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{Straight From the Heart} *Perfume of Hope* 9/5/00
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Perfume of Hope
By Dee Ann E.L. Horvath
Whenever I smell the perfume of a spring fed lake, it takes me back in time to a place long ago. Where discovery of life was my job of choice and the echoes of the lake loon my voice. Every new day offered a mystery to solve. My sister and I were dedicated and on the prowl, following a turtle to where she laid her eggs. Waiting patiently for months to see the marvel of life exploding out of the earth and their race to the water. We mothered orphaned raccoons making the kitchen our laboratory mixing dozens of different formulas to duplicate nature. I remember how their fingers were like that of little human beings holding onto us as we fed them out of baby doll bottles. Out of three we lost two but our mother was proud at our determination for she said without us there would have been one less raccoon in Wisconsin. Fishing was our mainstay of entertainment after mud pies and baby dolls. As very small children we learned what patience can produce. The thrill of the catch and the delicious treat at the end of the day was a wonderful part of our life back then.
Watching the seasons change and the wildlife around us taught us to appreciate all of nature and mother earth. Caterpillars to chrysalises to butterflies, birth, death, and the wrath of nature at it's very worst forever engraved an image in our minds. Tornadoes ripping trees from the earth, bobcats at our front door when the cold winter froze the lake and the island creatures ventured forth, taught us to be prepared for anything so we could survive.
Our father was gone a lot so our mother showed us how strong women can be by making games out of every misfortune. Making a banquet out of odds and ends and lighting candles. Pretending that it was our choice and not the fact the electricity was out and so was our father. Our dad was so different from our mother. She was outwardly loving and affectionate. He had been brought up to mask his emotions and by doing so he would be strong. We knew he loved us but we had to be quick to catch his smiles or that special look in his eyes. He taught my sister and I to be good sportsmen and only take what we needed so nature could replenish and so could we. His heritage meant a great deal to him and in turn he instilled in us an inner pride that to this day still resides in us.
Even though my parents are now gone from this earth, we truly are part of them and for what it is worth, my sister and I are who we are today because of those two people and what they had to offer. Looking back at the past and nature's lessons has helped my sister and I not be heartsick for long when something dreadful befalls us. All we have to do is go to a lake, take in the perfume, renew ourselves as well as remembering that we are part of this remarkable world and that we are remarkable too.
By Dee Ann E.L. Horvath
Ambereye3@aol.com
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A little bit about Dee Ann:
I am married 25 yrs to my high school sweetheart and have three girls. We reside in Illinois.I have always been a creative and artistic individual who loves to write. I love life and meeting people. To me every person is a novel waiting to be read, some are better than others are but there is always something to be learned. In the last year or so I have taken up poetry. It helps me to sort out my thoughts. I find it is an excellent outlet for stress and best of all it leaves a lasting impression. Now I have started writing short stories about things that made me who I am today.
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ETERNAL LOVE
By Miriam Campo
You will never forget that love
For it will live within your soul
You will love again one day
But forever a piece of her lives on.
She didn't just pass on that weary day
She left behind great things
A love so pure and so strong
Her memory for you to carry on.
She loved you more than life itself
Your time together lives on and on
For now it's clear to her
That a love like yours transcends beyond.
July 29, 2000 by Miriam Campo
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Miriam lives in Miami, Florida with her husband Phil. She is the financial manager for a fast growing Environmental Center at the State University. She spends her free time writing poetry, short stories about experiences in her life and making cards and gifts with rubber stamps. To read more of her poetry check out her webpage. http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?miry316
REFLECTIONS by Miriam
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From: sanni_m@hotmail.com (Sandra Millsap)
Dear Michael,
As always, I enjoy "Straight From the Heart" very much. Thanks for putting
in the time and effort to produce this wonderful site!
I wondered if you might be able to help me, although this is not the regular
request that you might receive. I help with the Music/Drama Dept. in my
church and we are in great need of an accompaniment tape that is out of
print. Knowing how many people read your page, I would like to offer the
following information.
Steve Green's, "Hide 'Em In Your Heart" is the name of the children's
musical. The accompaniment track is no longer produced. If anyone out there
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Thank you so much for your help.
In His Service,
Sandra Millsap
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From: EdwarEN@HPD.Abbott.com (Edwards, Elizabeth N LBX)
I would like a prayer request for me. I am a 20-year-old young lady who is
struggling. I am working and going to school. My dream is to be a nail
technician. I am working at a place that I love. I have been there since
September of '99. I prayer to God constantly so that I will hired there
permanently. Pray for me that I get this job here.
Elizabeth
edwaren@hpd.abbott.com
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From: HSha914810@aol.com
Michael, I don't have a story, but a request. I have two good friends that in the past two weeks have had their lives and the lives of their families turned upside down. Both have had family members diagnosed with cancer. It was a blow to them and thier friends. The wife, whose husband is ill, asked me for prayers to help his doctors and the rest of the family to get through this. In both cases "prayers" were the requests. I would like all your family of readers to offer a prayer to help these families.
I don't know the proper format since this isn't a story like you usually print. But I do know that realizing that you aren't alone when it seems the darkest is a big help.
Thank you.
Carolyn E.
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From: MommaAnnH
To: Thunder27
My husband's mom is really bad sick. She is in the hospital waiting for the doctors to finish their holiday so she can have a much needed gallbladder removal. Her gallbladder has completely quit working and is causing her intense pain. They are keeping her sedated with morphine to help her stand the pain until tomorrow when the doctors are back from their weekend. Please pray that it won't burst before they can do something about it. She is also having a lot of back pain and pain in her hip. They are supposed to explore that while they have her under for the surgery. I appreciate you and your prayers, Ann
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Thought For The Day:
"A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion."
(Washington Irving)"
Verse for the Day:
"Anyone who is among the living has hope - even a live dog is better off than a dead lion."
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Kid's Thought For The Day:
"While red is Caleb's favorite color, he changed to blue when he picked up his first red ant this summer. "
Parent's Thought For The Day
"The dough we spent on Disney World we could have saved instead; the ride the kids remember the most was jumping on the bed at the hotel."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"I don't seek perfection, I seek improvement."
Deep Thought For The Day:
"Had it been invented any place other than Green Bay Packer country, it
would be called a teethbrush."
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/_/ \ "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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