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a nice thought
ScottMP
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I got this as an e-mail ...
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
tanned 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."
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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
tanned 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."
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tree
I am gonna plant one of those trees pronto!
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Grow a forest
Going to check every tree on the lot all 10 of them. Hope I have one of them. J.Lockard0
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