Well, the weekend is upon us and it's Friday.... As you all know I spend a few months in Florida to escape the Ides of March and the torrential spring rains in the North. Sunny Florida has had some not so sunny weather and it's raining here. The forecast this weekend is sunny... hmmmm, I certainly hope so.
Friday is also my weekly Earthly Angels segment. For all my wonderful new friends and Crusaders, allow me to explain. In early February during our blizzard in Chicago, I had posted pics of the stranded cars on Lakeshore Drive as well as other gruesome sights. One of my blogger friends left a touching comment. I would like to re-post this section which created the birth of Earthly Angels.
Nine hundred cars were towed off Lakeshore drive in Chicago yesterday. Could you imagine, sitting in your car for twelve hours? Then, finally giving up and trekking through the snow for miles during the worst blizzard Chicago had seen in over thirty years.
My heart goes out to those poor souls. Mother Nature can be cruel at times and I am sure you all know. I must share with all of you the plight of one of my commenters from yesterday's post. A courageous soul who weathered the storm and made it though.
Joicy013 said...
"wow that storm was something! yes there was lighting that looked like fire during the storm. the winds were bad! I was out in the road picking up my sister who was stranded at work and let me tell you something. i could see nothing. windshield ended up falling apart with the ice and wind, about 2 cars on every block left stranded. took us about 2hours to get home, which would usually take 15min. woke up this morning to have snow up to ny waist in some areas of the yard."
I find acts of love/kindness to be truly amazing. With our hearts filled with love for the month of February, I'd like to ask all of you, "What act of kindness/ love has been bestowed on you? Tell me about the wonderful person that came to your aid in a time of crisis. I really want to know.
We are all blessed with angels in our lives. Not the heavenly bound creatures, but the ones bound to earth. Let me hear your story.
And that was how this weekly segment was born. Our first story is quite an amazing one.
"I know a couple Louis and Pat who take suitcases of baby clothes that they gather from friends, relatives and church members out to the slums of South Africa. They then buy tin flowers and sculptures made from cans salvaged from the rubbish tips, made by those who have no other way to make a living, and bring them back to sell on to friends, relatives and church members."
Earthly Angels come in all ages. My friend Summer has shared a lovely moment about her daughter.
Summer Ross said...
I wanted to share an experience with you- I know you are working on your friday angel posting- My oldest daughter was my angel last night. She crawled into bed and my little one started babbling, so my oldest, Jas, got out of bed and started comforting her because I was doing homework. I reached a stopping sentence and went to check on them both. My youngest was running a 102 temperature and Jas says- mom can I sleep with her to make her feel better. She had no regards for her own well being because she was worried about her sister. My children are my angels.
“What a great idea! And I love these stories. I once saw someone stop in the middle of the street in Boston, get out of his car, wake a sleeping homeless man, and hand him money. It's amazing what a little kindness will do."
DO YOU KNOW one of these caring human beings? Tell me their story ... I REALLY WANT TO KNOW! Leave it in the comments or email me directly....
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
