tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post4197136328571286822..comments2023-04-28T02:56:57.306-07:00Comments on Joyful Journey: Sweetly Smiling Maidens in ApronsCathy Biggerstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452262414188817271noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-30981420133577282892012-05-14T21:14:35.645-07:002012-05-14T21:14:35.645-07:00Thanks, Sally! I have some wonderful memories of G...Thanks, Sally! I have some wonderful memories of Girl Scouts as well. I lived in Germany at the time so we had some fantastic field trips.Cathy Biggerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452262414188817271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-53845678030137920462012-05-14T17:02:17.708-07:002012-05-14T17:02:17.708-07:00Your Girl Scout story brought back a flood of memo...Your Girl Scout story brought back a flood of memories. I got a late start in Girl Scouts (7th grade) but loved every minute of it. There are skills I learned in scouting that I still use today. Great story, Cathy.Sally Mathenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714597631578160195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-48962629315588408472012-05-06T20:54:15.981-07:002012-05-06T20:54:15.981-07:00Thanks for stopping by to see how God blesses me w...Thanks for stopping by to see how God blesses me with joy moments every day. Love you!Cathy Biggerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452262414188817271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-51433138450609515582012-05-06T20:53:06.462-07:002012-05-06T20:53:06.462-07:00Thanks, Linc! I remember you telling this story. ...Thanks, Linc! I remember you telling this story. It reminds me of the rich young man who went away from Jesus sorrowful because he chose not to take part in salvation. Thank you for the seeds you plant and the way you nurture those seeds until they burst open and produce beautiful things.Cathy Biggerstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452262414188817271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-60918114530876212462012-05-06T20:06:35.675-07:002012-05-06T20:06:35.675-07:00Good writing Cathy! Enjoyed this one!Good writing Cathy! Enjoyed this one!Mary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670257124963142771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698462534228317799.post-53563855273214787572012-05-06T19:17:19.678-07:002012-05-06T19:17:19.678-07:00Cathy:
I remember using this story in a Girl Scout...Cathy:<br />I remember using this story in a Girl Scout Sunday "sermon". I think of it often when dealing with these young girls. They are my seeds!<br /><br />There was a woman who wanted peace in the world and peace in her heart and all sorts of good things, but she was very frustrated. The world seemed to be falling apart. She would read the newspapers and get depressed.<br /><br />One day she decided to go shopping, and she went into a mall and picked a store at random. She walked in and was surprised to see Jesus behind the counter. She knew it was Jesus because he looked just like the pictures she’d seen on holy cards and devotional pictures. She looked again and again at him, and finally she got up enough nerve and asked, “Excuse me, are you Jesus?”<br /><br />“I am.”<br /><br /><br />“Do you work here?”<br /><br />“No,” Jesus said, “I own the store.”<br /><br />“Oh, what do you sell in here?”<br /><br />“Oh, just about anything!”<br /><br />“Anything?”<br /><br />“Yeah, anything you want. What do you want?”<br /><br />She said, “I don’t know.”<br /><br />“Well,” Jesus said, “feel free, walk up and down the aisles, make a list, see what it is that you want, and then come back and we’ll see what we can do for you.”<br /><br />She did just that, walked up and down the aisles. There was peace on earth, no more war, no hunger or poverty, peace in families, no more drugs, harmony, clean air, careful use of resources. She wrote furiously. By the time she got back to the counter, she had a long list.<br /><br />Jesus took the list, skimmed through it, looked up and smiled, “No problem.” And then he bent down behind the counter and picked out all sorts of things, stood up, and laid out the packets.<br /><br />She asked, “What are these?”<br /><br />Jesus replied, “Seed packets. This is a catalog store.”<br /><br />She said, “You mean I don’t get the finished product?”<br /><br />“No, this is a place of dreams. You come and see what it looks like, and I give you the seeds. You plant the seeds. You go home and nurture them and help them to grow and someone else reaps the benefits.”<br /><br />“Oh,” she said.<br /><br />And she left the store without buying anything.Linchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427755329196284731noreply@blogger.com