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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!
I do hope this finds you happy. It has been a
terribly challenging
time here in Northeast Pa.
Yes, the rains came and stirred up not only the mud and
great
losses, but old deeply hidden feelings of loss and
despair.
People all around me old enough to remember the great
struggle and
personal losses of the flood of 1972 have suddenly found
themselves
overwhelmed and depressed. This was all too familiar
and much too
close for comfort.
We are well and safe here, but I have been deeply saddened
by
all of this. I hurt so badly when I see others
hurting.
I can honestly say, depression took hold of me. I
was extremely
quiet and withdrawn. Imagine me at a loss for
words?
But I have faith that tells me tomorrow...oh, tomorrow
will bring much relief
Love always and all ways
Bob and Marianne
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Perks Pearl of Wisdom
"We are where we are right now and must always make the
best of it.
Tomorrow is filled with maybes, hopes and dreams, that's
true. But so
is today, this day, right now. For today was once a
tomorrow, too."
Bob Perks
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All stories copyright 2006 Bob Perks
Today's Message:
"A hole in the sky"
by Bob Perks
"I had no idea what I was going to say to her. She
really loved her
grandmother," she said.
"It's always difficult to explain death even to an adult,
but trying to
tell a child...now that is a challenge," I
replied.
We stood there quietly watching her play.
"So, what did you tell her?" I asked.
She shook her head as a gentle smile took the place of a
quivering,
mournful look she had when we first said hello. It
was why I felt
obligated to speak with her. I can never pass up a
chance to offer
a few words, even to a stranger, when one appears to have
lost
touch with life.
"My mother had her way with children. She was
excellent at speaking with them
on their level. She would always make every effort
to physically get down
to speak... "speak with them, not to them," as she would
say.
"Did your daughter know her grandmother was dying or did
this all come as
a shock to everyone?" I asked.
"No, this was no surprise. We all talked about it
over the last few months. Well,
the adults did."
She looked down at where we were standing, shuffled her
feet nervously
back and forth, then pointed toward where her daughter was
playing.
I could see tears welling up in her eyes and wanted
desperately to hug her.
She had no idea who I was or even why she was telling me
all of this. We were
as God created us to be, human but spiritually
connected. Not at odds, but as one.
"So, how did this all unfold? I asked.
Still pointing to her daughter she said, "When I sat down
after coming home from the
hospital, I called for her to join me. I just
started to speak when she said, "I know Mom."
I was shocked. I asked her, "you know what?"
She replied, "Grandma is gone."
The woman now is smiling through her tears as she
continues her story.
"She then sat down next to me and said, "Grandma had to go
to Heaven because there was
a hole in the sky that needed to be filled. It was
shaped just like her...she told me that when that
day came, just look up in the sky and you'll see me
there."
We both smiled. What a wonderful explanation.
"Every morning when she gets up, she runs to the window
and waves toward the heavens."
We said goodbye and I sat for awhile longer thinking about
all of this.
First, I believe that the world is like a big
puzzle. You not only fit perfectly into the "you shaped"
piece in God's plan, but without you, the world as God
created it would be incomplete.
Second, I can relate to the hole in the sky. I have
often times gone looking for something,
someone that I expected to be right where I wanted to find
them and felt empty in their
absence.
A measure of how important you are in the scheme of things
can easily be understood if you
could possibly see the world without you in
it.
I want you there, my friend, because there would certainly
be a "hole in the sky" without you.
"I believe in You!"
Bob Perks
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direct permission
from the author.
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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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