Friday, November 28, 2008

Oh, no, she's getting preachy on us

I was going to post this tomorrow but I couldn't wait lol

Angie asked her daughter, Lexi, what she was thankful for. She replied, "I don't know. There are so many things!"
Angie smiled. "Let's go for a drive. I want to show you something."
After driving a while in their heated Mercedes, Lexi told Angie, "Didn't Daddy said this was a bad neighborhood?"
Angie simply replied, "Let me show you why."
As Angie drove down a side street, Lexi looked at what was outside the window. There was a man dressed as an elf in front of a Walgreen's.
"What are they for again?" she asked her mom.
"They're from the Salvation Army," Angie explained. "The money goes to people who can't have food, clothes, a house, things like that."
Later, they saw a woman and three young children huddled together. "Mommy, they look cold!" Lexi exclaimed.
Angie nodded. "Well, they're homeless. They don't have a heater or a roof over their heads."
Clouds were forming rapidly at the time. Lexi wanted to give them all the blankets on her bed.
"No mattress either, huh?" Lexi added.
Angie nodded. "That's right."
They finally reached a soup kitchen. People were lined up for what Lexi thought seemed like a mile.
"Why are these people all lined up?" Lexi asked her mom.
Angie explained, "They're waiting for their food."
"Yeah, if we're lucky," an elderly man in line added. He looked like he hadn't seen a razor or shower in weeks.
"Remember, Uncle Lester used to work here," Angie reminded Lexi.
"Oh, yeah." Lexi remembered how nasty she thought the food was. Angie refused to let her daughter eat any of it.
On their way home, Angie asked again, "Honey, what are you thankful for."
Lexi looked up at Angie with tears in her eyes. "God."
Angie smiled. "Why is that?" She knew the answer.
"We must be doing something right if He gave us all the stuff these guys don't. It's like, He does a lot for us, and we do nothing back." She hesitated. "I just wanted to let them warm up in our car, give them the rest of our food, give them a blanket, let them spend the night at my house, give them some of my toys so they're not so bored."
Angie patted her daughter on the head. "Daddy would've been so proud of you."

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