Must Read.....You Will Love
it..♥ :')
After 21 years of marriage,
my
wife wanted me to take
another
woman out to dinner and a
movie.
She said I love you but I
know this
other woman loves you and
would love to spend some
time
with you.
The other woman that my
wife
wanted me to visit was my
MOTHER, who has been a
widow
for 19 years, but the
demands of
my work and my three
children
had made it possible to visit
her
only occasionally.
That night I called to invite
her to
go out for dinner and a
movie.
"What's wrong, are you
well,"she
asked?
My mother is the
type of
woman who suspects that a
late
night call or a surprise
invitation
is a sign of bad news.
"I thought that it would be
pleasant to be with you,"I
responded."Just the two of
us."
She thought about it for a
moment, and then said,"I
would
like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I
drove
over to pick her up I was a
bit
nervous. When I arrived at
her
house, I noticed t hat she,
too,
seemed to be nervous about
our
date. She waited in the door
with
her coat on. She had curled
her
hair and was wearing the
dress
that she had worn to
celebrate
her last wedding
anniversary.
She smiled from a face that
was
as radiant as an angel's.
"I told my friends that I was
going
to go out with my son, and
they
were impressed,"she said, as
she
got into the car."They can't
wait
to hear about our meeting".
We went to a restaurant that,
although not elegant, was
very
nice and cozy.
My mother
took my
arm as if she were the First
Lady.
After we sat down,
I had to read the menu.
Large
print. Half way through the
entries, I lifted my eyes and
saw
Mom sitting there staring at
me. A
nostalgic smile was on her
lips.
"It was I who used to have
to
read the menu when you
were
small,"she said.
"Then it's time that you relax
and
let me return the favor,"I
responded.
During the dinner, we had
an
agreeable conversation -
nothing
extraordinary, but catching
up on
recent events of each other's
life.
We talked so much that we
missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house
later,
she said,"I'll go out with
you
again, but only if you let me
invite
you."I agreed.
"How was your dinner
date?"
asked my wife when I got
home.
"Very nice. Much more so
than I
could have imagined,"I
answered.
A few days later, my mother
died
of a massive heart attack. It
happened so suddenly that
I did
to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received
an
envelope with a copy of a
restaurant receipt from the
same
place mother and I had
dined.
An attached note said:"I paid
this
bill in advance. I wasn't sure
that I
could be there; but
nevertheless, I
paid for two plates - one for
you
and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that
night
meant for me. I love you,
son."
At that moment, I
understood the
importance of saying in
time:"I
LOVE YOU!"and to give our
loved
ones the time that they
deserve.
Nothing in life is more
important
than God and your family.
Give them the time they deserve,
because these things cannot
be
put off till"some other time." :)
it..♥ :')
After 21 years of marriage,
my
wife wanted me to take
another
woman out to dinner and a
movie.
She said I love you but I
know this
other woman loves you and
would love to spend some
time
with you.
The other woman that my
wife
wanted me to visit was my
MOTHER, who has been a
widow
for 19 years, but the
demands of
my work and my three
children
had made it possible to visit
her
only occasionally.
That night I called to invite
her to
go out for dinner and a
movie.
"What's wrong, are you
well,"she
asked?
My mother is the
type of
woman who suspects that a
late
night call or a surprise
invitation
is a sign of bad news.
"I thought that it would be
pleasant to be with you,"I
responded."Just the two of
us."
She thought about it for a
moment, and then said,"I
would
like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I
drove
over to pick her up I was a
bit
nervous. When I arrived at
her
house, I noticed t hat she,
too,
seemed to be nervous about
our
date. She waited in the door
with
her coat on. She had curled
her
hair and was wearing the
dress
that she had worn to
celebrate
her last wedding
anniversary.
She smiled from a face that
was
as radiant as an angel's.
"I told my friends that I was
going
to go out with my son, and
they
were impressed,"she said, as
she
got into the car."They can't
wait
to hear about our meeting".
We went to a restaurant that,
although not elegant, was
very
nice and cozy.
My mother
took my
arm as if she were the First
Lady.
After we sat down,
I had to read the menu.
Large
print. Half way through the
entries, I lifted my eyes and
saw
Mom sitting there staring at
me. A
nostalgic smile was on her
lips.
"It was I who used to have
to
read the menu when you
were
small,"she said.
"Then it's time that you relax
and
let me return the favor,"I
responded.
During the dinner, we had
an
agreeable conversation -
nothing
extraordinary, but catching
up on
recent events of each other's
life.
We talked so much that we
missed the movie.
As we arrived at her house
later,
she said,"I'll go out with
you
again, but only if you let me
invite
you."I agreed.
"How was your dinner
date?"
asked my wife when I got
home.
"Very nice. Much more so
than I
could have imagined,"I
answered.
A few days later, my mother
died
of a massive heart attack. It
happened so suddenly that
I did
to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received
an
envelope with a copy of a
restaurant receipt from the
same
place mother and I had
dined.
An attached note said:"I paid
this
bill in advance. I wasn't sure
that I
could be there; but
nevertheless, I
paid for two plates - one for
you
and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that
night
meant for me. I love you,
son."
At that moment, I
understood the
importance of saying in
time:"I
LOVE YOU!"and to give our
loved
ones the time that they
deserve.
Nothing in life is more
important
than God and your family.
Give them the time they deserve,
because these things cannot
be
put off till"some other time." :)