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Doens't this just touch your heart?

The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?"

Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.

"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After din ner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. McJames if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace

Jenny loved her pearls. They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere, Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night as he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"

"Oh yes, daddy. You know that I love you."

"Then give me y our pearls"

"Oh, daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess, the white horse from my collection, the one with the pink tail. Remember, daddy? The one you gave me. She's my very favorite."

"That's okay, Honey, daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss.

About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?"

"Daddy, you know I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

< B> "Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have m y baby do ll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."

"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you."

And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss.

A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian style.

As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"

Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, daddy; this is for you."

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to J enny.

He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her the genuine treasure. So it is, with our Heavenly Father. He is waiting for us to give up the cheap things in our lives so that he can give us beautiful treasures.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    This is so beautiful! while i waz reading it, tears were silently gathering in my eyes. i didn't know it till the end, though! =*)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is touching, but alas,it is only a story. Imagine if we could give to the poor and homeless, what this man had given to his daughter, and what she hda given to him.

    In a weird coincidence I was listening to the song Hallelujah while readin it. It made the story stand out, and more touching.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Sorry yet your tale would not upload up? You met dec 08, dated april 09 and married in november 2010, ok what planet do you proceed to exist because of fact the place I stay in the international it is in basic terms july 2010? then you definately say your toddler became into born on the 4th july which became into 18 days in the past? in view that then you definately've lived along with your mum and now moved back on your individual homestead? frequently you wait around 6 weeks after toddler became into born formerly you think approximately having intercourse? yet all human beings is different. besides you declare he would not comprehend if he lusts you or loves you yet after a bj he desperate he loves you? incorrect, adult adult males do not think of that way, they simply think of in constructive recommendations meaning they comprehend they love you or they don't love you so if your tale is right the terrific concern you're able to do is do away with him as he's a liar because of fact no guy could tell his spouse he slept with somebody else 18 days after their toddler became into born. regardless of if it is genuine and you forgive him you will on no account forget what he carried out and continuously ask your self if and whilst he will do it returned. as quickly as a cheater continuously a cheater. Now you're including that he cheated 2 weeks and a pair of days in the past that's sixteen days in the past so how would desire to you supply beginning 18 days in the past and then stay along with your mum formerly moving homestead and then he cheated, and it became into then you definately gave him a bj, 2 days after toddler became into born, no probability.

  • 1 decade ago

    a little girl just had actual pearls appear

    hint: imagine a being that gives heaven without requirement or knowledge

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  • Alicia
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    it is a good story......

    i was listening to beautiful One by tim hughes

    so He is really beautiful

  • 1 decade ago

    I just have one thing to say to that...

    Awwwwww! <3

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That is beautiful!

  • 1 decade ago

    aww this is soo kute! =)

  • 1 decade ago

    Aww this is great!!! And so true! ^-^ β™₯ thanks for this

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