ENOUGH.

End of the school year and I have a few things that I should be doing but I've been in the depression fog for a few days and battling a few personal demons.

My girls are my life. Libby, Anna, and Katie are so precious to me. A good friend sent me this message today and it spoke so loudly to what I desire for my girls I wanted to share it with the world so you can share it with your girls or guys.

"ENOUGH"
Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.. Standing near the security gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I pray you enough.'

The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too, Mom.'

They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry.

I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'

'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her own busy life. I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is - her next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.

'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I pray you enough.' May I ask what that means?'

She began to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I pray you enough,' we wanted the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

"I pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."

Then, she began to cry, and walked away.

They say, it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.

TAKE TIME TO LIVE..... AND REMEMBER YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE AND LIFE ETERNAL.

I LOVE YOU LIBBY, ANNA, KATIE. I PRAY YOU "ENOUGH".

Special RECIPE!

Ever get up one morning and know that the day is going to be one of those wasted days. You know, the kind that you only get a pay check for being present, that is if you have a job. The kind of day that you remember from a past date but wish had never happened. Like "the day" that you threw up on the girl next to you in Ms. Bennett's class. Maybe "the day" that you got blamed for some one writing on the board when the teacher was out of class. Maybe "the day" when an 8th grader came on campus with a loaded 38 and pointed at your head. How bout "the day" you got a call that your dad died and you had to leave work ASAP. "The day" that you didn't go home will always be in your memory. There are days that you can feel "it", feel it hard. The "it" can only be described as despair, no wait maybe hopelessness, wait it's loneliness, oh yea worthlessness that's "it". Well what ever "it" happens to be you know that feeling. What ever "it" happens to be that day "it" is real. "It" is there and "it" is what it is.

That "it" affects everything that is around you. Seems like "it" is an absolute energy that takes control of every effort and event for the time "it" has you. GOOD GRIEF! "It" really sounds like an all powerful force that we are at the mercy of, completely out of our control. Maybe.

There are things out there that are strong against any attack. There are three. One is Prayer, that continuous conversation with the creator of the universe. Two is Love. Love doesn't have to be a two way thing. Three is silence. What?

So I guess it is best to face each day with a prayerful mind, a loving heart, and a closed mouth.