[Nfbk] Fwd: I Want This Back If It Applies

Tue Sep 24 22:22:49 UTC 2013

Great story, Cindy!  We all need to be reminded of what a mustard seed of faith can do!  

Blessings, JenniferHall

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 22, 2013, at 11:00 PM, cindy smith <cindy.smith8109 at aol.com> wrote:

Thanks for sending this, Scot, I really like it.

Regards,

Cindy Smith
On Sep 20, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Scott Spaulding wrote:

> I don't normally forward things like this, but this is a good one, in my opinion.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Debralee Child's <debrachilds at sbcglobal.net>
>> Date: September 20, 2013 at 2:44:33 PM EDT
>> To: Debra Bertram <debsbert at yahoo.com>, Jennifer Cox <memom750 at gmail.com>, Dawn Harshfield Summers <dawndsummers at facebook.com>, Judy VanWinkle <judyrvanwinkle at yahoo.com>, brenda sanders <bsuzi2 at yahoo.com>, Scott Spaulding <spaulding.scott at gmail.com>, Tonya Biesel <tmcbhnb at wi.rr.com>, Hanna Biesel <pompomgrl97 at wi.rr.com>, Brandy Spaulding <cspaulding at carolina.rr.com>, Chris Mizia <mousie3 at sbcglobal.net>, Mike Bische <bische at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Fwd: I Want This Back If It Applies
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> 
>>> I'D LIKE THIS BACK IF IT APPLIES 
>>> 
>>> A little girl went 
>>> to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet.. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three 
>>> times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she 
>>> slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with 
>>> the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. 
>>> 
>>> She waited patiently for 
>>> the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was too busy at this moment. 
>>> Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat 
>>> with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No
>>> good. Finally she took a 
>>> quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it! 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 'And what do you want?' the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of 
>>> voice. I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages,' he 
>>> said without waiting for a reply to his question. 
>>> 
>>> 'Well, I want to talk 
>>> to you about my brother,' Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. 'He's 
>>> really, really sick....and I want to buy a miracle.' 
>>> 
>>> 'I beg your pardon?' 
>>> said the pharmacist. 
>>> 
>>> 'His name is Andrew and he has something bad 
>>> growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how 
>>> much does a miracle cost?' 
>>> 
>>> 'We don't sell miracles here, little girl. 
>>> I'm sorry but I can't help you,' the pharmacist said, softening a little. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 'Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get 
>>> the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.'
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The pharmacist's brother was 
>>> a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, 'What kind of a 
>>> miracle does your brother need?' 
>>> 
>>> ' I don't know,' Tess replied with her 
>>> eyes welling up. I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an 
>>> operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money.' 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 'How much do you have?' asked the man from Chicago . 
>>> 
>>> 'One dollar 
>>> and eleven cents,' Tess answered barely audible 
>>> 
>>> 'And it's all the money 
>>> I have, but I can get some more if I need to.' 
>>> 
>>> 'Well, what a 
>>> coincidence,' smiled the man. 'A dollar and eleven cents---the exact price of a 
>>> miracle for little brothers.' 
>>> 
>>> He took her money in one hand and with 
>>> the other hand he grasped her mitten and said 'Take me to where you live. I want 
>>> to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the miracle you need.' 
>>> 
>>> That well-dressed man
>>> was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, 
>>> specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed free of charge and it 
>>> wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. 
>>> 
>>> Mom and Dad were 
>>> happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 'That surgery,' her Mom whispered. 'was a real miracle.. I wonder how 
>>> much it would have cost?' 
>>> 
>>> Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a 
>>> miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents..plus the faith of a little child. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In our lives, we never know how many miracles we will need. 
>>> 
>>> A 
>>> miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law. 
>>> I know you'll keep the ball moving! 
>>> 
>>> Here it goes. Throw it back to 
>>> someone who means something to you!
>>> 
>>> A ball is a circle, no beginning, no 
>>> end. It keeps us together like our Circle of Friends. But the treasure inside 
>>> for you to see is
>>> the treasure of friendship you've granted to me. 
>>> 
>>> Today 
>>> I pass the friendship ball to you. 
>>> 
>>> Pass it on to someone who is a friend 
>>> to you.
>>> 
>>> MY OATH TO YOU... 
>>> 
>>> When you are sad.....I will dry your 
>>> tears. 
>>> 
>>> When you are scared......I will comfort your fears. 
>>> 
>>> When 
>>> you are worried.....I will give you hope. 
>>> 
>>> When you are confused......I 
>>> will help you cope. 
>>> 
>>> And when you are lost.....and can't see the light, I 
>>> shall be your beacon...shining ever so bright. 
>>> 
>>> This is my oath.....I 
>>> pledge till the end. 
>>> 
>>> Why you may ask?....Because you're my friend. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Signed: GOD 
>>> 
>>> INSTANTLY WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER, YOU ARE 
>>> REQUESTED TO SEND IT TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO 
>>> YOU
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