SMILING AT THE STORM

A little girl walked to and from school daily. 
Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she  made her daily trek to the elementary school. 
As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up,  along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little girl felt  concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school, and she feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. 

Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the 
route to her child's school. As she did so, she saw her little girl waking 
along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and 
smile. 
Another and another were to follow quickly and with  each the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile. When the  mother's car drew up beside the child she lowered the window and called to  her, "What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?" 

The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty; God  keeps taking my picture." 

-- Submitted by Joy Innes