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Hello everyone:

Fay sent me this and it is so absolutely beautiful that I thought I'd pass it

on. I hope you all see the beauty and faith it encompasses. Please enjoy.

> Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, , to his piano lesson. They

> were late, and Barbara was beginning to think she should have canceled it.

> There was always so much to do, and Barbara, a night-duty nurse at the local

> hospital, had recently worked extra shifts.

> She was tired. The sleet storm and icy roads added to her tension. Maybe she

> should turn the car around. Mom! " Ben cried. " Look! " Just ahead a car had

> lost control on a patch of ice. As Barbara tapped the brakes, the other car

> spun wildly,

> rolled over, then crashed sideways into a telephone pole.

> Barbara pulled over, skidded to a stop and threw open her door. Thank

> goodness she was a nurse; she might be able to help these unfortunate

> passengers. Then she paused. What about Ben? She couldn't take him with

> her--little boys shouldn't see scenes like the one she anticipated.

>

> But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind?

> For a brief moment Barbara considered going on her way. Someone else was sure

> to come along.

> No! " Ben, honey, promise me you'll stay in the car! "

> " I will, Mommy, " he said as she ran, slipping and sliding, toward the crash

> site. It was worse than she'd feared. Two girls of high school age were in

> the car. One, the blonde on the passenger side, was dead, killed on impact.

> The driver, however was still breathing. She was unconscious and pinned in

> the wreckage.

>

> Barbara quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager's head while

> her practiced eye catalogued the other injuries. A broken leg, maybe two,

> along with probable internal bleeding. But, if help came soon, the girl would

> live.

>

> A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cellular

> phone. Soon Barbara heard the ambulance sirens. A few moments later she

> surrendered her lonely post to rescue workers. " Good job, " one said as she

> examined the driver's wounds, " You probably saved her life, ma'am. "

>

> Perhaps. But as Barbara walked back to her car a feeling of

> sadness overwhelmed her, especially for the family of the girl who had died.

> Their lives would never be the same. Oh God, why do such things have to

> happen?

>

> Slowly Barbara opened her car door. What should she tell

> ? He was staring at the crash site, his blue eyes huge. " Mom, " he

> whispered, " did you see it? " See what, Honey? " she asked. " The angel, Mom!

> He came down from the sky while you were running to the car. And he opened

> the door, and he took that girl out. "

>

> Barbara's eyes filled with tears. " Which door, Ben? "

> " The passenger side. He took the girl's hand, and they floated up to Heaven

> together. "

> " What about the driver? " . Ben shrugged, " I didn't see anyone

> else. "

>

> Later Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims. They expressed

> their gratitude for the help she had provided. Barbara was able to give them

> something more; Ben's vision. There was no way he could have known by

> ordinary means who was in the car or what had happened to either of the

> passengers. Nor could the passenger door have been opened;

> Barbara had seen its tangle of immovable steel herself. Yet Ben's account

> brought consolation to a grieving family. Their daughter was safe in Heaven.

> And they would see her again.

>

> A Prayer For Angels:

>

> I prayed for Angels to guard you night and day.

> I prayed they would hover and keep harm away.

> If you hear the swish of wings or feel a gentle touch.

> I know God heard my prayer today and loves you very much.

> Send this to all your friends and the person who sent it to you.

Bright Blessings Always

Isis ~

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Isis,

As I sat here reading this I thought of you and all the wonderful

stories you pass on. I really enjoyed this one and hope you do also.

Take Care and God Bless

Fay

> > >>> Barbara was driving her six-year-old son, , to his piano

> >>>> lesson. They were late, and Barbara was beginning to think she

> >>>>should

> >>>> have canceled it. There was always so much to do, and Barbara, a

> >>>>night-duty nurse at the local hospital, had recently worked extra

> >>>> shifts.

> >>>> She was tired. The sleet storm and icy roads added to her

> >>>>tension.

> >>>> Maybe she should turn the car around.

