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*Love Led the Way* 2/18/02 _______________________________ If you enjoy this free daily email service, I encourage you to spread the word to family and friends that we may bring inspiration into the lives of many! If you are not on the list and this has been passed along to you, join the thousands of HeartTouchers.com readers around the world by sending an e-mail with the word "Subscribe" in the subject line to: HeartTouchers@aol.com Visit our inspirational web site and read all the past stories in our archives at: http://www.HeartTouchers.com ____________________________________________ From now on we will be offering our book, Straight From the Heart "A Celebration of Life" for only $13 (instead of the regular price of $14.95), and best of all, we will pay the shipping! So if you have any interest in purchasing an autographed copy of the book for yourself, or as a gift for your loved ones, now is the time to get it! To order your autographed copy send a check or money order for $13 (We pay the shipping!) for each book made out to Michael T. Powers, and then send it to: Michael T. Powers 1918 Liberty Lane Janesville, WI 53545 To preview the book by reading some of the stories visit: http://www.HeartTouchers.com/michael_t__powers/ AOL Users Click below: Straight From the Heart: A Celebration of Life _________________________________________ We have another wonderfully touching story from Harriet May Savitz today! Her essay, "We Are One" (regarding the 911 attacks) was chosen to introduce the upcoming "Chicken Soup for the Soul of America," due to be released on February 28, 2002. Be sure to look for it! From my family to yours, Michael _________________________________________ Love Led the Way By Harriet May Savitz I am 68 and I am still learning about love. When I was younger, I loved most everything. I loved chocolate sundaes, dancing, my new typewriter and also included in my loving list were my parents, my husband, my children, and my pets. I loved each day, and the busyness of it, and I loved filling it with challenges. "I love this," I would say easily. And then the next minute, I would love something else also. There seemed no limit to the loving. It came so easy and there was so much to love. But now I am more careful about my love supply. I know what it is like to love and lose a partner. The loving becomes painful. I know what it is like to love and lose a friend. The loving leaves an ache somewhere inside me. I know what it is like to make a mistake about those I loved. Perhaps they do not deserve this gift I offer... I have wasted my love, thrown it away, misplaced it, used it, and misused it. And often when I think it has gone forever, love surprises me by returning, stronger then ever and with a larger supply. As if it were off somewhere preparing for the shortage. I know I would learn something if love could answer a few questions. One would be, "Where do you come from when you enter without knocking, and where do you go when you leave without warning?" "How do I keep you by my side?" I see love in people my age as they crochet afghans for their children, stitching their love into a pattern. I see it in hours spent waiting for a telephone call, a visit, a loving reminder that they are needed. People fall in love and out of it, love desperately, love eternally. The words, "I love you," can shake a dynasty, affect worldly decisions, change one's lifetime. At this end of my calendar years, I know no more about love than I did at the beginning. Except that I dare not be without it. I was recovering from a stomach virus at my daughter's home. And feeling quite sorry for myself. Television annoyed me. I was impatient with well-wishers on the telephone. I didn't want to look out the window and watch other people enjoy the day. I thought of all the bleak things I could remember and piled them up in front of me. One day passed into two. Reading material lay scattered on the bed, but remained ignored. I had more important matters to attend. Self pity was one of them. I felt old, spent, used up, discarded, and mean. I was angry at my body, at my age, at all the things I hoped yet to do but couldn't, at the energy that played tricks on me, and at the unpredictability of life. Such as a virus coming in, attacking without warning, and claiming victory. On the third day, as I lay on the pillow, realizing I felt better and yet, unwilling to reenter life's merry-go-round with all the responsibilities waiting for me, a paper airplane glided into the room and landed beside me on the bed. I looked up. The room was empty. I picked up the airplane and inspected it. A message written on its wings, said, "Get well soon Grandmom. I love you. Ryan." I heard activity outside the room. A snowstorm was brewing. Everyone was in the attic getting out sleds and boots. I left the bed and walked toward the doorway, carrying my paper airplane. It was time to reenter the world. Love led the way. Harriet May Savitz hmaysavitz@aol.com E-mail Harriet and let her know your thoughts on her story! --------- (c) Copyright 2002, Harriet May Savitz <hmaysavitz@aol.com>. Look for her new book, "Messages from Somewhere: Inspiring Stories of Life After 60," where Harriet reveals the limitless possibilities at this stage of life, encouraging folks to continue making a difference in their world. This book looks at renewal within family life, friendships, grandparenting, reaching out to the community, relationships, self-discovery, and survival. You can check out this accomplished writer at her web site: http://www.harrietmaysavitz.com and look for her new books with Little Treasure Publications, Inc. - http://www.littletreasurebooks.com or email: SoulComfort@aol.com for details. _________________________________________ Thought For The Day: "No matter what a man's past may have been, his future is spotless." --John R. Rice Verse for the Day: "...forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before." --Philippians 3:13 Kid's Thought for the day: "It does matter who started it." Parent's Thought For The Day "Some parents bring up their children solely on thunder and lightning. But thunder and lightning never yet made anything grow." Coach's Thought For The Day "Every athlete has more talent than they will ever develop." Writer's Thought For the Day: "You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed." --Larry Niven Deep Thought For The Day: "If carrots are so good for my eyes, how come I see so many dead rabbits on the highway?" ___________________________________________ REQUESTS: Hi Michael, I can hardly believe this but I'm asking for prayers again within a very short time. My nephew, Gale, had cancer that has been treated before and I just learned that it is back again. This time it is in the brain. I lost my sister (his mother) about 10 years ago and she had cancer that had moved into the brain. We are devastated about this. He is only 36 years old. I helped raise my sister's boys and we lost the oldest one when he was only 33 years old ~ and now this. It is very devastating to me, and all of our family. Please have everyone pray for him and I thank all of you ahead of time for your special prayers. You have responded before when my grandniece's newborn (Baby Shawn) had a stroke, and he is doing wonderful now. Thank you so much, your prayers are very special to God and to me. I love all of you very much. Nancy V. (Rawlins) Weaver, Author of Silent Rain silentnancy@webtv.net ___________________________________________ _ /_/\/\ MICHAEL T. POWERS \_\ / HeartTouchers@aol.com /_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no \_\/\ \ longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I \_\/ live in the body I live for the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 ___________________________________________ The copyrights to the stories that appear in HeartTouchers.com are owned by the authors and are used with their permission. We refuse to run stories without the author's permission and contact info listed after the story. We also refuse to publish stories listed as "author unknown." (All of which violates Copyright Law and the rights of the authors.) 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Touching Lives - One E-mail at a Time! Author Michael T. Powers - HeartTouchers @ aol.com
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