email from Kamalini Kanapathippillai
Mum and Dad were watching TV when Mum said,
"I'm
tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She
went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's
lunches.
Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the
freezer
for supper the following evening, checked the cereal box
levels,
filled the sugar container, put spoons and bowls on the
table
and started the coffee pot for brewing the next morning.
She
then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes
into
the washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button. She
picked
up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back on
the
charger and put the telephone book into the drawer
She
yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom.
She
stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted
out
some cash for the excursion and pulled a text book out from
hiding
under the chair. She signed a birthday card for a friend,
addressed
and stamped the envelope and wrote a quick note for the
grocery
store. She put both near her bag.
Mum
then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night
Solution
& age fighting moisturiser, brushed and flossed her teeth.
Dad
called out, "I thought you were going to bed."
"I'm
on my way," she said. She put some water into the dog's dish
and
put the cat outside, then made sure the doors were locked and
the
patio light was on.. She looked in on each of the kids and
turned
out their bedside lamps and radios, hung up a shirt, threw
some
dirty socks into the hamper, and had a brief conversation
with
the one up still doing homework.
In
her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next
day,
straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her
6
most important things to do list. She said her prayers, and
visualized
the accomplishment of her goals.
About
that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one in particular.
"I'm going to bed." And he did.without another thought.
Anything
extraordinary here? Wonder why women live longer...?
'CAUSE
THEY ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL.........
(and
they can't die sooner, they still have things to do!!!!)
God's very own creation!