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"Hands"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just read this story in one of the emails in my inbox. Just like always, whenever I read or hear something that I feel is worth sharing, I post it here. So here it goes.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was O K. She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. "Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking," she said in a clear voice strong. "I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK," I explained to her. "Have you ever looked at your hands," she a...

Value of Time....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have been married for a few years. Majority of those years, I have been a mother as well. As many of you know, I am a proud WAHM [working-at-home-mom]. I'm proud of it not because I have those jobs that I have but simply because I can stay at home while my little girl is growing up. BUT...I don't think I have been 'that' successful in dividing my time between these so-called WAJs that I have and my daughter. Yes, I am guilty as charged. I try as hard as I can but I still fall short sometimes. My husband has to remind me sometimes that our little one is the priority. This happens when I sometimes say that we weren't able to do something because I was 'working'... I'm lucky to have a daughter who is not demanding. She's happy just to have me in the same room with her. I don't even have to do anything. All I have to do is to be there...and I sometimes fail to do that. So when I read this piece/story [again...f...