To My brother's and Sister's out there

[polecat54]

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target.

She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced

image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes

over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their

hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall.. I got lost in the sound

and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world..

Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child, came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all

caught in, 'Mom let's run through the rain,' she said.

'What?' Mom asked.

'Let's run through the rain!' She repeated.

'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated:

'Mom, let's run through the rain.'

'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said.

'No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl

said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

'This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?'

'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you

said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything

but the rain. We all stood silently.. No one came or left in the next

few minutes.

Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith..

'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's

us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing,' Mom said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they

darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping

bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed

by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can

take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can

ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and

take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a

season and a time to every purpose under heaven.

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate

them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them. Send this

to the people you'll never forget and remember to also

send it to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them

know that you'll never forget them.

Take the time to live!!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each

other -- and don't forget to run in the rain!

[Yammer Dan]

Good one!! Maybe a lot of us been hiding on the porch a little tooo much!!!

[kenw]

Thanks for the inspiration!

[Crash]

THANKS, just passed it on!