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Keep your Fork10-12-06 | News

Keep your Fork

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things ?EUR??,,????'?????<
She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.

Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.

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The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say. That surprises you, doesn?EUR??,,????'?????<
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The young woman explained. ?EUR??,,????'?????<
So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder ?EUR??,,????'?????<
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At the funeral people were walking by the young woman?EUR??,,????'?????<
During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her. He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either.

He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.

Show your friends how much you care. Remember to always be there for them, even when you need them more. For you never know when it may be their time to ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Cherish the time you have, and the memories you share ... being friends with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet responsibility.

Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND even if it means sending back to the person who sent it to you.

And keep your fork.