Stories

Gardening Gods Way

         Plant three rows of peas:
        Peace of mind
        Peace of heart
        Peace of soul
        Plant four rows of squash:
        Squash gossip
        Squash indifference
        Squash grumbling
        Squash selfishness
        Plant four rows of lettuce:
        Lettuce be faithful
        Lettuce be kind
        Lettuce be obedient
        Lettuce really love one another
        No garden without turnips:
        Turnip for meetings
        Turnip for service
        Turnip to help one another
        To conclude our garden we must have thyme:
        Thyme for God
        Thyme for study
        Thyme for prayer
             Water freely with patience and cultivate
             with love. There is much fruit in this garden
       because you reap what you sow.

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted in praise, I would videotape each action and word so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time I could spare an extra minute or two, to stop and say 'I love you', instead of assuming, you would know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well...I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let this one just slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right. There will always be another day to say our 'I love you's' and certainly there's another chance to say our 'anything I can do's?'
But just in case I might be wrong and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you and hope we never forget...
'Tomorrow is promised to no one, young or old alike, and today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day, that you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug or a kiss... and you were too busy to grant someone what turned out to be their one last wish.
Hold your loved ones close today. Whisper in their ear. Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear.
Take the time to say 'I'm sorry', 'please forgive me', 'thank you', or 'it's okay'; and if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.