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*Sixteen Minutes* 2/5/03
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Sixteen Minutes
By Bob Perks
Bob@BobPerks.com
They were just sixteen minutes from home, these earth born creations of God, when suddenly His hands stretched out to catch them in their unexpected free fall.
They were among the few in the history of man, who climbed high enough into the sky to see God's heavenly work firsthand.
Sixteen minutes from home after sixteen days nearer to heaven than you and I will ever be in our lifetime and we all cried, "No, not again."
Seven men and women whose dreams brought them to the edge of space and beyond. Seven people whose paths crisscrossed until time, fate and circumstance joined them together as a team of explorers for the good of us all.
This sixteen day mission was dedicated to research in physical, life, and space sciences, conducted in approximately eighty separate experiments, comprised of hundreds of samples and tests. The seven astronauts worked twenty four hours a day, in two alternating shifts.
Just sixteen minutes away from the loving arms of family and friends.
Sixteen minutes away from a dream gone full circle.
Just sixteen minutes more and they would have returned safely to earth.
Now seven families grieve for the loss of seven people who were just sixteen minutes away from home.
Sixteen minutes never meant that much to me before. I always saw my life in years and dreamed in numbers much larger than sixteen.
Now, suddenly I see the value in small numbers.
After "sixteen" days "seven" died just "sixteen" minutes from home and the world as "one" mourned the loss.
Next time someone asks, "Do you have a minute?" give it to them. It might mean the world to them.
"I believe in you!"
Bob Perks
Bob@BobPerks.com
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Robert C. Perks is president of Creative Motivation and author of the book "The Flight of a Lifetime." He is a motivational speaker, Member of the National Writer's Association, and a training consultant with the state of Pennsylvania. He is a contributing author to many inspirational books including a number in the Chicken Soup series. Sign up for Bob's FREE weekly messages, "I Believe in YOU!" by visiting: http://www.BobPerks.com or send an email to: Ibelieveinyou-subscribe@topica.com All stories remain the property of Bob Perks Copyright 2003.
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Thought For The Day:
"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Verse for the Day:
"For I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:11,13
Kid's Thought for the day:
"Make sure you always know where the bathroom is."
Parent's Thought For The Day
"Words have an awesome impact. The impressions made by a parent's voice can set in motion an entire trend of life."
Coach's Thought For The Day
"Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away."
Writer's Thought For the Day:
"What we want is a story that starts with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax." --Samuel Goldwyn
Deep Thought For The Day:
"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."
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"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20
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Dear Michael,
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the beautiful video you made for me! It was so special to see both of my parents in tears as they watched their children grow up in pictures before their eyes! I loved the way you made Estania's part set aside from the rest--that was the part that really got them! The music was beautiful. My mom kept blubbering, "What song is that?" I don't know how you did such a beautiful job with the video in such a short time. I really appreciate your doing it so quickly. You have a wonderful gift, and I thank God that you are using it to create such sentimental memories. I hope that I can find my niche like that in an area that I love. Your video gave us one of our most lasting Christmas memories! I hope yours was filled with moments to be treasured forever! Love, Trisha
Silverhill, AL
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