Two Short Stories To Warm Your Heart

     Here’s what I read last night before I went to bed- wanted to share them with you.

An Afternoon In The Park

       There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God.  He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey.

     When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman.  She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons.  The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase.  He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie.  She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him.  Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer.  Once again she smiled at him.  The boy was delighted!

     They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

     As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug.  She gave him her biggest smile ever.

    When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face.

    She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”

    He replied,”I had lunch with God,”  But before his mother could respond, he added,”You konw what?  She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”

     Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home.

    Her  son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked,”Mother, what did you do today that  made you so happy?”

    She replied,” I ate Twinkies in the park with God,”  But before her son responded, she added,”You know, he’s much younger than I expected.”

                                                                         Julie A. Manhan

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Whoever Finds This, I Love You!

       On a quiet street in the city a little old man walked along shuffling through the autumn afternoon,  and the autumn leaves reminded him of other summers come and gone.  He had a long lonely night ahead, waiting for June. 

     Then among the leaves near an orphan’s home a piece of paper caught his eye, and he stooped to pick  up with trembling hands.  As he read the childish writing the old man began to cry, cause the words burned inside him like a brand.

     “Whoever finds this, I love you, whoever finds this, I need you.  I ain’t even got no one to talk to, So whoever finds this, I love you!

     The old man’s eyes searched the orphan’s home and came to rest upon a child.  With her nose pressed up against the window pane.  And the old man knew he found a friend at last, so he waved to her and smiled.  And they both knew they’d spend the winter laughing at the rain.

    And they did spend the winter laughing at the rain, talking through the fence and exchanging little gifts they made for each other.  The old man would carve toys for the little girl.  She would draw pictures for him of beautiful ladies, surrounded by green trees and sunshine, and they laughed a lot.

    But then on the first day of June the little girl ran to the fence to show the old man a picture she drew, but he wasn’t there.  And somehow the little girl knew he wasn’t coming back so she went to her room, took a crayon and paper and wrote….

     “Whoever finds this, I love you, whoever finds this, I need you, I ain’t even got no one to talk to  So whoever finds this, I love you!”

                                                                   Author Unknown

     There’s a third one as well, but it’s too long, so maybe I’ll post it by itself later.  I had  a great day yesterday celebrating my birthday.  Got a gift from several people I want to tell you about- something you might want to give to someone yourself at some point.  That too will have to keep for another post.   DM