little in his tone

Listen, l have the money to pay for it

lf it isn't enough l will get the rest.

Just tell me how much it costs

The pharmicists brother was a well dressed man

He stooped down and asked the little girl

What kind of miracle does your brother need ?

l don't no Tess replied with her eyes filling with tears

l just know he's really sick

And Mommy says he needs a operation

But my Daddy can't pay for it

So l want to use my money

How much do you have ? asked the man from Chicargo

One dollar and eleven cents

Tess answered bearly audiby

And it is all the money l have

But l can get some more if l need too

Well, what a coincidence smiled the man

A Dollar and eleven cents....

The exact price of a miracle for your little brother

He took her money in one hand

And with the other hand he grasped her mitten

And said, Take me to were you live.

l want to see your brother and meet you parents

Lets see if l have the miracle you need

That well dressed man

Was Dr. Carlton Armstrong

A surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery

The operation was completed free of charge

And it wasn't long until Andrew

Was home again doing well

Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events

That had led the Doctor to thier place

That surgery, her mom whispered was a real miracle

l wonder how much it would have cost

Tess smiled.... She knew exactly how much a miracle cost

One Dollar and eleven cents, plus the faith of a little child

In our lives,

We never know how many miracles we will need..

A miracle is not the suspension of natural law

But the operation of a higher law..

There is still so much good in this world

lt is just we never really hear about the good in life

For some reason

We only hear about the Terror and Wars

The destruction humanity is bringing upon itself

Wouldn't it be better to read something like this

Instead of all the devastation that is going on in the world

And in the end we could push out the darkness

That surrounds life today

~ This is a true Story ~

This was sent to me by a friend.

l just loved it.

ln a world like we live in today

Of Terror and so much Hatred

lt is a gift to hear of something like this

Can still happen in this life time

There is still so much hope

We still have a dream

There is still so much Hope in our Hearts

Without Hope

We Would Be Lost

If you still have a Dream to Chace

Follow it

Never Give up Hope On Your Dream

Out of Stone

Can come the Crystal of life

Peace

Thank you Myst

For these words

~ Myst ~

The Darkside Mistress

Is the Queen of Giving This Season

The silent Angel

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A silent tear

Never to been seen

In this time

To see someone hiding in the shadows of life

Alone with no one to love them

Reach out a hand of goodwill

And wipe their tears away

Well it is just about that time a year again.

The time were everyone is stressed,

no can drive right and snow covers everything

making it both cold and a safety hazard to go outside.

It seems that no matter how well you prepare for it…

it ends up giving you frost bite,

to some degree or another.

I personally hate winter.

I hate cold conditions and falling on the ice.

I hate how my bones ache to the chill in the air

and the glare of the sun on the snow blinds me.

If I had my way…

winter would be for three days.

Dec. 24th-26^th.

Just long enough to keep the spirit of a wintry wonderland for

Christmas.

It is then and only then I see the beauty of it all.

Two heart warming stories

To show that in this time

There is still HOPE in this world of ours

To reach out to the ones that are less fortunate than we are

Is a gift from Silent Angels

Reach out to someone that is alone

Wipe away there tears

Bring a smile to their face

Even if it is just for a short moment in time

From this you probably gather that I am just a scrooge

when it comes to winter

I must admiy I do enjoy a few things it has to offer

I often enjoy sledding and snowmobile rides

But most of all L enjoy Hockey season and Christmas

When l was young

I ;oved to ski and skate as well

But with the fragile body l have now

I leave them for others to enjoy now

But do watch for snowballs

I have a pretty good aim too

And the building of igloos/forts or sculptures/snowmen,

Passed our time when we were young as well

A time in my life that l reminisce in

The good memories of those times

would when l am out playing with my two children

And it always brings a smile to my face

Other than the hazardous,

cold conditions and the stress that leads to Christmas,

there is one thing that makes me shudder more than any of it.

It is watching people who are less fortunate

Go through this time of the year

On Friday, my husband, kids and l

went to get out water bottles refilled at the water station

As the kids and l sat in the van waiting as hubby filled the bottles

I looked over the ledge of where we were parked

It is only a 3 foot drop

But there lying half on the grass cuddled to a post

And his feet on the bear stone parking lot space

Was a homeless man

One in which l had seen many times before

He was so still l wondered if he was still breathing

My heart just sunk

Now for me,

I believe there are two types of street people or bums,

As most would call them

Type one is your everyday average

Joe who is just to lazy to do anything on his/her own

or has to depend on others

Then there is type two

These people try so hard to do well and are kind

but seem to be slapped in the face by the world

Every time they think they are finally ahead

As hard as they try

they cannot seem to better the situations

I choose to learn a bit about the person

Before drawing to any conclusions of which type they may be

But this is one of the street people

that I had chatted toa couple of times

And l have a sence of his type

This man, being a father of 3,

was married to a women of high class

Not filthy rich

Just living fairly comfortable

His wife after finding about him losing his job as a welder

Complained he was a no good for nothing

And left with the kids and went back to her parents

It was then he was served with a divorce

Lost custody and the right to see his children

His father dies od a lung disease and he was stripped of his house car and money

due to the divorce

After a year he found himself out on the streets

He has tried finding other jobs but they were hard to come by.

When he did manage to have one

There was an accident at the factory

And he is now a cripple by the event

Too bad it was his first day or maybe workers comp

Would have been more ambitious to help him

Now l watch this man as he tries to catch soon sleep

In the middle of the afternoon on a very cold day

Even if it wasn't winter yet

But l can't help but feel really bad for this person

I see how he looks at children as they pass by.

He looks at a distance and his eyes well up with tears

In turn l well up with the same emotions

Knowingfirst hand how cruel life can be

Today l have to do something

More than giving him spare change or buying a sandwich

When l pass by the store

I jump out of my seat and look in the back for something

I had taken on out last trip in the van

Finding it

I tell the kids to stay put and rush out to the front of the van

I gently tap the man on his arm to get his attention

And hoping to see some movement

Since he hadn't moved since we had got there

He stirs and looks at me not sure what to think

But definitely prepared to take me on if l am intending to hurt him

I take the blanket I had grabbed from the van…

an old one we kept in there in case we had a need for it.

l have many more at home.

“I thought you could use this.

It is getting mighty chilly out here.”

I unfolded the blanket and laid it over his legs.

Again with those eyes he looks up at me

and thanks me as the tears roll down his cheeks.

“No need to thank me,

just glad to help.”

I replied and turned to go back to the van

and return to my kids,

who were watching me from the front window in wonder.

“Hey!” He called out

I turned once more before entering the van.

“For the times you have helped me out,

I wonder why you bother ?

No one has ever been so kind to me.

You must be some kind of Angel.

Thank you.”

I could feel my face go shades of red

but still was able to mutter.

“I am no Angel,

just someone trying to make a difference,

for the better.”

I hop into the van just in time to see hubby

returning to the van with the bottles.

As we leave the man waves to us,

and hubby looks at me inquisitively

and I tell him all about it

~ Welcome ~

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:13:41 GMT

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We have the technology to make it right that no one has to go without

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Wisdom begins in wonder

~ Socrates ~

Mystery creates wonder

And wonder is the basis

Of man's desire to understand

~ Neil Armstrong ~

We all wonder

We wonder where life is going to take us

We wonder what is the destiny of the human race

We wonder what tomorrow going to bring

We wonder what is beyond the stars

We wonder what is after life as we know it

~~~~

There is so much that we wonder about with each day

Searching for the answers

Makes us wiser

As we learn from the answers we have found

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For letting me use these quotes

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