Kleenex Angels

Luke 16:22

I first heard about Alex and his mom, Diane, from his first grade teacher - my daughter. She had asked me to pray for him, and it wrenched my heart as she explained the circumstances. Alex's mom was dying of cancer and wasn't expected to live much longer. In early December the doctors admitted her to the hospital for what they considered to be the final time.

A friend of mine took a small white lace angel to Diane's bedside, to remind Alex that his mom would always be in the presence of angels.

Diane died two weeks before Christmas. Alex and his father took the little angel home and placed it on top of their tree.When Alex returned to his first grade classroom, he brought the little white angel to show his classmates. He carefully put it in a little box and handled it ,oh, so lovingly ! His classmates had known of Alex's mother serious illness, and as he showed them this wondrous angel, he said that his mother now resided in heaven. I happened to stop by their classroom that day, and Alex opened the box and showed me the angel. Tears ran down my face as I hugged Alex. Before I knew it, one his classmate was tugging at my skirt. She held in her hand an angel made from a Kleenex and scotch tape, and as she handed it to me, she said "here, this one is for you!" How very sweet, I thought, and delightfully thanked her . That evening I spoke with my daughter on the phone, and she told me that shortly after I left the classroom, she looked around, and this little girl had made Kleenex angels for the entire class!!! They were everywhere- on desktops, backpacks, a few dropped on the floor, and some in the pockets or hands of the precious first graders. This child demonstrated God's love in action. She wanted to remind all of us about God and His ministering angels.May we all have that type of a heart this Christmas season... a heart ready to share God's love with all who cross our path.

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