Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

The newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness around the world.

September 17, 2006

Today’s announcements

Steven, my only child, happy 30^th birthday.  I love you more than life itself.

I received an update on the condition of Jerry Stout from Linda Minutolo. I must correct one thing before I post the update. Jerry Stout is the ex-brother-in-law of Linda Minutolo and ex-husband to Linda's Sister, Dolores Cumbow. I thought he was Dolores' Son. Jerry was severely beaten, robbed and left for dead in a field with tall grass. He was there about 5 hours before he was found.

You may send your words of encouragement and prayers directly to Linda who will convey them to Dolores: lindaminutolo@hotmail.com

Now onto the good stuff!

Today’s Queue Stories

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GENIE IN THE LAMP

By: Joseph J. Mazzella   

joecool@wirefire.com

     How many of us at one time or another have wished that those fairy tales where true and that we could somehow find a magic lamp with a genie in it? How many of us have wished that we could have those three wishes that would change our lives? How many of us have wished that we could finally get all that money and all that stuff so that we could finally be happy? I hate to say it, but I was one of those genie wishers for a long time myself. I finally realized, however, that I didn’t need a genie in a lamp because I already had an angel in my mind.

     That angel had always been there trying to get my attention and show me the truth about life and love, but for a long time I was too busy wishing for a genie to hear him. I was waiting to get all of that stuff so that I could finally be happy. One glorious day, though, I finally heard what my angel had been whispering all those years. "More stuff isn’t going to make you happy. Being happy is going to make you happy." It was then that I realized that I wasn’t just taking the long way to joy, I was also taking the wrong way to joy.

     We don’t need a genie in a lamp to bring us joy. We don’t need three magic wishes to bring us happiness. All we need to do is listen to the angel in our minds. That angel is telling us everyday just how much God loves us and wants us to be happy. That angel is telling us everyday that we can choose love, joy, and oneness with God as well. That angel is telling us everyday that we are here to do God’s will by sharing that love and joy with the world.

     Shove the genie back in the lamp then. God didn’t bring you here to sit around waiting for your world to get better. God brought you here to make the world better yourself. Share your love, joy, talent, and energy with the world. Create your own happiness everyday with what you think, feel, and do. Listen to that angel in your mind and become an angel in your own life.

Poetry Section

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In celebration of Mary Dees birthday which just passed.

Homemade

Mary Dees

Every year for 30,

She'd set aside time to bake.

A chocolate on chocolate, made with love,

Special birthday cake.

Every year she'd do this,

She never once forgot.

She knew there was nothing special,

About some cake that was store bought.

I could smell the cake when I walked in,

But I would still act surprised.

I knew the 13Th day of September,

Lit my mother's eyes.

She would light the candles,

Yes she did, even when I turned 29.

She would turn the lights way down low,

And sing that birthday rhyme.

With just a hug from her, I was special,

30 times over that's all it would take.

But to my mother, her daughter deserved,

A made with love, not store bought...

Homemade birthday cake.

By Mary M. Dees

marlena7694@yahoo.com

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The Box

 Mary Dees

If I could have caught all the pretty butterfly's

I have seen throughout my life,

I would have placed them in a special box labeled;

Only for my daughters eyes.

I would have meant to remember each one

And the tenderness they might have brought,

For each one would have been beautiful

Every single one I wish I caught.

I would have collected them throughout the years

And there might have even been enough,

To surround my daughter with gentleness

Each time she opened it up.

I would have sprinkled the box with glitter

I probably would have thought to make it shine,

I might have added a tiny star for every year

That I waited for her to be mine.

I think I might have sanded the edges

And oiled the hinges quite a bit,

So that she couldn't have felt a scratch or a pinch

From a heartfelt token such as this.

And finally for the clasp, I might have placed a ribbon

In the most delicate shade I knew,

To match the eyes of my angel

I've always known they would be blue.

I would have assembled this box (for my Shayla)

If I could have only known,

The tenderness a daughter needs

To receive before she's grown.

BY Mary M. Dees 

Marlena7694@yahoo.com 

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~ Little Man ~

Mary Dees

Compassionate already

He is only 5,

Talking just like a man

He keeps my heart surprised.

Tender and wholesome

 He wakes up with a smile,

Greeting me with sleepy eyes

He makes my day worthwhile.

Grasping everything he's taught

And wanting to know more,

He is my ocean when the seagulls

Tread upon my shore.

Reaching out for comfort

This little man confides,

With his arms around my neck.

I believe and then decide.

There could never be another guy

To fill my life with utter joy,

Then this honorable man becoming

Who is still my little boy.

Mary M. Dees

Marlena7694@yahoo.com

Readers Feedback

Wishing a very happy birthday to Steven...  Many happy returns of the day!

Barbara J. Ervin-Weymouth

What a wonderful tribute to you Carol...  Mary did a wonderful job.

God's blessings to you both!

Barbara J. Ervin-Weymouth

A very happy birthday to Jim Kirton...  Many happy returns of the day!

Barbara J. Ervin-Weymouth

Montreal Shootings - People are just losing their minds. I do not understand what is going on in the world.  Thanks for sending this Carol, I appreciate it. Love, Dianna

Carol, your article on the shootings in Canada was very informative. I knew about the Concordia University incident but I didn't know about the various others.

I think it is so sad that either of our countries have had to add this to their history.

Very good, very informative, very eye-opening article, Carol.

Hugs,

Barb

For Hartson – Mid Sept holidays in Canada - March 21st is the vernal equinox, September 21st is the autumnal equinox thank you. Mark Crider.

Re Back to Armadillos.      Mike you are silly of course.  It takes one to know one but you forgot to mention, I think, how much pleasure you get from your assortment of guests.  You forgot to mention how loving them warms you and often makes you smile.  And then, of course, you forgot to mention the sadness of losing even one.   It would be wondrous if all the world’s children had you for a dad!                   Louise

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