[From nobody Fri Dec 22 09:45:49 2006 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v8.9.0) with SMTP id ANT04602; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:49:02 -0800 Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:49:00 -0800 From: rafalen <rafalen@turbonet.com> Reply-To: rafalen <rafalen@turbonet.com> To: rowan33@valint.net, diamonds@intherock.myrf.net, lfalen@turbonet.com Cc: kentranch@earthlink.net, mfosberg@GoVandals.com Subject: Fw: "Gold Wrapping Paper" Message-ID: <3d91f51d2f9eaf2b49c87950f8bdeaf9@turbonet.com> X-Mailer: IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.7 X-Originating-IP: 129.101.12.180 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--3997BEB558E3412F62091B81CCDFB83A" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----3997BEB558E3412F62091B81CCDFB83A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit -----Original message----- From: "Krista Parkins" bkparkins@tds.net Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:43:51 -0800 To: Undisclosed-Recipient: Subject: "Gold Wrapping Paper" Gold Wrapping Paper The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said, "This is for you, Momma." The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger flared again when she opened the box and found it was empty. She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner. "Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?" She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it until it was full." The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger. An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life. Whenever she was discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and GOD. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold. ----3997BEB558E3412F62091B81CCDFB83A Content-Type: message/rfc822; name=""Gold Wrapping Paper"" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename=""Gold Wrapping Paper"" Received: from outbound2.mail.tds.net ([216.170.230.92]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v8.9.0) with ESMTP id ANO92118 for <rafalen@turbonet.com>; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:44:18 -0800 Received: from outaamta01.mail.tds.net (outaamta01.mail.tds.net [216.170.230.31]) by outbound2.mail.tds.net (8.13.6/8.13.4) with ESMTP id kBM1i1YO015621; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:44:01 -0600 Received: from kristazus90725 ([69.21.23.19]) by outaamta01.mail.tds.net with SMTP id <20061222014358.ZJTQ12321.outaamta01.mail.tds.net@kristazus90725>; Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:43:58 -0600 Message-ID: <000d01c7256a$a7f857a0$13171545@kristazus90725> Reply-To: "Krista Parkins" <bkparkins@tds.net> From: "Krista Parkins" <bkparkins@tds.net> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:43:51 -0800 Organization: Rafter T Livestock MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C72527.93E3F190" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Antivirus: avast! 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The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger = flared again when she opened=20 the box and found it was empty. She spoke to her daughter in a harsh = manner. "Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's = supposed to be something inside the package?" She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew = kisses into it until it was full." The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around = her little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless = anger. An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it = is told that the mother kept that gold=20 box by her bed for all the years of her life.=20 Whenever she was discouraged or=20 faced difficult problems she would open the box=20 and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who = had put it there. In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a = Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends=20 and GOD. 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