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{SFTH} *Oh, How I Loved Her* 8/16/01
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I have the pleasure of introducing Hanoch McCarty to all of you
today! Be sure to give him a warm SFTH welcome and visit
his web site. And for you writers, they are looking for stories
for their newest project: Chicken Soup for the Grandmother's
Soul...
Michael
P.S. I have an interview today, (Thursday at 2 PM CST) with
GoodNewsBroadcast.com and am asking that you pray that
the words that come out of my mouth would be what God
wants... and I also ask that you pray for a special young lady in
our life who is dealing with some things and is reaching out for
help. Thanks!
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Oh, How I Loved Her
By Hanoch McCarty, Ed.D.
The clergyman was finishing the graveside service.
Suddenly, the 78-year-old man whose wife of 50 years had
just died began screaming in a thick accent, "Oh, oh, oh,
how I loved her!" His mournful wail interrupted the
dignified quiet of the ceremony. The other family and
friends standing around the grave looked shocked and
embarrassed. His grown children, blushing, tried to shush
their father. "It's okay, Dad; we understand, Shush." The
old man stared fixedly at the casket lowering slowly into
the grave. The clergyman went on. Finishing, he invited the
family to shovel some dirt onto the coffin as a mark of the
finality of death. Each, in turn, did so with the exception
of the old man. "Oh, how I loved her!" he moaned loudly. His
daughter and two sons again tried to restrain him, but he
continued, "I loved her!"
Now, as the rest of those gathered around began leaving
the grave, the old man stubbornly resisted. He stayed,
staring into the grave. The clergyman approached. "I know
how you must feel, but it's time to leave. We all must leave
and go on with life."
"Oh, how I loved her!" the old man moaned, miserably.
"You don't understand," he said to the clergyman, "I almost
told her once."
Hanoch McCarty, Ed.D.
hanoch@bestspeaker.com
Write Hanoch and let him know what you thought of his story!
"Copyright, 1994, 1996, 2001, Hanoch McCarty, Ed.D.
All rights reserved. As published in A Cup of Chicken Soup
for the Soul Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark
Victor Hansen & Barry Spilchuk
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Hanoch McCarty is an educational psychologist
and a motivational keynote speaker who speaks
all over the U.S. and Canada. He is father of four
children, Shayna, Ethan, MacAllister and
Stephanie and grandpa to Rand Avery who
is 4 and cuter than cute. (He's very objective about her.)
Visit his website at www.bestspeaker.com to see
more detail about his speaking and training seminars.
He has written a number of books -- the latest is
Motivating Your Students: Before You Can Teach
Them, You Have To Reach Them. He 'wrote the
book' on motivational speaking -- and it's title
is Motivating Your Audience: Speaking From The Heart.
Hanoch and Meladee McCarty are currently seeking stories
for their upcoming book, Chicken Soup for the
Grandmother's Soul, and you can visit
www.grandparentsoul.homestead.com to get all the
information you need about sending in your stories for possible
publication.
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From the E-mail box!
Dear Michael,
Very rarely do I write in. But I wanted to say that Marsha Jordan's story
is one of the best I've ever seen published in SFTH. Thank you and thank
Marsha for sharing it.
Sincerely,
Cindy Crook
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It was so good to hear from Marsha and
how she was able to turn what could have
been a hard life around to glorify God and
help many children. I know she must feel
wonderful when she goes to bed at night,
with so much love to give others, she's got to!
Blessings,
Diane
Thelamb212@aol.com
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Thought For The Day:
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming
interested in other people than you can in two years
trying to get other people interested in you." --Dale Carnegie
Verse for the Day:
"Love one another with brotherly affection--as members
of one family--giving precedence and showing honor to
one another." Romans 12:10 AMP
Kid's Thought For The Day:
"Don't jump off the garage with an umbrella. You won't float
down to the ground like the Penguin did on the old Batman
TV show. Believe me! I found out the hard way when I was a kid."
Parent's Thought For The Day
"Children learn what they observe."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"Court a volleyball player tonight."
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older
and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time."
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/_/\/\ MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ / THUNDER27@aol.com
/_/ \ "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
\_\/\ \ Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live for the Son
\_\/ of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20
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