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Article Overview: I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, garden hose in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things ... a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep
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Keepers
I grew up with practical parents. My mother, God love her,who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then
reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it... A father who was happier
getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away.
I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, garden hose in one hand, and
dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things ... a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen
door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy.
All that re-fixing, eating, renewing . . . I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear spring night, in the coolness of the hospital room, with my arm around my dad's shoulder, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So . . . while we have it . . .
it's best we love it . . . and care for it . . . and fix it when it's broken......... and heal it when it's sick.
This is true - for marriage....... and old cars..... and children with bad report cards..... and dogs with bad
hips.... and aging parents..... and grandparents.....and GREAT grandparents.
We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best
friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people
we know who are special........ and so, we keep them close!
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About the Author: Richard Rondeau RSS for Richard's articles - Visit Richard's website It's not often that someone can take a tragedy and turn it into a positive message, however; that is what Richard Rondeau has done, as he reaches out to audiences as an inspirational, motivational speaker. This former executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in Michigan, whose family was fatally impacted by a drunk driver, has channeled his passion into what can only be described as a life saving business. He delivers an impactful, life saving, preventative message to audiences - young and old alike - touching on subjects such as: The dangers of underage drinking; drinking and driving; alcohol poisoning; distracted driving; texting and using a cell phone while driving and riding with an impaired driver, from an unfortunately unique perspective. Richard's motivational message has been heard by well over 1,000,000 people. Listen as he illustrates how to develop responsible attitudes, broaden understanding of risk-taking behavior and how to make smart choices about the many challenges they are facing. He is a dynamic presenter who informs, interacts, entertains and inspires. Richard always provides thought-provoking, take home value and captivates his audiences with power packed content and a dynamically focused messages. Richard Rondeau has become known as a Life Saving, skill builder sharing the tools necessary to improve and safe guard personal and professional lives. Meet Richard at: InsidetheMaddness.com Click here to visit Richard's website   Always Look on the Sunny Side Ready Set GOALS The Time is NOW for Sobriety Checkpoints in Michigan The Value of Worrying Handle Tough Questions |
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