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"I Believe in you!"
A message of Hope...stories from the
road.
By Bob Perks
"Don't doubt whether what I write about is
true.
Worry more about why you believe it couldn't happen
to begin with."
Bob Perks
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Hello, my Friend!
The last two messages sent arrived in two's. They
made a change to my ability
to send messages, permitting me to send directly to
you. They trust me enough
to know I don't send junk. But in doing so, it was
generating two of each message.
Sorry. I asked them to change it back. So this
one should arrive just once.
I've had a great week. I hope you did, too.
There are many comments below about my "bird story."
For those of you who have been reading my
stories for sometime, permit me to update you on
family. I will tell you that Marianne is doing very well.
Stressed from her new responsibilities at work, but doing a superb job of it. She
continues
to get her shots for her post
breast cancer treatment and there are no concerns at all.
Evan and his fianc?, Crystal are in their own world living
and enjoying life fully. At 22, life and
everyone in it can wait until they are ready. I love
them both so deeply.
Keith and Sarah will be trying to have a child again as
soon as they can. There have been
more recent family births on her side causing a mix of joy
and pain for the two of them. Keith
sat holding this week's new born for a very long
time. I felt the pain in his voice, it went straight to
my heart.
You might ask why they are waiting. It is strictly
financial and as stubborn as they were the first time
they are even more so now. So many of you sent
donations to make their dreams a reality and in their
eyes they let you down. So they must wait.
If Visa came out with a "buy a medical procedure" credit
card, they'd apply.
We, in the meantime have placed it all in God's
hands. I guess you can say we've put it on the
"Master's Card" and give all the
credit to Him.
Tomorrow is the first day of my all time favorite
Bloomsburg Fair, Bloomsburg Pa. We are going there
for noon...and Top of the Beef, fries, junk and more
junk. Oh, that's living!
Love always and all ways,
Bob, Marianne
Keith and Sarah
Evan and Crystal
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Moments connect us to days and eventually a lifetime
passes. The trick is to
appreciate the moments and your life will be
remarkable." Bob Perks
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Appreciate what I do?
Here's how you can help me:
This link will take you to my web page for more
information,
shopping, and ways you can help.
I humbly thank you in advance...
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne
Perks ********************************************
All stories copyright 2007 Bob Perks
Today's message:
"So, how was your life?"
By Bob Perks
He was a most remarkable man. A man of years clearly
mapped out upon his face.
Clean, well kept but not pretentious in his style or
dress. I shook his hand and felt a
mix of gentle wear and hardened, callus, leather-like
skin. I would guess he labored
most of his life, perhaps forced to stop long enough now
to heal somewhat.
His egg white eyes with movie star blue pupils slips
you into a momentary trance,
transfixed as they seem to cut into your heart. He
wouldn't notice you staring at
him for he is considered legally blind. But he will
sense the hesitation in your voice if
you do not respond immediately to his first
question. "So, how was your life?"
That question alone would halt you in your tracks.
It bears repeating.
"You asked, How was my life?"
"Yes," he said in return.
"I would be better prepared to answer how was my day," I
suggested.
"That's too easy," he said. "I think we need to keep
up on our life as a whole."
I thought for a moment and simply asked,
"Why?"
"We tend to nit pic. We can so easily take one day
and dissect it. It is easy to say
you are having a bad day. Or simply write it off as
"One of those days!" But when we broaden
the view, we take much more into consideration. Life
in general will at least be "good", Okay"
or "It could be better," he explained.
"So, you cut right to it and ask for an over all rating,"
I said.
"If I can get someone to see the big picture and realize
there is more good in their life than one
bad day, I might even change their outlook on this very
day,' he said.
"So, how was your life?" I asked of him.
"Wonderful so far, thanks for asking."
Then he said one more thing that really stayed with
me.
"I'm on the shady side of sunset."
How powerful! It seems to me that we often see life
as beginnings and endings. Sun rises depict
a new dawn, an exciting adventure ahead. Sunsets
make us think of endings. Like "riding off into
the sunset."
This man knew his life, his time, was coming to a
close.
"I do hope the sun sets slower for you. You have so
many more people to ask the big question."
Before I left I promised him I'd help. Let me begin
by asking you.
"So, how was your life?"
"I believe in you!"
Bob
I encourage you to share my stories but I do ask
that you keep my name and
contact information with my work.
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Comments:
Have a comment about today's story?
please write to "2 believe @ comcast .net"
(spaces were placed between words in email
address for security)
RE: "Even in death there is perfection"
Bob,
I for one love your bird stories--and your frog
stories and the dog ones too--even
the Marianne and other people you meet along the
way stories. I am hoping that
your publisher will not take too long in the
coming--for come he will--we just have
to wait for Him to send him. I know He
will--but when?
So me, along with many of your other "friends you have never met" will be waiting-- sometimes not so patiently--for your book.
Good luck--I know we will just have to be
patient. nadine
okay bob,,,, i loved this one!!!!!! it's really strange.... i have not been recei ving your emails for a few months.... i wrote you about
it... you checked..i'm on your
list,,,well, this week i have received two messages
from you. this one really
struck me..... His eye is on the sparrow, why did i
worry that i was not receiving
your emails.... i believe that He took care of it
and blessed me with a tremendous
dose of your compassion and
tenderness today ....
thanks.....palma
Bob,
I don't know, even as a frequent reader/fan if you are an affiliate of a particular religion or are spiritually inclined. Not that it
matters, as I know that you know
there is a Grande Design to what happens on earth.