> >>>>

> >>>> Mom! " Ben cried. " Look! " Just ahead a car had lost control on a

> >>>> patch of ice. As Barbara tapped the brakes, the other car spun

> >>>>wildly,

> >>>> rolled over, then crashed sideways into a telephone pole.

> >>>> Barbara pulled over, skidded to a stop and threw open her door.

> >>>> Thank goodness she was a nurse; she might be able to help these

> >>>>unfortunate

> >>>> passengers. Then she paused. What about Ben? She couldn't take

> >>>>him

> >>>> with her--little boys shouldn't see scenes like the one she

> >>>> anticipated.

> >>>>

> >>>> But was it safe to leave him alone?

> >>>> What if their car were hit from behind? For a brief moment

> >>>> Barbara

> >>>> considered going on her way. Someone else was sure to come

> >>>>along.

> >>>> No! " Ben, honey, promise me you'll stay in the car! "

> >>>> " I will, Mommy, " he said as she ran, slipping and sliding, toward

> >>>> the crash site. It was worse than she'd feared. Two girls of

> >>>>high

> >>>> school

> >>>>age

> >>>> were in the car. One, the blonde on the passenger side, was dead,

> >>>>killed on

> >>>> impact. The driver, however was still breathing. She was

> >>>>unconscious

> >>>> and pinned in the wreckage.

> >>>>

> >>>>Barbara quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager's

> >>>> head

> >>>> while her practiced eye catalogued the other injuries. A broken

> >>>>leg,

> >>>> maybe two, along with probable internal bleeding. But, if help

> >>>>came

> >>>> soon,

> >>>> the girl would live.

> >>>>

> >>>> A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cellular

> >>>>phone. Soon Barbara heard the ambulance sirens. A few moments

> >>>> later

> >>>> she

> >>>> surrendered her lonely post to rescue workers. " Good job, " one

> >>>>said

> >>>>as

> >>>> she examined the driver's wounds, " You probably saved her life,

> >>>> ma'am. "

> >>>>

> >>>> Perhaps. But as Barbara walked back to her car a feeling of

> >>>> sadness

> >>>> overwhelmed her, especially for the family of the girl who had

> >>>> died.

> >>>> Their lives would never be the same. Oh God, why do such

> >>>> things have to happen?

> >>>>

> >>>> Slowly Barbara opened her car door. What should she tell

> >>>>?

> >>>> He was staring at the crash site, his blue eyes huge. " Mom, " he

> >>>> whispered, " did you see it?

> >>>> " See what, Honey? " she asked.

> >>>> " The angel, Mom! He came down from the sky while you were running

> >>>> to the car. And he opened the door, and he took that girl out. "

> >>>>

> >>>> Barbara's eyes filled with tears. " Which door, Ben? "

> >>>> " The passenger side. He took the girl's hand, and they floated up

> >>>> to Heaven together. "

> >>>> " What about the driver? " . Ben shrugged, " I didn't see anyone

> >>>> else. "

> >>>>

> >>>> Later Barbara was able to meet the families of the victims. They

> >>>> expressed their gratitude for the help she had provided. Barbara

> >>>>was

> >>>> able to give them something more; Ben's vision. There was no way

> >>>> he

> >>>>could

> >>>> have known by ordinary means who was in the car or what had

> >>>> happened

> >>>> to

> >>>> either of the passengers. Nor could the passenger door have been

> >>>> opened;

> >>>> Barbara had seen its tangle of immovable steel herself. Yet

> >>>>Ben's

> >>>>account

> >>>> brought consolation to a grieving family. Their daughter was

> >>>>safe

> >>>>in

> >>>> Heaven. And they would see her again.

> >>>>

> >>>> A Prayer For Angels:

> >>>>

> >>>> I prayed for Angels to guard you night and day.

> >>>> I prayed they would hover and keep harm away.

> >>>> > If you hear the swish of wings or feel a gentle touch.

> >>>> I know God heard my prayer today and loves you very much.

> >>>>

> >>>> Send this to all your friends and the person who sent it to you.

> >>>>If

> >>>> you get it back you know you have a friend for life!!!

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>

> >>

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