TWO TRAVELING ANGELS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

I AM THANKFUL FOR SO MANY THINGS TODAY. I AM THANKFUL FOR

MY SAVIOUR, JESUS...MY HUSBAND OF 36 YEARS...MY SON RICHIE

AND HIS WIFE MEGAN...ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL SOULS THAT I BLOG

WITH...MY PARENTS AND RICHARD'S PARENTS AND ALL OUR FAMILY...

I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PRAYERS THAT WENT UP FOR AMY

DURING AND AFTER HER GOING HOME...AND THE PRAYERS FOR US.

IT WAS YOUR PRAYERS THAT GOT ME TO THE RESTAURANT. IT WAS

A VERY EMOTIONAL MORNING. I WAS BLESSED TO TALK TO MY ONLY

SISTER. SHE WAS BUSY WITH GETTING HER THANKSGIVING READY.

I MADE LITTLE PLACE CARDS AND HAD FOUND 4 LITTLE PUMPKIN

PLATES AND 4 LITTLE LEAF PLATES....VERY SMALL....AND I SET THAT

AT EACH PLACE SETTING. WE HAD A PLACE SETTING FOR AMY WITH

A CANDLE....A CARD MADE BY SUE SETTING ON AN EASEL, AND PICTURES

OF AMY. WE TALKED ABOUT AND TO HER.

MY DAD IS A MAN THAT WOULD BLOW UP BEFORE HE SHOWED ANY

EMOTION AND HE DID NOT LIKE SEEING THE PICTURES OF AMY. IT

WAS VERY HEALING TO THE REST OF US. AND I KNOW HE ENJOYED IT

BUT IT WAS TOO EMOTIONAL FOR HIM.......MOTHER BROUGHT LITTLE

CHUBBY SCARECROWS AND BEAUTIFUL NAPKINS. WHEN IT WAS OVER,

RICHIE SAID, "I AM GLAD YOU DECORATED. IT WAS MORE LIKE BEING

AT GRANNY'S HOUSE AND AT HOME."

AMY ALWAYS BOUGHT LITTLE UNIQUE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY.

SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY BROTHER TED AS WELL AS MY SISTER.

ONE YEAR SHE WAS SO EXCITED BECAUSE SHE FOUND THIS CUTE

LITTLE LIGHT THAT FITS ON YOUR FINGER AND SHE JUST KNEW THAT

WOULD BE THE PERFECT THING FOR UNCLE TED. HE WORE THAT

LIGHT ON THE END OF HIS FINGER AND TURNED IT ON FOR AMY TODAY.

HE SAID, " SOMETIMES AT NIGHT i SHINE IT TOWARD HEAVEN."

WE ALL HAVE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE DO TO MAKE US FEEL CLOSER

TO THE LOVED ONES THAT HAVE GONE ON TO HEAVEN.

TONIGHT IT IS US FOUR....MY DH, RICHIE, MY SON, ME, AND MY DIL.

WE HAVE SOME FUNNY MOVIES TO WATCH AND POPCORN TO POP.

I HAVE FOUND THAT EVEN IF MY HEART IS NOT IN IT.....IF I GO

AHEAD AND DO IT....EVEN IF I EXCUSE MYSELF TO CRY...IT WAS WELL

WORTH THE EFFORT AND IT IS WHAT AMY WOULD WANT. TODAY

WAS A TINY STEP OF TIP TOEING AROUND THE SHATTERED PIECES

OF MY HEART AND EVERY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER'S BROKEN HEART.

TODAY AT THE RESTAURANT I HAD QUITE A MEMORY ABOUT AMY.

THERE WAS A LINE WAITING TO GET IN TO THE RESTAURANT.

(I MUST SAY I HAVE NEVER EATEN OUT ON THANKSGIVING DAY. I

TELL YOU I NEVER KNEW SOOOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WENT

OUT TO EAT ON THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL

GOLDEN COUPLES THAT I KNOW THE WIVES HAD COOKED AT

LEAST 30-35 MEALS THEMSELVES OVER THE YEARS. ONE OF THESE

LADIES ASK MY MOTHER IF IT WAS ALWAYS THIS BUSY.....MOTHER

SAID, "I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NEVER EATEN OUT ON THANKSGIVING

BEFORE.")

WELL BACK TO MY MEMORY OF AMY. WHILE WE WERE STANDING IN LINE

THERE WERE TWO OF THE SWEETEST GIRLS GIGGLING AND WRITING

ON THE SIDEWALK WITH ROCKS.

WHEN AMY WAS 5 SHE WAS VERY INTO WRITING HER NAME....SHE

WOULD WRITE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AT THAT TIME I HAD

JUST GRADUATED FROM NURSING SCHOOL AND WE HAD BOUGHT A

NEW CAR.....(THE ONLY NEW CAR WE HAVE EVER OWNED BEFORE OR

SENSE.)

WE WERE GOING SOMEWHERE AND AMY WENT OUT SIDE BEFORE US.

WHEN RICHARD AND I CAME OUTSIDE OUR DARLING, ANGELIC, LITTLE

PROUD SHE COULD WRITE HER NAME DAUGHTER, WAS WRITING HER

NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE "NEW" CAR WITH A NAIL......A M Y.....SHE WAS

SO VERY PROUD OF HER WORK AND WE WERE BOTH LIVID OVER HER

WORK............SHE NEVER GOT A SPANKING BUT YOU COULD TALK TO

AMY AT THAT AGE AND SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING LIKE THAT

AGAIN. WE USE TO LAUGH WITH HER OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT

HER WRITING HER NAME ON THE ONLY "NEW" CAR WE HAVE EVER

OWNED. WE MISS AND LOVE YOU AMY. MY COUSIN GINGER SENT ME THE STORY BELOW.....IT IS QUITE INTERESTING........

Two traveling angels...Keep reading to the bottom of the page -- don't stop at the feet (You'll see).Two

traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family was rude and refused

to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold

basement.As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.

When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, 'Things aren't always what they seem.' The next

night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing

what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.

When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow,

whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the

older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she

accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die. 'Things

aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I

noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and

unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.' 'Then last night as we slept in the

farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they

seem.' Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should.. If you have

faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until

sometime later... Oooo Some people ( ) come into our lives ) / and quickly go.. (_ / oooO ( ) Some people \

( become friends \_ ) and stay awhile.... leaving beautiful Oooo footprints on our ( ) hearts.... ) / ( _/ oooO ( )

and we are \ ( never \_ ) quite the same because we have made a good friend!! Yesterday is history.

Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present! I think this is special...live and savor

every moment... This is not a dress rehearsal!

ANGEL HUGS

DEBBIE

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TRYING TO REDO MY BLOG FOR CHRISTMAS...I LOST MY BLOG ROLL.....I AM COMPUTER

CHALLENGED. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS SO THIS BLOG IS

"SIMPLY DEBBIE."