Some of the world gets hung
up more on "life" than the Most High might like us
to. Easier for me to write than
to practice. I've cried as a nearby kitty twitched
for hours after birth, feeling
helpless in my own pain over wanting it to
peacefully end in the same manner
life on TV or film draws to a graceful close in
such staged situations, leaving
me to realize I can not create, nor intercede or
interfere with the plan of our Creator.
I'm told that in some Eastern religions, death is celebrated as a part of the overall Design. Does it make it any easier if
we can embrace that???
Thanks for the triggering concept! Joie Hi Bob,
I sure appreciate getting your writing! Your
wisdom and insight are so
meaningful to me. Thank you for sharing from
your heart. I do want you
to know that just recently I have been
getting double messages from you, so
thought I'd let you know you can send one to
someone else. You bless so
many of us, and I sure wouldn't want anyone to miss
out!
Have a wonderful day!
Shirley
Hi Bob!
Just in case nobody told you today - you are
Wonderful (just as you are)
and very much loved!
Lorraine
Bob,
I read this short story with tears in my eyes, I
could imagine the little bird you
and all that you wrote. I too have
experienced this several times, with birds ,
pet cats, dogs . I was amazed to hear that someone
else tried to make the
time easier, but coming from you , it just seemed
to make sense. I think all
God's creation's need comfort in the journey into
the unknown.
Thanks for all your stories
,,Imogene
Bob, I understand how you feel
this type of thing keeps happening to my all the time my friends and neighbors have taken to calling me St Francis - which is crazy of course I do appreciate you sharing your stories - and believe in them - cause some of them hit very close to home have a great day Kathleen Bob and Marianne
Bob, Wow, Such a wonderful story today, Thank You,
So, Much.
Our Heavenly Father is Always and Always watching
over us. May God Bless your family.
Pat Hi Bob & Marianne,
I just love the new note that you are now including
below the title. It really
says something when the world is so eager to
doubt truth & believe a lie.
We have believed in your book for a long time
now. We wish you well in
your approaches to publishers. God will send
you the right one. (You notice
I didn't say that He will send you to the
right one?) We pray each morning
for you, Marianne & your family. We'll
add this extra dimension to our prayers.
I plan to have some particularly good news for you
about my health after my 3
monthly specialist's visit tomorrow.
For now, our kindest regards,
David & Faye B.
(Note from Bob...Keep them in your
prayers!)
Hi Bob
Love the tag line. I think it’s perfect and so is the
idea about the publisher.
The right one will come along at the right time, His
time. Though there are
times I wish the time had already come. I’m sure you
have enough stories to
publish more than one
volume.
I love today’s story too. I think we some times need
reminding that we are
to do our part and let God do the rest. We have
this misguided notion that we
have to do it all and do it perfect and all God ever
asked was that we try our best.
Reminds me of the a story (and I may not remember it
exactly) where God puts a
huge boulder and asks this man to push on it every
day. That is what he’s to do.
Then the devil comes along and tells the man that
he’s a failure and God set him
up to fail. The rock is too big, there is no way he
can move it, etc etc. Finally the
man complains to God and God says, wait a
minute. I never told you you had to
move the rock, I just said push. Look at
yourself. You’ve grown strong muscles
from pushing against the rock. You done all
I’ve asked of you. (or something like
that).
Another thought just came to mind, you could also call your
stories
Modern Day
Parables.
Thanks for being my
friend.
Dwayne
Hello Bob,
This was such a beautiful story that I just had
to tell you how much I enjoyed it -
sad though it was. Bless you for tending
to the little bird as best you could.
Kathy
Bob
that was awesome.
It
brought back the pain of my wife’s last breaths – those moments when her
breath stopped and then started
again.
It
was hard to read, but the ending brought it together for
me.
Thank you, my friend.
Mike
I
cannot, for the life of me, figure out why a publisher would not want to publish
your books! If I was a publisher I would jump on it. Well I wonder if it
is something you can do yourself?
I
enjoyed your story about the bird. I too have a hard time leaving something set
to die.
This summer my granddaughter and I found a baby dove. I was walking along
the side
of the house and it caught my eye. As I grabbed for my granddaughter to
look (she’s 3
and loves creatures of all kinds; her favorites are the frogs in the
pond) I noticed that 2
other birds were nearby. I figured it to be the momma and daddy birds. We
looked at it (
from about 3 feet away) for a couple of minutes and then we went on to
the back yard.
I pray it made it ok. I do find feathers here and there (we have a LOT of
cats in the neighborhood)
but I didn’t see a body so I’m hoping it was one who made
it.
I’m also trying to figure out what I can put into my pond so that the
toads don’t jump in and
commit suicide (or would it be called toadicide?). My granddaughter has
found two so far that jump
in
and don’t get out. I leave an exposed out of the water area in the pond for
whatever is in there so it
has a place to get out of the water, but for some reason they don’t get
on it. I feel really bad because
I
think it’s my fault they drowned because I have the pond
there.
Well anyway, you probably will understand that, most others would not. I
know how you like your frogs!
I
like my toads too (and my frogs). Enough to even rescue them from snakes
sometimes (I know,
I
shouldn’t do that either).
Anyway, I hope you are able to find someone to publish you. Let me know
when you do. I’ll buy a
copy! By the way; I never once doubted that any of your stories were
true!
Take care, and have a great and blessed
week!
Diana
"I Wish You enough!"
© 2001 Bob Perks I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye." |
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