This Story is a Chapter from my new Rescue the Stories Book Two. Fed EX has picked up my shipment at the printers and my books will arrive at my home soon.
Black COFFEE Courtesy photobucket.com |
Reading Helpful Hints has
always intrigued me. One tip that I
discovered was to use baking soda to clean your coffee pot. It also worked as an excellent cleanser in
the coffee thermos bottle that my husband took with him to work each day.
One summer morning I put some
soda into the thermos and let it soak for awhile before I rinsed it out. Soon I continued the washing of the bottle and
poured in the coffee for my husbands work.
That particular morning, my
husband Robert was taking the two teen age boys to work with him. Our son, Steve and his young Uncle Doug were
the same age and enjoyed being able to help on the job.
Returning from work that afternoon,
Steve triumphantly marched into the kitchen and handed me the coffee thermos as
he declared, “Dad did not drink his coffee today, and I am so glad, because I
saw you put soda in it this morning.”
My face color drained to ashen
as I realized that Steve had not seen the entire picture. I carefully explained to him that I would
NEVER pull a stunt like that as a joke, or to harm anyone especially not to his
Dad.
I wanted to make it clear
that soda is to help clean the thermos and it is always rinsed out before the
coffee goes in. Then I carefully dumped
the coffee into the sink, so Steve could see that there was only coffee in the
thermos.
The relief in his face was
visible as he understood that all is not - - as it sometimes appears.
I was so thankful that Steve
did not harbor this incident in his heart and believe the worst of his mother. Instead he considered it wise to come to me
and to clarify the facts.
This is a perfect example to
always discover the entire story before relating to others what might prove to
be only what we thought we saw.
There is an old quote attributed
to Benjamin Franklin that says, “Believe none of what you hear - - and only half of what you see.”
The scriptures instruct us that our mortal eyes and ears cannot comprehend all that God has prepared for those who love Him.
1Corinthians 2:9 But as it is
written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has entered into the heart of
man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.
Shared with Gail at T.G.I.F.
and Bible Love notes
This is a beautiful blog hop with many great stories.
This is a beautiful blog hop with many great stories.
Also linked with Ann
Kroeker’s Food on Fridays
A Recipe or a story about food is acceptable at Ann's site
A Recipe or a story about food is acceptable at Ann's site
1 comment:
I'm looking forward to your next book, Hazel. You know I love real life stories and how it relates to lessons along the way...
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