barrykind
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A Small Tree:
Everyone needs one. 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."
Sent by Our GrandMa in AZ
![[Kiss]](graemlins/Kiss.gif)
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The HEART of the issue is truly the issue of the HEART!
John 3:3;Mark 8:34-38;James 1:27
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