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Warned and Petted by an Angel
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Touched by an Angel
By Francine L. Baldwin-Billingslea We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
~Epictetus January 28, 2014, I sat on the couch watching the news. A winter storm watch was in effect over the Atlanta, Georgia area. I laughed at the reported two to three inches of expected snow and all the hoopla about it. Coming from New Jersey, there were winters we had that amount several times a week and we went about business as usual. As a matter of fact, I had just been home two weeks before and a few inches of snow had fallen. I couldn't wait to get back out in the snow. Now reporters were telling viewers not to venture out if possible. An aerial view of I-20, the major near me, showed bumper-to-bumper traffic. I was glad that I didn't have to travel over the major highway to get to the store and pick up some groceries. (Keep reading) | 