SURPRISING FIND

YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS STILL SEARCHING FOR MY LOST PASHMINA, I CAME ACROSS A LITTLE WORK BOOK OF MIKE'S IN THE CLOSET.  FOR THE MOST PART IT JUST HAD NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF SOME OF HIS LEADS (HE WAS A SALESMAN-REMEMBER?).  WELL, MIXED AMONG THE BUSINESS CARDS AND LOOSE PAPERS, I FOUND A FEW TREASURES.  FIRST OF ALL, HE HAD PICTURES OF ALL OF US TUCKED AWAY IN THE SIDE POCKET, THEN I FOUND THREE UN MAILED POSTCARDS.  ONE WAS FOR MY SON MIKE JR. THE OTHER HAD JUST THE NAME "THE BAGGETTS" ON IT, AND THE THIRD WAS ADDRESSED TO ME.  IT STARTED OFF WITH "HI BROWN EYES" THAT WAS HIS PET NAME FOR ME-UNTIL LATER IN LIFE WHEN HE CALLED ME "PATCHES" BECAUSE OF ALL THE PAIN PATCHES I CONSTANTLY WORE.  THE CARDS BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES, AS I KNEW HE WAS THINKING OF US.  I JUST WONDER WHY HE NEVER GOT TO MAIL THEM.  ANY HOW, ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NOTE, I AM GOING TO THE "TEA ROOM" AT DISNEY TODAY!!  TWO OTHER LADIES THAT I WAS BAPTISED WITH ARE TAKING ME THERE FOR OUR 37TH YEAR OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO JEHOVAH.  WE HAVE ALL SUFFERED MANY TRIALS SINCE THAT DAY, BUT THANKFULLY THEY HAVE EACH ONE MADE US STRONGER AND MORE DETERMINED NOT TO LET SATAN WIN.  AT MY MEETING YESTERDAY I HEARD SOMETHING THAT I FELT WAS WORTH REPEATING, SO I CALLED MY SISTER AND TOLD HER WHAT IT WAS.  WE HAD JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR THE DAY BEFORE.  ANY HOW IT WAS SIMPLY THIS "WHEN SATAN TRIES TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR PAST -REMIND HIM OF HIS FUTURE".  WE ALL HAVE REGRETS THINGS WE WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY IF WE COULD JUST GO BACK IN TIME FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE, SATAN LIKES US TO DWELL IN THE "WHAT IFS".  WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE DONE THAT DIFFERENTLY, OR WHAT IF I WOULD HAVE MADE THIS CHOICE INSTEAD OF THAT ONE.  DWELLING ON THE PAST PUTS UP RIGHT WHERE SATAN WANTS US.  WE CAN NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR LIVES IF WE ARE SPENDING ALL OUR TIME IN THE PAST.  JUST A THOUGHT-IT REALLY DID MEAN SOMETHING TO ME, AND I HOPE IT WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE DIFFERENT PROSPECTUS OF LOOKING BEHIND.  BTW THE TITLE OF OUR STUDY WAS "REMEMBER THE WIFE OF LOT".  THIS AM, I HAVE MY SWIMMING EXERCISES WITH MY SISTER VICKIE, AND THEN I WILL BE GOING TO THE TEA ROOM AT DISNEY.  IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER RAINY DAY, SO I WILL NEED MY UMBRELLA FOR SURE.  WELL, THE WEEK END WAS BETTER-I AM TRYING HARD TO DO WHAT I KNOW MIKE WOULD HAVE WANTED.  I LONG TO SEE MIKE AGAIN-BUT I NEED TO LEARN TO HAVE PATIENCE. AS THE OLE SAYING GOES " ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT".  TILL TOMORROW-TAKE AN UMBRELLA!!  JUST ME