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bzsun

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 dinner, 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 your 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." "Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. 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 Jenny. 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. Isn't God good? Are you holding onto things that God wants you to let go of? Are you holding on to harmful or unnecessary partners, relationships, habits and activities that you have come so attached to that it seems impossible to let go? Sometimes it is so hard to see what is in the other hand but do believe this one thing.... God will never take away something without giving you something better in its place.

德芙

这是一个五岁的小女孩，一头卷曲浓密的金发，甜蜜可爱。她乖乖地站在收银台那里等着她的母亲。 突然，她发现了那串安静躺在粉红色盒子里闪闪发光的珍珠项链。“妈妈，我想要嘛，好不好啊，妈妈。”母亲翻起标价牌看了看，女孩正仰着头，蓝色的眼睛闪着渴求的光彩。“一美元九十五美分，快两美元了。宝贝，如果你真的想要，就多作些家务来挣钱吧。还有，你的生日也快到了，奶奶也会给你一些钱的。” 珍妮一回到家就把储蓄罐里的钱都倒了出来，17便士。她卖力地做着家务，还去帮邻居干活以便能够挣到更多的钱。在她生日那天，加上祖母给她的钱，她终于凑足了钱买下了那条珍珠项链。 珍妮非常喜欢那条项链，她去哪里都带着它。因为母亲说，如果碰了水，项链会退色，她才在游泳和洗澡的时候把它小心翼翼的摘下来。 珍妮的父亲非常爱她，每晚，在她临睡前，父亲都会放下手上的事，上楼来为她讲故事。一天，父亲讲完了故事，对珍妮说：“你爱我吗，宝贝？” “哦，是的，爸爸。你知道我那么爱你！” “那么把你的珍珠项链给我吧。” “哦，爸爸。除了珍珠项链好吗。要不我把那个有粉红色尾巴的小白马送给你好吗，爸爸？” “没关系，亲爱的，爸爸爱你。晚安”他用胡子蹭着她的脸颊亲吻了她。 一个星期后，讲完了故事，父亲又问珍妮：“你爱我吗？” “爸爸，我当然爱你” “那把你的珍珠项链给我吧” “哦，爸爸。除了我的项链。你要我的洋娃娃吧。她多漂亮阿” “没关系。睡吧，宝贝。爸爸爱你！” 很多天后，当父亲走进珍妮的房间，发现她静静地坐在床上，下巴颤抖着，一颗泪珠无声地滑落她的脸颊。 “怎么了，珍妮，发生什么事了？” 珍妮什么都没说，举起了她的手，在爸爸的面前打开手掌，那是她的珍珠项链。她微微有些发抖，最终说：“爸爸，它是你的，送给你” 泪水在父亲的眼眶中凝聚，他从珍妮的手中接过那条假的项链，接着，他的另一只手从口袋里掏出一只蓝色的天鹅丝绒的盒子，盒子里是一串真正的美丽的项链。 他一直都带着它。他一直都等着珍妮放弃那条假的项链，在给她真正的财富和宝贝阿！ 我们的天父不正是这样吗，等待着我们舍弃那些廉价的东西，为的是给我们那真正的宝贝！ 天父取走的，是不好的东西，祂原是要给我们更好的！

marylu

Dear sister dove,thank you for your sharing! Is it your translation?wow,your English is so good that maybe you can share us more God bless you!

德芙

buzsun弟兄这篇文章好可爱，忍不住~~，咳~咳 不好意思，姐姐

marylu

以下是引用德芙在2003-1-26 22:58:58的发言： buzsun弟兄这篇文章好可爱，忍不住~~，咳~咳 不好意思，姐姐

hehe,I only can say:Both are wongerful(the original and your translation)!! Thank our lord!HE prepares so many gifted people for HIS use! Praise the lord!! Pls try your best!! Immanuel!!

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-1-27 12:36:08编辑过]

bzsun

Great! Wonderful translation! Thank God. Sister Dove and Marylu, if you can, please translate the last paragraph(in red), too. One year ago when I read this stroy,it touched my heart. I am a baby christian. I could find many excuses for myself. I did not want to spare much time on our fellowship,even Sunday worship.I could not offer 1/10 of what I get. I bagan to learn to summit my life to Him, He is faithful and bless me more on my study and life here, most important, my life. He bless my life aboundantly. I am more closer to Him. I asked Him to be the Lord of my life and teach me in everything,including how to allocate my money, too. Our heavenly father wanted to bless us more, However,sometimes we cannot trust Him. I am so grateful to Him.

marylu

以下是引用bzsun在2003-1-27 4:17:41的发言： Great! Wonderful translation! Thank God. Sister Dove and Marylu, if you can, please translate the last paragraph(in red), too. One year ago when I read this stroy,it touched my heart. I am a baby christian. I could find many excuses for myself. I did not want to spare much time on our fellowship,even Sunday worship.I could not offer 1/10 of what I get. I bagan to learn to summit my life to Him, He is faithful and bless me more on my study and life here, most important, my life. He bless my life aboundantly. I am more closer to Him. I asked Him to be the Lord of my life and teach me in everything,including how to allocate my money, too. Our heavenly father wanted to bless us more, However,sometimes we cannot trust Him. I am so grateful to Him.

Dear brother Bzsun Thank you very much!you give us better share Maybe you are the best choose to translate the last paragraphy(in read),hehe:) My English is poor and I have not much time to do it Maybe sisiter Dove can do the job good:) Happy Spring Festival! Immanuel!

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-1-28 23:58:21编辑过]

德芙

Thank you for your sharing of the nice testimony, it was like magic, only God can touch one's heart in such a moving way. Once in a while, I met someone, who makes me feel so moved,who seems to understand me in a way that few people could,someone who is truely glad for me when things are going well, who is always there to listen when I've got something new to tell. Once in a while , I found someone who I can totally depend on, in whom I can put all my trust . Yes ,it's Him,Jesus Christ~~~who I got in my heart!!