the brick

THE
BRICK


A young and successful
executive was traveling down a neighborhood street,
going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was
watching for kids darting out from between parked
cars and slowed down

when he thought he saw
something. As his car passed, no children appeared.
Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to
the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry
driver

Then jumped out of the
car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up
against

a parked car shouting,
'What was that all about and who are you? Just what
the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that
brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why
did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic.
'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't
know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the
brick because no one else would stop...' With tears
dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth
pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my
brother, 'he said 'He rolled off the curb and fell
out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him
up.'

Now sobbing, the boy
asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help
me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and
he's too heavy for me.'

Moved beyond words,
the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat He hurriedly lifted the
handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took
out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh
scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything
was going to be okay. 'Thank you and may God bless
you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too
shook up for words, the man simply watch ed the boy!
push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk
toward their home.

It was a long, slow
walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very
noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair
the dented side door. He kept the dent there to
remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life
so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to
get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and
speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have
time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's
our choice to listen or
not.

Thought for the
Day:

If God had a
refrigerator, your picture would be on
it.

If He had a wallet,
your photo would be in
it.
He sends you flowers
every spring.

He sends you a sunrise
every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about
you!
God didn't promise
days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun
without rain, but He did promise strength for the
day, comfort for the tears, and light for the
way.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink
in If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it

DADDY POEM

Daddy's Poem

Her hair was up in a pony tail,
Her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
And she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her,
That she probably should stay home.
Why the kids might not understand,
If she went to school alone.

But she was not afraid;
She knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates
of why he wasn't there today.

But still her mother worried,
For her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
She tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school
Eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees
a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back,
For everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently,
Anxious in their seats

One by one the teacher called
A student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
As seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name,
Every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching,
A man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?"
She heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one,"
Another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back,
She heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
Too busy to waste his day."

The words did not offend her,
As she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher,
Who told her to go on.
And with hands behind her back,
Slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
Came words incredibly unique.

"My Daddy couldn't be here,
Because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
Since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
And how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories
He taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
And taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes,
And ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him.
I'm not standing here alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me,
Even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
He'll forever be in my heart"
With that, her little hand reached up,
And lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
Beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads,
Her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
Who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love
Of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
Doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down,
Staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
But its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
But heaven's just too far.

You see he is a Marine
And died just this past year
When a roadside bomb hit his convoy
And taught Americans to fear.
But sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes,
And saw him there that day.

And to her mothers amazement,
She witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
All starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them,
Who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
They saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy,"
To the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
Of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it,
For each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
Was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
By the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing,
That heaven is never too far.

They say it takes a minute to find a special
Person, an hour to appreciate them,
A day to love them, but then an entire
Life to forget them.

Send this to the people you'll never forget and
Remember to send it also to the person that sent
it to you It's a short message to let them know
that you'll never forget them.

If you don't send it to anyone, it means you're
in a hurry and that you've forgotten your
friends.

Take the time...to live and love.
Until eternity. God bless

what i well be doing in 15 years from now

I would live in California in a three bed room house I will work for a mechanic shop making 13 dollars an hour got a wife and two kids their names are mike and Linda they are 2 and 6 years old they will get striate As in school mike is going to play foot ball and Linda is going to be a cheer leader and my wife is a stay at home mom we take turns cleaning the house we go to church every Sunday and Wednesday we are planning to go to Hawaii for two months I would rent a beach house near the prettiest beach we would go swimming and when we got home we would relax for a couple of days then I would go back to work and every Friday and Saturday we go out and do something like go to the movies or go watch a football game or go bowling we would just have fun when they turn 16 I will buy them there first car and then they can get a job and buy their own cars if they want a another one they can buy them their self me and my friend will still be hanging out with each other we will go to party’s I’m going be rich and live in a big house and I will be in college playing football trying to go pro and I will be taking acting class my wife is going to have everything she wants I would be driving a 2025 camaro and I will own 25 race cars and I will own 6 gas station that’s what I will be doing in 15 years.

book review

I think Choppersun is a good book to read, if you want to know what it feels like to be a slave. It gives you good imagery of what happens to the slaves when they do something wrong by details. It’s pretty sad what happens to some of the characters! Has a Coretta Scott king author award! This book is about a slave in the 1700s that’s been taken away from her family and her beloved boyfriend. They where supposed to get marred when she turned 16. It explores many aspects of slavery beyond the african experience, including indentured servants and the status of women in the past. Most of the historical information is horribly disturbing! I have never heard of Fort Mose! I’m glad that there is a place where slaves and indentured servants can find refuge.

choper sun

afi took amari under her wing she become like her mother afi gives her hope afi helps her git food and how to exercise afi teals amai what they are going to do to her she thought her to walk with a limp where the solders would walk past her afi keeps the other girls fom harting her it gives her more hope it keeps her alive afi told her that her parnts would want her to live

Self-destructive behavior

I think insurance companies should pay for self-destructive behavior. What would they do if their kids participated in self- destructive behavior and their insurance did not pay for treatment? The behavior may have been done upon their self but something caused the behavior in the first place.
It’s called many things – self-inflicted violence, self-injury, self- harm, par suicide, delicate cutting, self-abuse, self-mutilation (this last particularly seems to annoy people who self-injure).
Broadly speaking, self-injury is the act of trying to alter a mood by inflicting physical harm serious enough to cause tissue damage to one’s body.
Types of Self Destructive Behavior
 Branding
 Marking
 Burning /Abrasions
 Biting
 Bruising
 Hitting
 Carving
 Scratching

It’s not self-injury if the chief purpose is sexual gratification, body decoration, spiritual enlightenment by ritual, fitting in or being cool.
Callie cut herself in the book Cut because she was stressed out.
Self destructive behavior is often
1. A Cry for Help-Some people cut themselves to show others they need help.
2. For Attention-Many teens or other people cut themselves in hope for attention
3. It’s put them in control-Some people cut in order to see that they are in control
Day 104 of 365 days explains one persons reasons for cutting.
As parents and as a community perhaps if we can give teens more important tasks than texting, video games, and hanging out at the mall, they won’t be as easily seduced by self-destructive behaviors.
I think teens may participate in self- destructive behavior because teens are given to much responsibility, like, in Callie’s situation, taking care of her brother. This can put a lot of stress on teens. Schools can help them get help like refer them to a rehabilitation center. As an individual, tell their parents.
This is why I think insurance companies should pay for teens who participate in self-destructive. It is not their fault that they have so much stress on them the parents need to quit putting stress on their teenagers.

cutting

Emma and Calle are a like because the cut there self because they are depressed and they like to hide ther cuts