From the Mouths of babes! Memories are to be cherished!

Thank you Louis for sending this inspiring anecdote
A little girl had been shopping with her Mum in Asda . She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced
image of innocence. It was pouring outside.
The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the down pipe. We all stood there underneath the awning and just inside the door of Asda .

We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerised by rainfall.
I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing as carefree
as a child come pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in
"Mum, let's run through the rain," she said.

"What?” Mum asked.
"Let’s run through the rain! She repeated.
"No, Hazel. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mum replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated:
"Mum, let's run through the rain,"

"We'll get soaked if we do," Mum said.
"No, we won't, Mum. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mum's arm.
This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet? "Don't you remember? When you were talking to
Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear
anything but the rain. We all stood silently.
No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mum paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.
Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's' life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith...

"Hazel, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If GOD let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mum said.

Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling, and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They
held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed andlaughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious
memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities
to make memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a
time to every purpose under heaven.


I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE
RAIN.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forgetthem.
Send this to the people you'll never forget .It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.
If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're in a hurry.

Take the time to live!!!

Keep in touch with your friends, you never know when you'll need each other-and don't forget to run in the rain!

God makes everything but unbreakable hearts.