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"I Believe in You!"
A message of Hope, stories from the
road.
By Bob Perks
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Hello, my friend!
It is a blessing beyond measure for me to be
able
to write stories for you. I love what I do and I do
it with love.
Perfect timing. It's Valentine's Day.
Okay, I'll be honest with you. It's really amateur
day. You see,
I celebrate love 365 days a year. This day was
created for those
who need to be reminded. (smile)
So...I sat down to write about it and decided to share two
stories
I had already written.
The first one was just last year February 13th
2005.
I liked what I wrote.
The other was from April 2004. It is the other side
of love. The love for
someone who is no longer with us. It is a question I
get often...
"When will I stop hurting?"
By the way...I love you, my friend.
Love always and all ways
Bob and Marianne
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"Love makes me want to live longer. It is the reason
I awaken each day
and the essence of what I dream about each night. My
love for you fuels
the fire of my love for life."
Bob Perks
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Writing and speaking is the way I make a
living.
If you enjoy reading and sharing my work, you can help us
continue
our "Ministry of the Heart" in 2006 by making a donation:
If you can't help at this time there is something you can do...an even
greater need...
please pray for our mission to "touch the world one person at a
time."
Thanks, my friend!
Bob and Marianne *********************************************************
copyright 2005 Bob Perks
Today's Message:
"Love is a privilege"
By Bob Perks It is more than a gift. It is much more than an opportunity and far more than just a moment in time.
Love is a privilege. Love is the purest form of praise. Love is the echo of God's wanting us to be more. It is a part of our obligation to live life fully. To find something in living that gives us such fulfillment and satisfaction that we leave
with it a piece of who
we are and take from it the essence of ever being
near.
To love even a little is to be even more than we could possibly be on our own. Love need not be passionate. Love need not be romantic. Love needs only to fill the gap between the longing for and the finding. To love a child is to nurture God's plans for the future, to make fertile the seed of hope He has planted.
To love a man is a challenge. Men do not open that door too easily. To be loved in return means he has
discovered in you the part that was missing in him.
Completeness is the goal.
To love a woman is like a glimpse of heaven. The tenderness of her spirit, the gentleness of her being, the fragrance of her soul must be
what lies ahead in
the promise of eternal happiness...aaahhh, heaven indeed!
To be loved by her is an honor.
To love all living things is to praise the Master for His work. To love a friend is a thankful act. A giving and return on investment in time. To love you, having never met you, means I trust that God has brought us together for a reason. To love you, is to love God's plan
for you.
Love is a privilege. "I believe in You!" Bob Perks
Story copyright 2004
"When will I stop hurting?"
By Bob Perks "I lost a loved one nearly a year ago. When will I stop hurting?" The question was simple but difficult to answer. She was challenging me. I wanted to help her, but I knew that only she could answer that question.
Whenever someone writes to tell me about a death, I always talk about the difficult months ahead. I refer to it as a "Year of
Firsts." The first holiday,
birthday, anniversary, summer picnic or other personal
event without that loved one.
Then there are those little things you never really paid attention to before, but now find a gaping hole right in the middle of your
day. Like the time they
woke up each morning, how they had their coffee, the sound
the door made
around dinner time when they arrived home and the way they
said "hello."
But there was something about this message today that made me stop and really think about what I needed to say.
Oddly, I decided that the pain she was feeling was a good thing, but I wasn't sure she wanted to know that.
Here is exactly what I wrote to her: When will you stop hurting? That is a measure of the love you shared and how does one measure love?
By remembering them long after they are gone. "Memories" are the shadows of a life well lived that remain long after the light of their being has gone out. May you never
forget.
"Pain" is the echo of remembering those special moments when all the world belonged to the both of you. The day will come when the
pain of remembering
turns into understanding the privilege of ever having them
in your life at all.
Remembering will be a joy.
Although the pain is great at times you are reminded still, how very much you loved and were loved.
May the rest of your life be a reflection of that love and when your time comes may your passing cast long shadows for all who loved you,
too.
"I believe in you!" Bob Perks I encourage you to share my stories with your friends but, when
copying I ask that
you keep my name and contact information
attached so that new readers can find their way
here. Use of this
story for commercial use is prohibited without
direct permission
from the author.
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to share brief comment
about today's message, please write to Bob@BobPerks.com
I will use only first names and no email
addresses.
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"I wish you enough!"
Bob Bob Perks is a professional speaker, author and vocalist. Member National Speakers Association. Visit http://www.BobPerks.com Visit Bob's story site: http://www.IWishYouEnough.com Sign up to receive Bob's free stories sent three times weekly. "I wish you enough!" written by Bob Perks (c) 2001 "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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