gynlyn2
11-24-2002, 12:53 PM
Making Pancakes
> >
> > Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents
>
> > pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the
> counter,
> > opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling
> it on
> > the floor.
> >
> > He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in
> most of
> > a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the
> floor
> > which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.
> >
> > Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this
> to be
> > something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.
> >
> > He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven
> or on
> > the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!. Suddenly he saw
> his
> > kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away,
> knocking
> > the egg carton to the floor.
> > Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on
> the
> > eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.
> >
> > And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears
> welled up
> > in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd
> made a
> > terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a
> spanking. But
> > his father just watched him.
> >
> > Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged
> him and
> > loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process.
> > That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life,
> but it
> > turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a
> friend, or we
> > can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.
> >
> >
> > Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of
> anything
> > else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us,
> even
> > though some of our mess gets all over Him.
> >
> >
> > But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make
> pancakes"
> > for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then
> they'll
> > be glad we tried...
> >
> > Please pass some of this love on to others....suppose one morning you
> were
> > called to God; do all your friends know you love them?
> >
> > I was thinking... and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be
> healed,
> > friendships that need rekindling or three words needing to be said,
> > sometimes, "I love you" can heal & bless! Remind every one of your
> friends
> > that you love them. Even if you think they don't love back, you would
> be
> > amazed at what those three little words, a smile, and a reminder like
> this
> > can do.
> >
> >
> >
> > Never stop "making pancakes"!!!
> >
> > "Work like you don't need the money.
> > Love like you've never been hurt.
> > Dance like nobody's watching..."
> > * Richard Leigh
> >
> > "A job worth doing is worth doing well".
> >
> > Six -year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parents
>
> > pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the
> counter,
> > opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling
> it on
> > the floor.
> >
> > He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in
> most of
> > a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury trail on the
> floor
> > which by now had a few tracks left by his kitten.
> >
> > Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this
> to be
> > something very good for Mom and Dad, but it was getting very bad.
> >
> > He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven
> or on
> > the stove and he didn't know how the stove worked!. Suddenly he saw
> his
> > kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away,
> knocking
> > the egg carton to the floor.
> > Frantically he tried to clean up this monumental mess but slipped on
> the
> > eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.
> >
> > And just then he saw Dad standing at the door. Big crocodile tears
> welled up
> > in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd
> made a
> > terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a
> spanking. But
> > his father just watched him.
> >
> > Then, walking through the mess, he picked up his crying son, hugged
> him and
> > loved him, getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process.
> > That's how God deals with us. We try to do something good in life,
> but it
> > turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a
> friend, or we
> > can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.
> >
> >
> > Sometimes we just stand there in tears because we can't think of
> anything
> > else to do. That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us,
> even
> > though some of our mess gets all over Him.
> >
> >
> > But just because we might mess up, we can't stop trying to "make
> pancakes"
> > for God or for others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then
> they'll
> > be glad we tried...
> >
> > Please pass some of this love on to others....suppose one morning you
> were
> > called to God; do all your friends know you love them?
> >
> > I was thinking... and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be
> healed,
> > friendships that need rekindling or three words needing to be said,
> > sometimes, "I love you" can heal & bless! Remind every one of your
> friends
> > that you love them. Even if you think they don't love back, you would
> be
> > amazed at what those three little words, a smile, and a reminder like
> this
> > can do.
> >
> >
> >
> > Never stop "making pancakes"!!!
> >
> > "Work like you don't need the money.
> > Love like you've never been hurt.
> > Dance like nobody's watching..."
> > * Richard Leigh
> >
> > "A job worth doing is worth doing well".