This Might Cheer You Up …
Imelda Nugent
Copyright 2014 by Imelda Nugent
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The author is very glad that you bought this book. She would like to extend her gratitude and hoped that you will enjoy reading the different stories just to cheer you and brighten your day!
She is also very much thankful to her loving husband who is very supportive. He makes sure that she is comfortable in life. To her family who is always concern and showing their care in the times she is down. To all her friends and with beautiful stories of failures and achievements.
Table of Contents
1.Sweet Dreams
2.Falls of Love
3.The Grouchy Gallbladder
4.The Cupcake
5.The Song
Sweet Dreams
Clear moonless night and the stars are very bright. One man named Simon standing outside and asking the stars. "Why?" He sighed. "Why I cannot sleep?" "I am very rich. I can buy anything." Then he shouted. "Can I buy sleep?!"
Then a bright star answered. "Well, well, well, I am the best agent on selling sleep." "I am very lucky to get a customer." The star smiled.
"How much is it per night?" Simon questioned the star.
"Oh, I am selling it whole sale, not per night." The star answered happily.
"I can spend a million dollars just to make me sleep." Simon said desperately.
"Sorry, we don't use money in the heavens I only accept sweet dreams." The star twinkled.
"Then I cannot pay you. I cannot even sleep. How can I get even a nightmare?" He scratched his head.
The star smiled. "Then let us see what I can do." Paused. "Tell me what is in your mind?"
"I am thinking of the stocks. It keeps going down." He said with a worried look on his face.
"If you worry tonight would the stocks go up?" The star asked Simon.
"No." Simon answered
"Then why worry. Just sleep and maybe the stock will go up tomorrow." The star said with a joyful tone.
"I have no time for my wife and kids. I am always busy at work. I don't want to take sleeping pills because I am afraid to be late. My wife is not even concern if I ate already. She will just think that I ate with my business associates. My kids won't even say hi now. They are just busy with whatever they are doing." He explained.
The star asked with a puzzled look. "What will you do now?"
"I think I will have to have time with them." He replied.
"That is an excellent idea." The star beamed.
Simon explained with a gloomy face. "I cannot really have time. Even I am the owner of the company. I have to think of the employees. Sign so many things and do business meetings and one day is not enough."
"Maybe you need to do what you can do in one day and then do the rest the following day. You think you can do that?" Star happily asked.
"I will try to do it." Simon replied.
"Bye! Sweet dreams!" The star faded away.
"Wait! How can I sleep?" Simon shouted.
Then
Good morning honey!" Mariel the wife of Simon said while waking him up. "Good morning honey! I got the weirdest dream. I was talking to a star! Wait a minute. I actually had a dream and that means I was able to sleep." He was jumping. "Yes! I was able to sleep."
From then on Simon was able to sleep well and got a lot of sweet dreams. He is now paid.
Here are some verses to ponder.
Philippians 4:6 "Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your request known to God."
Matthew 6: 25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more that food and the body more than clothing?"
Falls of Love
"This is it!" Steve said softly to himself. He is ready to meet the girl he has been chatting for one year. Steve is now anxious, excited and thrilled to see her. He made himself presentable and he has red rose on his suit. Steve just wants to make this day the best day ever. He even marked his calendar with little hearts all around that day.
Venus is the name of the girl. She is really simple and hard working. She is very smart and doesn't fool around. She is very friendly and likes to travel and see beautiful places. Venus posted a picture on a dating site and hope that the love of her life will see her. She was sitting on a rock with the falls on the background.
Steve saw this picture. The falls move like hands waving at him. He cannot stop thinking of the falls. He started to send e mails to her and ask about falls. He really showed interest on the falls not on Venus. That was the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
Steve is an engineer and works in a big oil company. He is a busy person but he made sure that he sends an email to Venus each day. Venus also would answer back as soon as she receives his emails.
They would just talk about anything under the sun. They just started with emails and then set a time for them to chat with cam. They would see each other smiling and laughing. They started to share their problems. They would give and take advices from each other. One time Venus was upset because Steve did not like her suggestion and she would not give her suggestions anymore. That made Steve smile and he sent her an email and told her that it was their first fight. That made Venus smile.
It was a relationship without pretense and they are both honest at each other. Even it is a long distance relationship they felt the love for each other. It is the day that they have been waiting. Steve was anxious as the plane landed. Venus is also very excited to see him.
They met and hugged each other. Steve felt so good and Venus could not believe that she is now holding the man she loves. Is it true? Or is it just a dream? They started to walk and then glance at each other. Both of them were silent. It was really a fun visit and filled with love. They continue sending emails and chatting. They waited for the day.
"This is it!" Steve went out the room. He stood waiting for his bride. He saw Venus walking slowly in her lovely wedding gown. Venus smiled at him and Steve is very happy to see his beautiful bride. This time they will be together.
Steve and Venus would visit the falls every year and celebrate their anniversary in that place.
The Grouchy Gallbladder
"Did you see all the food on the table?" Eyes told Brain. Brain was not paying attention because she is already telling Right Hand to pick up the fork and put it in to Mouth. Mouth open and close its lips. That made Tongue and Teeth very busy. They just move the food around with saliva and then go slide in to Stomach. Brain commented "These foods are all yummy!"
Then Brain heard somebody complaining. "What are you doing?" asked Gallbladder. Brain answered back. "We are eating!” The lips smiled. Gallbladder shouted. "I am not happy with what you are doing!" Brain explained "All the body parts are having a good time. Food is so good and it will help us be strong and do our functions in this body."
