something I'd like to share for all you keepers

Keeper

I grew up in the 40s/50s with practical parents. A

mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after

she cooked in it, and then reused it. She was the original recycle

queen, before they had a Name for it... A father who was happier

getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their

best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them

now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress,

lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time

for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door,

the oven door, the hem in a dress Things we keep.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy.

All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just

once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing

things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's

night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was

struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there

isn't any more.

Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up

and goes away...never to return. So... while we have

it... it's best we love it... and care for it... and

fix it when it's broken...... and heal it when it's

sick.

This is true. for marriage..... and old cars.... and children with

bad report cards..... and dogs with bad hips.... and aging

parents..... and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth

it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend

that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.

There are just some things that make life important,

like people we know who are special.... and so, we

keep them close!

I received this from someone who thinks I am a keeper

"keeper", so I'm sending it to all of you which I think of the same way..

 

That is so true. It is a shame that we as a people seem to take the things that mean the most to us for granted. Thank god there are exceptions to the rule because I think you are a (keeper to)

bigc

 

Thank you Curt--you,yourself are surely a big keeper

 

many times too much is taken for granted in this desposable world..
time with the kids.......time with our parents........time with our friends
...and people aren't told they're appreciated until they're long gone.

I really hope I've expressed just how much I appreciate everything everyone here has done for me......and how much everyone here has made me feel so accepted and loved.

Thank you soooo much guys!

Your all a bunch of Keepers in my book!!

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A Keeper I feel is a "True Friend" Here is quotes from various people that touched my heart. Hope you enjoy these.
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Friendship Quotes : "A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer.

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. -- Cindy Lew

Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. -- Jewish Saying

"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
-- Elbert Hubbard

"Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure."
-- Jewish saying

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. -- Aristotle

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.-- Abraham Lincoln

Hold a true friend with both your hands. -- Nigerian Proverb

"A faithful friend is the medicine of life."
-- Apocrypha

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.-- Anonymous

Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. -- Claude Mermet

"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."
-- Baltasar Gracian (1647)

"Friendship needs no words..."
-- Dag Hammarskjold.

"Friends are the sunshine of life."
-- John Hay (1871)

"The best mirror is an old friend."
--George Herbert

More Friendship quotes :

One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. -- Hasidic Saying

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.-- Walter Winchell

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow. -- Samuel Paterson

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.-- John Evelyn

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.-- Swedish proverb

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.-- Anonymous

Count your age with friends but not with years - Anonymous

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness. -- Lois L. Kaufman

 

Hey Rita,

AMEN!!!