A FULL BOX OF KISSES

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter
for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became
infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the
Christmas tree.

Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next
morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy."

He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again
when he found the box was empty.  He yelled at her, "Don't you know that
when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside
it?"

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh,Daddy,
it is not empty.   I blew kisses into the box.  All for you, Daddy."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he
begged for her forgiveness.

It is told that years after his death, his daughter, in settling his
estate,
found that he had kept that gold box by his bed from that Christmas night,
everafter; so whenever he was discouraged, he could take out an imaginary
kiss and remember the love of  the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us as living souls have been given a gold
container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our
children,friends, family and Heavenly Father.  There is no more precious
possession anyone could hold.  Please, take a moment today, and enjoy a big
handful of memories.  And remember, they'll melt in your heart, not in your
hands!
 May God be with you throughout your life!