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Bail Out by Uncle Martin
Desiring to earn some money at my young age of about eight
years, I clipped a coupon from a magazine and sent off for some miracle salve
to sell. It wasn’t long before my
product arrived, and now I was in business.
My Uncle Martin came for a visit and cheerfully made a purchase
of two cans of salve, one for colds and one for aches and pains.
Now I needed to earn enough to repay my mother who had
fronted my investment.
Dutifully I trudged from door to door, but my neighbors
simply weren’t interested in my Miracle Salve.
Being a bit discouraged, I put my sales box away in my bedroom.
A few months flew by and my Uncle Martin came for another
visit. “Hey there,” he said to me, “Do
you have any more of that good salve? If
you do, I will buy what ever you have left.”
That night as he headed for home I gave my Uncle Martin an
extra big hug.
I was rich, not because I had sold all of my salve, but
because I was loved and understood.
My hope is that you all have an Uncle Martin somewhere in
your life!
If you have ever tried to sell something when you were young
you will understand the discouragement of many answers in the negative. It was when someone encouraged you and bought
those cookies or candy that darkness turned to light - - Sadness into Joy!
Next time you see the Girl Scouts selling cookies or
children trying to raise money to go to camp, be available to support them by
making a purchase.
Don’t use the excuse that you are on a diet - - just donate
the cookies to your next church social.
In your immediate life there are those that can use a bit of
encouragement. Just a word fitly spoken
is like sweet honey to their ears.
Won’t cost you a cent, but it will light up their life.
Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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3 comments:
Even as an adult , I need some those encouragement too. Like you agreed to put up my shop's button on your blog. It takes a lot of encouragement to keep writing especially when you have a heart for it😊thank you for being my'Uncle Martin'😁😄😇
Sweet Blessings to you
Love this story,and love encouraging children by buying what they are selling no matter what it is. And words fitly spoken everywhere we are each day can light up so many lives.
Thank you for the party.
I remember and love that story, Hazel. It's a good reminder. I too learned the difficulties of being a child door to door salesperson... That's why it's hard for me to ever say "No" to a kid.
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