COPYRIGHT- JACK MCARDLE- AND THAT'S THE GOSPEL TRUTH.
There was a family of three daughters. One of them was shy and bashful, and had absolutely no self-confidence. She tended to lurk in the background, and was not forthcoming in claiming her rightful place in the family. One day her dad surprised her by arriving home with a beautiful necklace for her. She looked at it in amazement, and she couldn't believe that anyone would bother to buy her such a beautiful gift. She placed it on the table, and ran into the kitchen to tell her mother about he gift she had received. She was so excited that it was minutes later when she emerged from the kitchen. To her horror, her younger sister was wearing the necklace. She looked at her dad, and he said, 'I thought you didn't want it, so I gave it to her instead.'
The father wasn't too thoughtful, and the poor girl lost the gift because of her failure to claim it as something that had been given to her ...
