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*We'll Never Divorce You* 4/1/02 ______________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________ Can't get enough inspirational stories in your life? Would you like to send a unique gift to your friends and family? Then order a personalized autographed copy of the inspirational book: Straight From the Heart "A Celebration of Life" by Michael T. Powers for only $13.95. And best of all, we'll pay the shipping! 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From my family to yours, Michael _________________________________________ We'll Never Divorce You By Hanoch and Meladee McCarty "What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow." --James Stephens Dear Grandchild: Grandma and Grandpa know that you're hurting right now because Mommy and Daddy are breaking up. It's called "divorce" and you probably know some other children who have gone through this, too. It happens a lot, more than anyone would like, but we want you to know that you're not alone. When you're at school, ask around, and you're sure to find lots of other kids who have been through what you're going through. And they are surviving. You'll survive, too, although Grandma and Grandpa know that you probably don't feel that way right now. It's no fun at all, is it? Just a little while ago, things looked fine, everything seemed to be just right, and now everything seems to have fallen apart. We really wish we could somehow 'kiss all the boo-boos' and make everything right, but, sadly, Honey, we can't. We want you to know that this time is difficult for us, too. It makes us very sad to see the hurt and uncertainty in your eyes. When we sense that you are hurting, we hurt, too. Mommy and Daddy have found that, for whatever reasons, they can't go on living together. You must know that Mommy and Daddy still love YOU very much even if they are having problems with each other. We want you to know several important things, things that we hope will help you to go through this scary and difficult time. The first thing that we want to tell you is this: IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT! You know, whenever a divorce happens, almost all children think that they did something that made it happen. And we want to promise you this -- that is almost NEVER true! Mommies and Daddies who break up are doing so because they are having some big problems in their relationship. And you are not to blame. If you are blaming yourself, even a little bit, please let us know. Talk to us or write us and we'll be your special friends and listen to your feelings. The second thing we want you to know is that YOU PROBABLY CAN'T FIX IT. Lots of kids imagine that they might be able to find just the perfect thing to say or do and, magically, Mommy and Daddy will start loving each other again. we're sorry to tell you, that also almost never works. Sometimes Mommies and Daddies DO get back together again, later, after a time apart and some time for healing, but that happens because THEY found their own reasons to do so. The third and maybe the most important thing Grandma and Grandpa want to tell you is this: WE WILL NEVER DIVORCE YOU! We will ALWAYS be there for you when you need us. Sometimes we may be far away, but you can call or write us. We'll answer as soon as we can. And you can always talk to us because we promise to be the very best listeners we can for you. You need to know that we won't ever take sides between your Mommy and your Daddy. The only "side" we're going to be on is YOURS. Instead, we'll be a good listener and we'll also help you find good things to do and great ways to spend your time. We'll search for fun and we'll make some of our own, too. You might think that you'll never be happy again or that things will never feel right again. We can understand those feelings. But we want you to know something that we've learned because we've lived so long and seen and experienced so many things -- you WILL laugh again, it WILL get better. You'll laugh and grow and experience joy again. Good things will happen. You will have many good times with Daddy and many good times with Mommy again, we assure you. It won't be the same as it was but your life will be a good one. And the love that surrounds you -- from your parents and from all your grandparents and from the rest of the family and all your friends -- that love will heal and help. Now here's a list of the things you can count on: Nothing you can ever do or ever say will make us stop loving you. We'll love you forever. When were in Heaven, we'll still love you. There ARE things you can count on now, when the world seems so shaky, and one of them is our love for you. We'll be good listeners for you. Share your feelings, both good and bad. It is a healthy way to help yourself get past these rough times. And we'll give great hugs and warm, long back rubs. And we'll still make your favorite foods whenever you ask us. You can contact us easily. We're enclosing a card with our address, home phone number, cell phone number and email address. So, no matter wherever you are, you'll always be able to reach us. If you have to, you can call us "collect." I have also included a pack of stamped postcards addressed to us. So you can always send us a card. And there's a a stack of stamped addressed envelopes for when you have longer things to write or a nice picture to send us. Honey, you're not alone. Your Mommy and Daddy still love you, even if they are breaking up. And we'll always love you, no matter what. And remember: WE WILL NEVER DIVORCE YOU. NEVER. LOVE, Grandma and Grandpa Hanoch and Meladee McCarty Kindness@cheerful.com Write Hanoch and Meladee and let them know your thoughts on their story! _________________________________________ Hanoch McCarty is an educational psychologist and a motivational keynote speaker who speaks all over the U.S. and Canada. Meladee is a professional educator and dynamic speaker in the field of special education and a Program Specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education. She works to provide inclusional education settings for children with disabilities and trains educators in a number of areas. They are the proud parents to McAllister Dodds, Stephanie Dodds, Ethan McCarty, Shayna Hinds, and their granddaughter, Rand Avery Hinds. They have written five books together: Acts of Kindness: How to Make a Gentle Difference, A Year of Kindness: 365 Ways to Spread Sunshine, The Daily Journal of Kindness and their NY Times #1 Bestseller, A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and their brand new and very exciting: Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul which just hit bookstores on March 14! Be sure to visit their web site at: http://www.grandparentsoul.com You can find information on the Grandparent's book and a number of neat links just for grandparents! Be sure to take some time to visit! You can order the book by: calling 1-800 KINDNESS, stopping by your local bookstore, or by ordering the book online by visiting the HeartTouchers.com book store at: http://www.HeartTouchers.com/books _________________________________________ Reader Feedback! Dear Michelle. I never heard that about the pine trees before...I can't wait for the sun to come up so I can go out on the porch and see for myself...Your story did, however, bring home to me, a story my Grandmother always told about the dogwood, the "Easter Tree"...about how the dogwood used to be such a fine, strong, beautiful tree, but, how, since Christ had to carry that Cross, made from the Dogwood, it has, from that time on, never grown big enough to be made into a Cross that would bear the weight of a man...and of how, if you look at the blooms on the tree, that bud forth at this time of year, you will see that they are in the shape of a Cross, with tiny drops of red, signifying the Blood that Our Lord bled for us, that day, on the tips of their petals... God Bless Sandra Smith homergrl@yahoo.com _________________________________________ Thought For The Day: "Prayer should be the key of the morning and the lock of the night." --Owen Felltham Verse for the Day: "It is good to praise the Lord...to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night." --Psalm 92: 1, 2 Kid's Thought For The day: "Nobody will lend you an umbrella when it is raining." Parent's Thought For The Day "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a spouse, a friend, a child, or a parent. --Barbara Bush Coach's Thought For The Day "One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team." --Lou Holtz Writer's Thought For The Day: "All writers have periods when they stop writing, when they cannot write, and this is always painful and terrible because writing is like breathing." --Audre Lorde Deep Thought For The Day: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets. ___________________________________________ _ /_/\/\ 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. 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