Ain't That America!
When I see a picture of anyone's family it reminds me how
fortunate I am to have a beautiful wife and four great children,
who are all healthy I might add, yet in the picture of my lovely
wife and two beautiful daughters, it reminds me of the girl
"stuff" that I have to put up with. I mean like never getting
into the bathroom when I need to go and the ungodly time they
spend in there "WHAT COULD THEY POSSIBLY BE DOING I THINK TO
MYSELF?" Then when I see the results I am truly amazed it's like
another woman who I can hardly recognize, who is more beautiful
than the day I meet her and I thank God I did, she is truly a
vision. Then I look at my two little angels who were hanging
around mom in the bathroom and lo and behold she had time to put
a new face on them too, "HOW DID SHE DO IT I THINK TO MY SELF"
and I say ain't that america
I remember the couple of distant friends that couldn't have any
children and I then silently pray for them as though it was
myself and my wife who were in that situation, then I thank God
for the happy outcome of this couples future and there yet to be
unborn children, who will be brought into this world, of this I
am sure. I get a call from my friend and he says guess what? I
say what, by this time my mind is racing to try and guess the
answer before he tells me! He "SCREAMS WE ARE HAVING TWINS" I
respond that's great! Then I remember that they were the couple
that couldn't have any children. Then I say to myself ain't that
America!
I see a group of boy's playing baseball with my son in the open
field next to our house and the little guy is up to bat, as far
as I can tell he never gut's a hit, but he tries so very hard
and week after week he steps up to plate, pulls up his sagging
draws and wipes his snotty nose and tries to spit like the big
leaguers do, he even get's some on his shoes. I laugh to myself.
Strike one he misses the ball. By now my wife and me are
watching as if Babe Ruth were batting himself. Strike two, he
misses again. "Darn it" I say out loud. Here comes the pitch and
he swings and he hits it, "RUN, RUN, RUN," I yell at the top of
my lungs, I look at my wife and smile. You see the little runt
is my five old and I begin to cry.
Then I whisper to myself ain't that America!
My daughter is going door to door selling Girl Scout cookies she
stops and ties her shoe and takes a much needed rest, as you can
tell she has been at it for some time now, as she sits on the
sidewalk out of the corner of my eye I see a little old lady
crossing the street, it seems like it is taking her forever to
cross it. The old woman falls will my daughter get up? Will she
help? Will she just ignore the lady in need, after all this is
2002 you know. I think to myself did I raise her properly? She
gets up and as she is doing so she loses two of her order forms!
What will she do now? I hold my breath and pray she does the
right thing. She takes off running right in the direction of the
little old lady, is she running to help the lady or to get the
order forms? Will she stop to help this elderly lady? As she
approaches the lady, she looks toward the order forms and stops
and sighs, it looks as though she is waving good bye to the
order forms as she bends over to help the elderly lady up. I
smile to myself and say ain't that America!
So as you can plainly see there is still a bunch of things we
can be thankful for in this great country of ours so when you
she a bunch of boy's playing ball or the girl scouts selling
cookies or someone helping a elderly lady up or someone praying
or how you love your children and wife, stop and say to yourself
ain't that America!