Rosemead Kiwanis Club
"Serving the Community Since 1945"
FAX OF
LIFE
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Rosemead Kiwanis Club "Serving the Community Since 1945" |
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FAX OF LIFE
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The Fax of Life
A weekly inspiration, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley
(distributed free by the Kiwanis Club of Rosemead, CA - rosemeadkiwanis.org )
April 6, 2008 Volume 13, Number 28
Pancakes
Six year old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his
parents pancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a
chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and pulled out the
heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor.
He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed
in most of a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a floury
trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his
kitten. Brandon was covered with flour and getting frustrated.
He wanted this to be something very good for Mom and Dad, but it
was getting very bad.
He didn't know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the stove. Suddenly he realized he didn't know how the stove worked!
While pondering the stove dilemma he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her away, knocking the egg carton to the floor.
Frantically he tried to clean
up the monumental mess from this latest mishap but slipped
on the eggs, getting his pajamas white and sticky.
And just then he saw Dad standing at the door.
Big crocodile tears welled up in Brandon's eyes. All he'd wanted to do was something good, but he'd made a terrible mess. He was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking.
But his father just watched
him.
Then, walking through the mess,
his father picked up his crying son, hugged him and loved him,
getting his own pajamas white and sticky in the process!
That's how God deals with us. We at timers try to do something good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a friend, or we can't stand our job, or our health goes sour.
Sometimes we just stand there
in tears because we can't think of anything else to do.
That's when God picks us up and loves us and forgives us,
even though some of our mess gets all over Him.
But just because we might mess up,
we can't stop trying to 'make pancakes' for God -- or for
others. Sooner or later we'll get it right, and then they'll be
glad we tried.
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The Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley normally meets at the Heavenly Café in Scott's Valley, CA, on Wednesdays at 7 am - see the Scott's Valley Kiwanis website @ http://svkiwanis.org for details; The Kiwanis Club of Rosemead normally meets on Thursdays at 12:10 in Rosemead, CA - see the Rosemead Kiwanis website @ http://rosemeadkiwanis.org for confirmation and directions. Visitors are welcome to join meetings of either club anytime.
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