The Brick.

This is an email that I just read that definitely made a huge impact on my life. Enjoy! 

THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something... As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.' Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts.. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watch ed the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us.. It's our choice to listen or not. 

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.

He sends you flowers every spring.

He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

God didn't promise days without pain, 

laughter without sorrow,sun without rain,

 but He did promise strength for the day, 

comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Selflessness (Pt. II)

I read an opinion article today in Newsweek entitled "I Won't Roll the Biological Dice"

here, you can read it if you want to-->http://www.newsweek.com/id/194589

If you don't want to read it, thats fine, I'm going to summarize it. Its about this older woman whose decided not to have kids, she's wanted kids, but she won't do it. Her two sister's died at ages 8 and 27 because of  life threatening diseases, diseases that were genetic. She said that when she got married she thought about having children, but she knew the facts... she had a 67% chance of passing on one of the diseases to her own child. She knew she couldn't be that selfish. 

This brings me to my neighbors, the Stacy's. They have 4 boys, three of which are completely "normal" one who cant even talk. Matthew must be around 4 or 5 now. last time I saw him he was 2, and he couldn't even sit up. He has a feeding tube, an IV and has to be carried around everywhere. He doesn't have the spine functionality to be able to sit in a wheelchair. Whatever has put him in this condition is a rare genetic disease, one which lies in BOTH of the parents gene pools. 

He is their third child. Their fourth, who is now around the age of 2, is fine. She's also pregnant again. I understand the want for a big family, I wish I was old enough to have a family all the time. I love kids, and can't wait until I can have my own, but I would never play the cards like they are. I believe that its selfish to the fullest extent. Putting a child in this world knowing that there is a high chance of it suffering its entire life is the worst thing a parent could do. The author of the article said so also. 

I don't know, maybe they don't read into the statistics too heavily, or maybe they haven't even thought about it. It sure does upset me though. 

The Baxter's

I'm at the Baxter's today, I got here right after Rachel got home from school and made Adam a grilled cheese before he got home from school, and then Rachel and I went up to clean her room and the spare room. We were in the spare room and she said "this is where you should live!" and I began to think about it, Rachel and I had been talking about me living with them for awhile, since my parents and I started disagreeing on everything. I thought more about it and if I did move here.. I would be living with my boyfriends sister's boyfriend, also known as one of my best friend's boyfriend. that would cause for some really weird thinking among outsiders. Its funny, but thats about it. But this family is so supportive, and encouraging, and loving, and amazing, I wouldn't mind living here at all. I just need to be able to keep my car and get a job, so I could pay my own way, for my necessities and food and whatnot. I wont live here and make them support me as well as their own children. 

There's my thoughts for the day. Preeeeetttty sweet. 

woah.

I've blogged a lot this month. 

Maybe this is becoming a trend for me? I don't mind. Anyways, If you haven't heard of Pandora radio, then this is for you. Pandora radio is an internet radio in which you can choose an artist and it will play songs by that artist and songs by other artists that sound like the one you picked. Its pretty sweet. Apparently its not new either; I definitely thought it was, Aaron showed it to me about a month ago but everybody else I talked to about it already knew about it. I am disappointed in them for not telling me about it, so I won't hold back and I will let you know. Go check it out!

www.pandora.com

the Jack Johnson station is one of my favorites:)

appreciative-ness

I think we all need to do a better job of letting each other know that we appreciate them. 
Maybe you don't know how or why you appreciate someone, but you kept them in your life for some reason, so just say "hey! I appreciate you" 
Eventually, if you look for it, you'll be able to give them an exact reason as to why. 




and if you're reading this, I appreciate you. Just for the simple fact that you cared enough, or were bored enough, to click the link and read my blog. Thanks! <3