Storytime Tapestry Newsletter

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

August 13, 2007

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Today?s Announcements

We have a storytelling festival in St. Marys.? www.stmarysstorytelling.org.? Admission is by donation, so everyone can afford it.? If you can circulate this, I would appreciate it.? We have some of the best tellers in Canada coming to it.? The people we have invited tell us that we have one of the best storytelling festivals anywhere and that is after only 4 years.

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Today?s Stories

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?A Little Bird Told Me

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Pamela Perry Blaine

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?Oh, there you are, Jack,? I said as I looked up from planting a geranium.

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?Where have you been?? I haven?t seen you for awhile and I was wondering about you,? I said as I washed off my hands with the hose and dried them on a rag.?? I walked toward the bench to rest and visit with Jack for a while.? I had left my tea and toast on the table next to the bench that I had brought out for breakfast.?

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?Care for some toast, Jack?? I asked as I offered to share with him.?? I knew that Jack loved almost any kind of bread and he did not hesitate to join me.? He seemed to have a sixth sense when it came to knowing when I was having a bite to eat.? At any rate, once Jack finished his bread he was content to sit and listen to whatever I had to say with very little comment and he seemed to simply enjoy my company.? He didn?t appear to be a bit anxious about anything.?

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It occurred to me that Jack seemed to have perfected the art of listening, which is something that a lot of people could learn from him.? He just kept looking at me while moving his head now and then as if to show that he was paying attention.?

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I try to keep an eye on Jack because he was orphaned at an early age.? Since I began looking out for him he has lived a fairly sheltered life.? He doesn?t really know about the threats that are out there in the world.? After all, he is still just a teenager and has a lot to learn but like most teens he is very independent and doesn?t think about the dangers that abound around him.

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I had a nice conversation with Jack and I cautioned him once again about the perils that exist in his world but he continued to walk around the patio completely unconcerned until the dog came over and then he decided to join me on the bench again.?? Perhaps Jack is learning to be cautious after all, I thought.?

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I?ve learned a lot from Jack, too.? He just takes one day at a time and appears to be content to believe that all of his needs will be met.?? He trusts that there will always be something to eat one way or another, whether it?s food he has to find himself or a bit of bread that is shared with him.?

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You see, Jack is a little bird.? I rescued him from certain death when the cat discovered him under the propane tank.? I took care of him until he had feathers and was old enough to fly.? Now he flies wherever he wants and usually soars in for a landing on my outstretched hand whenever I call his name.? He loves to splash in the homemade birdbath that I contrived from an old platter and some stones.?

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Jack has pretty much learned to make his own way in life now and manages to find food that is generously provided to him by our heavenly Father.? He doesn?t worry about anything.? Jack seems to have a good life.? How do I know?? A little bird told me.

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"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life,

what you will eat or what you will drink;

nor about your body, what you will put on.

Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap

nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them.

Are you not of more value than they?

Matthew 6: 25-26

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By Pamela Perry Blaine

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Bio:

Pamela?lives in Missouri with her husband, Michael.? She enjoys writing, music, and country living.??She writes?"Pam's Corner" for?her local newspaper and many stories have been published in magazines, newspapers, and books such as The Miracle Of Sons, 2The Heart/People Who Make A Difference,?and A Tribute To Moms.? Her goal is to write to encourage others and to write stories for her children and grandchildren?so that stories and family history will be preserved.?

Pam and her husband have made a CD of several songs she has written titled, "I'll Walk You Home".?? It is?available by freewill donation.? More information as well as a clip from the CD is on her website at:? http://www.blaines.us/PamyPlace.htm
e-mail: pamyblaine@blaines.us

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?Rainbow Bridge Gang. Aslan
Tinker, Poo, and the Gang
tinkerpoo2000@yahoo.com

Well we all still setting here in shock over the cases of Chevy and Max, when up the lane came this guy. He was walking along right good, we all barked him over to join our group. He is sure a fine looking fellow. Ms.Doogie thinks she might know him. Well who don't she know? She kind of like the guy that belonged to her, you know Mark what?s his name? He knows most every one of importance.

Anyways we found out this fellow?s name is Aslan Stinson. He is one of the Stinson bunch. We got him all fixed up with a couple of bowls, blankets, and a bunk. Well the Angels did that you know, but we like to think we've got some pull around here.

Yes Sue, and James your Aslan is here very much healthy, and full of pep. He is another member of the gang, just living the good life, and waiting; waiting for you to come up the lane. Aslan will keep a close watch on the lane, and when you slow pokes come, he will run to greet you.

Aslan said be sure and tell you, he was so happy to have had you in his life. You did everything you could for him. And he hated to have to leave, but you did the right thing. You were with him to the end of his earth life, and that means everything. But he is here in the land of no hurts, and is so happy. So don't stand and weep, well, a tear or two is all right. He is just going to sit, play some, and watch the lane. That's what we all do. That lane sure gets watched, no one is going to steal it.

Till the curtain parts, and you come, Aslan is here.

Whats the movie tonight? Oh Aslan comes home.
Tinker and Poo; The Boys Write
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-35741-5

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LIFE AT THE POOL

By: Joseph J. Mazzella

???? I used to love to swim as a boy. My home was just a short walk away from the local pool and I used to spend most of my Summer days there. I would head out early with just my trunks and a towel. I always got there before it opened and then stayed until closing time. It was four hours of pure joy. I loved to dive in that cool, clean water. I would swim, splash, play games with my friends, talk, laugh, and only dry off during the breaks. I always walked home in the evenings with a smile on my face too. As a boy I thought Summertime at the pool was about as good as life could get.

???? There were some people who came to the pool that I never could understand, however. They would show up everyday carrying around and watching over these huge, heavy bags full of stuff.? They would be all dressed up in fancy swimsuits. That always had on hats, sunglasses, and sandals. They would cover themselves in lotion but then sit in the shade of umbrellas. They spent most of their time near their bags, sitting in chairs, and watching other people swim. If they did dive in the pool it was only for few minutes before retreating back to their stuff. I often wondered why they even came to the pool at all.

???? Sometimes I think that life at the pool is a lot like life in general. Some people spend so much time carrying around and worrying about their stuff that they hardly get to swim at all. They just sit in the shade and watch their bags while everyone else soaks up the sun and delights in the day.? Don?t become one of them. Life is for living not for sitting with your stuff. Dive deep into God?s love today. Swim all day long in joy. Play, love, laugh, and celebrate life with everyone around you. Make everyday of your life as good as it can get and help others to do the same. I want you to walk home to God with a smile on your face, because the bag isn?t coming with you.

Joe Mazzella

joecool@wirefire.com

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Readers Feedback

?I am the SENIOR New Mexico Poet Laureate thanks for announcing it. Carol Meeks.

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