> After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, the forest rangers
> began
their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage.
>
> One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched
> statuesquely
on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie
sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick.
>
> When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their
> dead
mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster,
had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered
them
under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.
>
> She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies.
Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body.
The mother had remained steadfast. She had been willing to di e,&nbs p; so
those under the cover of her wings would live.
>
> "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will
> find
refuge." (Psalm 91:4)
>
> Being loved this much should make a difference in your life.
Remember
the One who loves you, and then be different because of it.
>
> My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to
> bless
and I picked you. Please pass this on to people you want to be
blessed.
>
> Please read on . .
>
> To realize the value of a sister: ask someone who doesn't have one.
>
> To realize the value of ten years: ask a newly divorced couple.
>
> To realize the value of four years: ask a graduate.
>
> To realize the value of one year: ask a student who has failed a
> final
exam.
>
> To realize the value of on e mont h: ask a mother who has given birth
> to a
premature baby.
>
> To realize the value of one week: ask an editor of a weekly
newspaper.
>
> To realize the value of one hour: ask the lovers who are waiting to
meet.
>
> To realize the value of one minute: ask a person who has missed the
train, bus or plane.
>
> To realize the value of one-second: ask one who has survived an
accident.
>
> To realize the value of one millisecond: ask the person who has won
a
silver medal in the Olympics.
>
> Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will
> treasure
it even more when you can share it with someone special.
>
> To realize the value of a friend: lose one.
>
God Bless You !
>
