Keepers

brknangel · brknangel on Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:32 am

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KEEPERS

I grew up with practical parents who had been frightened by the Great Depression in the 1940's.

A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it.

She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it.

A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.

Their best friends lived barely a wave away.

I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other.

It was the time for fixing things; a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress.

Things we keep.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy.

All that repairing, eating, reusing, I wanted just once to be wasteful.

Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room,

I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.

Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return.

So... While we have it.. it's best we love it... And care for it..... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick..

This is true... For marriage.... And old cars.... And children with bad report cards..... And dogs and cats with bad hips... And aging parents...... And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.

There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special.

And so, we keep them close!

I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper,' so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way.

Now it's your turn to send this to those people who are 'keepers' in your life. Send it back to the person who sent it to you if they, too, are a keeper.

Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.

Keep them close

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brknangel · brknangel on Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:35 am

Think about this for a minute...

If I happened to show up on your door step crying,

Would you Care?

If I called you and asked you to pick me up because something Happened,
Would you come?

If I had one day left, to live my life;
Would you be part of That last day?

If I needed a shoulder to cry on,
Would you give me Yours?

Do you know what the relationship is between your two eyes?
They blink together, they move together, they cry together,
They see things together and they sleep together,
BUT THEY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER...
that's what friendship is.

Life is lonely without FRIENDS.
It's 'world best friends week'.

Send this to all Your good friends.
Even me, if I am one of them.
See how many you get back.

If you get more than 3 then,
You really are a lovable person...

Save the Earth...
It's the only planet with chocolate!

Friendship emails...

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