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UP Beat or Beat Up =================== My husband, Edward has always been one to give the shirt off his back, literally, or to give his last bit of change. He never asks for anything in return and he is a very hard worker and provides well for his family. Recently, I had knee surgery and gall bladder surgery, and he worked and took care of me and still had time for our three kids, all less than 11 years of age. It just seems that nothing ever goes his way and now we have been kicked out of our home of six years so our landlord can move her friends in. We have to find another place to live soon ...and I know we will. I just feel so bad that no matter how hard Edward tries, he never gets anything or anywhere. I spend a lot of time trying to understand how someone like him stays so upbeat. I have prayed for guidance, and I have prayed for silly things like for him to be chosen for something of value. I realize we are blessed with three happy, healthy children and fairly good health ourselves, but now my prayers are just that he may receive a pat on the back or something just to give him a little boost to go on trudging through what seems to be a meager existence here in the Ozarks in Missouri. Just let him know he is worth more than any house or any amount of money we could ever have...We all love him!!! Thanks for your time and thanks for your prayers. Verna Torres >From MountainWings.com: "I spend a lot of time trying to understand how someone like him stays so upbeat." It looks like your husband has found one of the keys to inner peace. He is healthy, he has a job, he has healthy children, and he has a wife and children who love him and wish that he had more. I understand why he is so upbeat. That is the difference of perspective. Proper outlook on your blessings will make you feel upbeat. Focusing on the things that you don't have will make you feel beat up. It all depends on which way you look at it. UP Beat or BEAT Up. Edward realizes that he HAS been chosen for something of great value and that he has something of great value. "The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children." Proverbs 23:24 A salute to Edward Torres, Lebanon, MO USA A MountainWings Original |