A little girl had been shoppping with her Mom in Target. She nust have been 6 years old, thid beautiful re haried, freckle face inage of innocence. It was pouring out stide. The kind rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters , so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow dowen the spout. We all stood there under and just inside the door of the Target.

We waited some patiently,others irritatd because nature messed up their hurrried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfull.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavenswashing away the dirt and dust of the world . Memories of running,splasing so carefree ad a child came pouing in as a welome reprirvr from the worries of my day.

The little voice was so sweet as it borke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in " Mom let's run throught the rain rain" she said.

"What" Mom asked

"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated

"No honey. We'll wait until it slows dowen a bit," Momo replied

This young child waited about another minute and repeated:"Mom,lets's run throught the rain."
"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said

"No,we won't , Mom. That's not what you said this moring," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm. " This moring ? When did I say we ould run through the rain and not get wet?"
" Don't you remember? When you were talkinf to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this,he can get us through anything!"

The entire crowed stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.

Mom pasued and thoght for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a mooment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith. "Honey, you are absolutel right. Let's run through the rain. If God let's us get wet, well mybe we just needed washing," Mom said...

Then off they rain. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past cars and yes , through the puddles. They held their shopping bags o0ver their heads just in case.they got soaked. But they were folloed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes, I did. I run . I got wet. I needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions,they can take away your money,and they can take your health. But no one can every take away your precious members... So, don't forget to make and take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose inder heaven.

I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO TUN THROUGH THE RAIN.

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 nevery forget and remember to also send it to the person who sent it to you. It's a short message to let them know that you"ll nevery forget them.

iN GOD WE TRUST !!!!!!!