Shirley and Marcy

A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son
walking to school. He didn't want his mother to walk with him.

She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some
independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an idea of how to
handle it.

She asked a neighbor if she would please follow him
to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably
wouldn't notice her. She said that since she was up early with her toddler
anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she
agreed. The next school day, the neighbor and her little girl set out
following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor girl he knew.

She did this for the whole week. As the t wo walked and chatted,
kicking stones and twigs, Timmy' s little friend noticed the
same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week.

Finally she said to Timmy, 'Have you noticed that lady following us to
school all week? Do you know her?'

Timmy nonchalantly replied, 'Yeah, I know who she is.'

The little girl said, 'Well, who is she?'

'That's just Shirley Goodnest,' Timmy replied, 'and her daughter
Marcy.'

'Shirley Goodnest? Who is she and why is she following us?' 'Well,'
Timmy explained, 'every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd
Psalm with my prayers, 'cuz she worries about me so much. And in the
Psalm, it says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of
my life', so I guess I'll just have to get used to it!'

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon
you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift His countenance upon you, and
give you peace.

May Shirley Goodnest and Marcy be with you today and
always.