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bluidkiti · 06-18-2014, 03:43 PM

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Psalms 27:11
My father had died; Mom, who was seventy-eight, had to "sell out." Now the auctioneer was chanting, selling the tools Dad used when he was a carpenter. Now the wall telephone!

There was a millstone in my chest. A sting in my eyes. Then I saw it—on a table with odd saucers, fruit jars, lamps, and linens. The poem. As long as I could remember the little gold-framed poem had hung in my girlhood room. Now it spoke to me again:

Every one who loves you loves to see you smile.
Loves to see you cheerful and happy all the while.
Smiling is so easy, do not wear a frown.
If you feel one rising always smile it down.

Picking up the poem I held it close, then put it in my handbag, suddenly overcome with gratitude for small memories that can be tucked away in life’s treasure chest and brought out occasionally to comfort us.
by Zona B. Davis

06-18-2014, 03:43 PM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,788	Smile Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. Psalms 27:11 My father had died; Mom, who was seventy-eight, had to "sell out." Now the auctioneer was chanting, selling the tools Dad used when he was a carpenter. Now the wall telephone! There was a millstone in my chest. A sting in my eyes. Then I saw it—on a table with odd saucers, fruit jars, lamps, and linens. The poem. As long as I could remember the little gold-framed poem had hung in my girlhood room. Now it spoke to me again: Every one who loves you loves to see you smile. Loves to see you cheerful and happy all the while. Smiling is so easy, do not wear a frown. If you feel one rising always smile it down. Picking up the poem I held it close, then put it in my handbag, suddenly overcome with gratitude for small memories that can be tucked away in life’s treasure chest and brought out occasionally to comfort us. by Zona B. Davis __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.