Welcome to The Little Town with a Big Heart”
Inspiration for the week: Harsh Words – author unknown.
I ran into a stranger as he passed by.
“Oh excuse me please” was my reply. He said, “Please excuse me too;
I wasn’t watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said good-bye. But at home a different story is told, how we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, my son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown. He walked away, his little heart broken. I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.
While I lay awake in bed, God’s still small voice came to me and said, “While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the children you love, you seem to abuse. Go and look on the kitchen floor, You’ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.
“By this time, I felt very small, and now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by his bed; “Wake up, little one, wake up,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked for me?” He smiled, “I found ‘em, out by the tree. I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you.
I knew you’d like ‘em, especially the blue.” I said, “Son, I’m very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way.” He said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay. I love you anyway.” I said, “Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for would easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own families... an unwise investment indeed, don’t you think? So, what’s behind the story? What did the poem mean? What are you going to do differently with your family?
The Hickory Christmas Parade will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 in downtown Hickory.
Prayer requests go out for Stephanie Wright, Dannie Walker, (John Stogner from Bogalusa, La., Norman Snowden, Gerald Goodin, Carol Ann Alexander, William Redd, Jack Graham, Marie Eason, Bonnie Walker, Bill Matlock, John Patterson, Doyle Gibbs, Doyle McMullan, Cili Norman, Micheal Roland, Aaron Stokes, Stephanie Roland, Betty Kennedy, Janie McMullan and Stacy Stevens.
Shut-ins are Earlene Everett, Christine Herd, Johnnie McMullian, Mary Stamper and Abertine Walker. Flora Overstreet returned from a weekend visit with her sister Glenda Crain and brother-in-law Joe Crain.
The Seal Thanksgiving and Christmas get together was awesome. There were around 40 that gathered together in Franklinton, La. Everyone was glad and reunited with each other. There were some that wasn’t able to be there, some that have passed on to be with Jesus. Others remember the times we all got together each year. Among those attended from Hickory were Johnny and Sandra Walker, Nick, Ashley and Bryce Lane. Everyone had an awesome time.
Birthday wishes for the week for Nov. 22 go out to J.R. Addy and Mavis Holt in memory; for Nov. 23 to Dominique Russell and Michael Roland; for Nov. 24 to Nanc
y Gressett, in memory; for Nov. 25 to Blake Howell, Claire Hasselle and Kristy Meaders Cleveland; for Nov. 26 to Carol Robbins and Taitia McCaskill;for Nov. 27 to Linda Acord; and for Nov. 28 to Julia Strebeck.
Anniversary wishes for the week for Nov. 23 go out to M.L. and Judy Henley, and Jason and Jennifer Felton.
Recipe of the week: Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie
Ingredients: Graham cracker crust, 1 can blueberry pie filling 1 can sweetened condense milk, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cream cheese softened.
Directions: Mix cream cheese, condense milk, add lemon juice and vanilla. Add Mixture to pie crust, top with blueberry pie filling.
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