New Ideas

I've been thinking on different ways to improve my journal..So I got the idea that when I am in a rush or I really don't have anything to write about I will just leave some kind of story poem or quote for you guys to enjoy....So here is my first one..

I chose this story because in a way it hits home.... One day I was not in a very good mood and my daughter kept calling me over and ove again...Mom Mom Mommy and I say What!?? in a very angry tone of voice and when I turned to look at her she is standing there with a smile on her face holding out this piece of paper She says, Mommy I made this for you because you are the best mommy and I love you.... My heart broke and I just wanted to cry... Why am I taking out the stress of my daily life on my beautiful innocent angel... I will nver forget the look on her face... I hugged and kissed her and told her that I loved her very very much... We sometimes get so wrapped up in our problems that we forget what it is we are living for.... Enjoy :)

Its a short story called A Box Full Of Kisses

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, "Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside? The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. They're all for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.