[Singles] Fw: Fwd: This is a KEEPER

[Karen Jakeway]

From: Pam Atkins 
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 6:00 AM
To: Paula Milano ; Cristy Slawson ; Karen Jakeway 
Subject: Fwd: This is a KEEPER



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  From: "McElhannon, Leann" <Mcelhal at LabCorp.com>
  Date: March 6, 2013, 7:22:05 AM EST
  To: "Pam Atkins (atkins7330 at gmail.com)" <atkins7330 at gmail.com>
  Subject: This is a KEEPER



  Keeper

  I grew up with practical parents. 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 re-fixing,
  eating, renewing, 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 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 that are "keepers" in your life. Good friends are like
  stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
  Keep them close!

  When you die, 10 things GOD won't ask you:

  1..... God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He'll ask how many people
  you drove who didn't have transportation..

  2..... God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many
  people you welcomed into your home.

  3..... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how
  many you helped to clothe.

  4..... God won't ask what your highest salary was. He'll ask if you
  compromised your character to obtain it.

  5..... God won't ask what your job title was. He'll ask if you performed
  your job to the best of your ability.

  6..... God won't ask how many friends you had. He'll ask how many people to
  whom you were a friend.

  7..... God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, He'll ask how you
  treated your neighbors.

  8..... God won't ask about the color of your skin, He'll ask about the
  content of your character.

  9..... God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation. He'll
  lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, if You've asked Him into your
  heart, and not to the gates of Hell.

  10..... God won't have to ask how many people you forwarded this to, He
  already knows your decision.



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