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Originally Posted by Fluffy
BEENBLESSED!!!!!!!!!
It is so good to hear from you again! I was too busy corralling my 16 month old grandson to pay much attention to what was going on.
But one of the things I DID catch was a chaplain from the State convention made the comment that during the memorial service for the firefighters that have died in the past year, a young boy was clapping. He said that it was wonderful to see not only firefighters at the convention, but families as well. That we thought of bringing our families into our world and showing them a little bit of what we're about. As for the boy clapping, dont stop him. Those firefighters deserved an ovation for their service for their community. And he told the mothers to not be embarrassed about their young children crying or making noises. It was the sound of life. The next generation to come up and be firefighters, or others to serve their communities. He said that our future is in the children.
He was so right!
Children are our gift sent to us from our Father. They are so precious!
Made me feel better about my grandson's little temper tantrum he had because he couldnt get a little girl's ball! (he loves balls!)
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Oh FLUFFY! I'm so glad that you had a good time... and that your grandson came along too! And that chaplain was so right... and "we" all need to echo that in our lives... while there is a time and place for children (and adults!) to be quiet there is also such a thing as including children in LIFE WITH US so they have an opportunity to SEE EXAMPLES of adults and how to behave and what to aspire to, etc. I believe there is a whole generation (maybe more!) of adults who are still looking for that example... myself included! And here I am a grandparent with grandchildren looking to ME for that example that I, myself, am looking for! May we all take our 'influence' seriously and purpose to glorify God in the process!
BLESSINGS!!!