Tuffy Shares: 1991 . The Perfect Storm. Tears of Joy.

I want to share with you, an event that had a profound effect on me. And it wasn’t the Choas of the Giant ocean storm, looming off our coast.

Sitting at the bottom of my basement stairs, with my head in my hands, watching the water beginning to rise up thru the floor and ground.

Contemplating my next move. Thinking about how Hussey and I, just lost 800 traps and heavy damage to our vessel from this Historic Storm.

With waves being recorded offshore as high as 100 ft.      And winter approaching.

  The Real Event was about two little girls.

I hear the door open, and down the stairs comes Degelis ( 5 yrs. old ) and Elyse ( 3 yrs. old ).

They walk right by me. With their little rubber boots with flowers on them and their neon colored beach buckets.

Dega , already showing strong signs of being an organizer and orchestrater, put together a plan.

With her sidekick, trooper and confidant, little Elyse.

Elyse had her own language, only   understood. It was like living with miniature Penn and Tellers.

So they got busy. They were filling their buckets and dumping them in the cellar sink.

I asked ” What are you doing ” ?  Dega simply replied  ” we’re saving the house”.

Well, all of a sudden I was completely overwhelmed and overtaken with positive emotion and feelings. Looking at their little faces.

Their gesture of kindness, thoughtfulness and team work was so pure, I had no control of the tears running down my cheeks.

I instantly felt success. What was instilled in them would carry them thru a life time. They had iT.

Dega looked up at me and said   ” Dad, are you o.k. ?? “. I replied ” yes honey, tears of joy. Just tears of joy.”

We all have go- to thoughts. These are mine.

   I hope you enjoyed this true story.   Love.