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[log in to unmask] Subject: Fw: Smile > > > ---------- > > > > Subject: FW: Smile > > Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 9:20 AM > > > > > > > > A little girl walked daily to and from > > >>> > >>school. Though the weather > > >>> > >>that morning was questionable and clouds > > >>> > >>were forming, > > >>> > >>she made her daily trek to the elementary > > >>> > >>school. As the > > >>> > >>afternoon > > >>> > >>progressed, the winds whipped up, along > > >>> > >>with thunder and lightning. > > >>> > >> > > >> > > > >>> > >>The mother of the little girl felt > > >>> > >>concerned that her daughter > > >>> > >>would be frightened as she walked home > > >>> > >>from school, and she herself > > >>> > >>feared that the electrical storm might > > >>> > >>harm her child. Following > > >>> > >>the roar of thunder, lightning, like a > > >>> > >>flaming sword, would cut through > > >>> > >>the sky. Full of concern, the mother > > >>> > >>quickly got into her car and > > >>> > >>drove > > >>> > >>along the route to her child's school. > > >>> > >>>> >>> > > > >> > > > >>> > >> As she did so, she saw her little girl > > >>> > >> walking along, but at > > >>> > >> each flash of lightning, the child would > > >>> > >> stop, look and smile. > > >>> > >> Another and another were to follow > > >>> > >> quickly, each with the little > > >>> > >> girl stopping, looking at the streak of > > >>> > >> light and smiling. > > >>> > >> Finally, the mother called her over to the car and > > >>> > >> asked, "What are you doing?" > > >>> > >>>> > >> >>> > > > >> > > > >>> > >> The child answered, "Smiling, God just > > >>> > >> keeps taking pictures of me." > > >>> > >>>> > >> >>> > > > >>> > > > > > > >