Gallbladder pleaded to Brain. "Can you just remind them to do the following things:
1. Chew the food properly.
2. Avoid too much fat.
3. Drink water after eating.
I do hope 3 things are not too much."
Eyes are so excited to see the grilled chicken, corn, green peas and mashed potatoes. Brain of course ordered hands to do the usual.
Mouth, Teeth and Tongue did their part. Food is so fast going inside the stomach. Brain forgot all the things Gallbladder said.
Gallbladder cannot let the bile out. Something blocks the duct. Gallbladder told the Brain. "I am in trouble I cannot let the bile out to breakdown the fats." Brain said "Maybe milk will help." "Oh no!" Gallbladder said. "Milk can cause gas and pain."
Brain said. "What are we going to do?" "Is it really very painful?" Gallbladder could not stop the blotting and the pain. "I need something to ease the pain." "I have to let everything out."
Stomach said. "Okay I will let some of the food out!" Mouth open immediately and let some of it out. Stomach asked. "Is that enough?" "No you need to let out some more!" Gallbladder answered weakly. Mouth open and let some more food out.
"What kind of pain is this? Brain wondered. "This is called Biliary colic. It is a severe pain caused by me." Gallbladder retorted.
"You can calm down now Gallbladder the nurse is ready to give us pain medicine" Brain assured Gallbladder. The pain medicine made Gallbladder feel better.
Brain told all the parts. "From now on we have to be very careful on what we will put in to Mouth. Teeth you have to chew the food properly. Tongue help out. Make sure we have the water we need. "
"I heard apple cider is good for Gallbladder." Ears announced. Brain approved it. "Then we have to drink more of apple cider to help Gallbladder recover soon."
All the parts said. "Don't be a grouch any more Gallbladder and get well soon!"
All the parts live happily ever after. :-)
The Cupcake
"Can I have one?" Carla asked her husband but Henry seems not listening.
Carla is very sick and she stayed almost 2 months in the hospital. She knows that her time is already limited in this world and she wants to be happy all the time. She would cheer up her husband Henry because he looks so sad.
One day Henry went home to feed their pets. They don't have a child and that is why they devoted their time to their pet dogs and cats. They both love their pets. They would not go for vacation without their pets. They really treat them as member of the family.
In the hospital Carla was resting. Then the nurse opened the door. Carla saw a lady having cupcakes on a gift basket. She was so excited to see those cupcakes. They looked so good and she would like to have one. She waits patiently for Henry to come back.
It was already three in the afternoon and Henry is not yet back. She told the nurse to call her husband because she needs him. The nurse came back and told her that he will be back around five. Carla was upset because she thinks that Henry is not giving her attention.
Then Henry arrived and he told her that Muchy their dog wants to play. He played for awhile. Carla told him about the cupcakes. She eagerly described the lady with the cupcakes. "Can I have one?" Carla asked her husband but Henry seems not listening.
Henry is really not interested in the story and he changed the topic by asking her. "How are you feeling now? The doctor said that you can go home tomorrow." Carla looked at him and said. "I know. They don't want me to die here." "Don't say that!' Henry hugged her. "I am sorry." Carla said softly.
It was the day for them to go home. Henry gathered all their things and put it in the car. Carla is waiting in the wheelchair. Then he helped her to sit in the car. They were both quiet in the way back home. Carla is excited in her heart that she is back but sad because she knows it will be her last days.
Henry opened the door for Carla. As the door opens she saw all her friends and family. All of them got gift baskets with different kinds of cupcakes. She was so happy to see them and everybody hugged her.
Carla whispered to Henry "I thought you were not listening."
The Song
Wipe her face with her right sleeve and continue washing the plates. Martha is a domestic helper. She is a teacher in the Philippines and she applied to be a tutor overseas but unfortunately the Agency did not tell her that she will become a domestic helper.
She could have gone home. Then, filed a case against the agency but because she wanted to earn more. She decided to stay and work as a domestic helper. She was not treated well and her employer will let her work even on her days off.
In her room she would cry and sing her favorite song “God will make a way” by Don Moen. The song keeps her strong. It makes her face the realities in life.
She writes letters to her family in the Philippines and told them that she is doing fine. Martha doesn't want them to know how hard life in the country she is in. She misses her two daughters and her caring husband. She knows her husband doesn't want her to go but she insisted because she wants to have a good life for her daughters.
One day while she is going to the market to buy some vegetables. She met a Filipina and asked her about her life. She was crying about her situation. The Filipina told her that she will help her and they will meet again. That Filipina told her employers about Martha.
One night the employer of Martha got angry and did not let her eat her supper. Martha was very hungry but she has nothing to eat. She cries in her room and sang her favorite song “God will make a way.” She fell asleep with tears in her eyes.
The following day she was allowed to have her day off. It was really strange for them to do that. She went to the place where she met the Filipina that wants to help her and she found her there. That Filipina told her if she is interested to work with her. She did not think twice and accepted the offer.
The employer of that Filipino paid all Martha’s accounts to the previous employer. Now she became the tutor of the daughters of her new employer and they are really very generous to her. They gave her 1 month vacation and $2,000.00 for her to spend with her family. She goes with them in their family vacation in different parts of the world.
Martha still sings the song “God will make a way” but with a smile on her face.
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The author likes to read the bible and enjoy the different talks about the life of Jesus here on earth. Some of her stories have bible verses to connect with the story. Writing short cheerful stories makes her stronger every day and reminds her of the wonderful things God promises His people. She traveled to different places and worked with people of different nationalities. She admires the culture and tradition of different nations.
Enjoy reading and have a blessed day!