wbreitman
05-16-2008, 05:06 PM
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I hired a plumber to help me restore an old
farmhouse, and after he had
just finished a rough first day on the job: a
flat tire made him lose
an hour of work, his electric drill quit and
his ancient one ton truck
refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving, he
invited me in to meet his family. As we walked
toward the front door,
he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the
tips of the branches
with both hands.
When opening the door he underwent an amazing
transformation.. His face
was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two
small children and gave his
wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the
tree and my curiosity
got the better of me. I asked him about what I
had seen him do earlier.
'Oh, that's my trouble tree,' he replied 'I know
I can't help having
troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure,
those troubles don't
belong in the house with my wife and the
children.. So I just hang them
up on the tree every night when I come home and
ask God to take care of
them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.'
'Funny thing is,' he
smiled,' when I come out in the morning to pick
'em up, there aren't
nearly as many as I remember hanging up the
night before'
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but
while we are here we might
as well dance. We all Need a Tree!
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I hired a plumber to help me restore an old
farmhouse, and after he had
just finished a rough first day on the job: a
flat tire made him lose
an hour of work, his electric drill quit and
his ancient one ton truck
refused to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On arriving, he
invited me in to meet his family. As we walked
toward the front door,
he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the
tips of the branches
with both hands.
When opening the door he underwent an amazing
transformation.. His face
was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two
small children and gave his
wife a kiss.
Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the
tree and my curiosity
got the better of me. I asked him about what I
had seen him do earlier.
'Oh, that's my trouble tree,' he replied 'I know
I can't help having
troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure,
those troubles don't
belong in the house with my wife and the
children.. So I just hang them
up on the tree every night when I come home and
ask God to take care of
them. Then in the morning I pick them up again.'
'Funny thing is,' he
smiled,' when I come out in the morning to pick
'em up, there aren't
nearly as many as I remember hanging up the
night before'
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but
while we are here we might
as well dance. We all Need a Tree!
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