Touched By An Angel

Our kids always give us such wonderful and creative and personal gifts for Christmas. Each of them gave us something relating to our beloved grandchildren, whom they know are so very important to both of us. Each of them touched our hearts deeply with their creativity and forethought about what we would treasure most.

But the gift that caught me off guard and brought big crocodile tears to my eyes is the ornament you see above. A pair of beautiful, glittered angel wings. These are Spina Bifida Wings. Each year the Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City is the recipient of a benefit charity called the Festival of Trees at Christmas time. People and organizations decorate large Christmas trees to sell and raise money for improvements at the hospital, etc. If we ever do move up here this is one charity I will definitely want to support and work on annually.

So Jen and her friend Traci went to the event and this year the Spina Bifida Tree was covered in these sparkly wings. Since many of the spina bifida kids, like Hazel cannot walk, these wings symbolize, being carried by angels, or when you have wings you can get by without the use of your legs, or whatever else you want them to symbolize. When I opened this gift it just touched by heart, as if by an angel. We love it, Jen! Thank you. This is one ornament that will stay out all year in our cottage.