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Garden of Friendship Dedication Page:
~~~ My "Sparkling Angel" Page ~~~

During the week of October 13th, 2003, I was truly blessed with visits from Sparkling Angel,
who showered me with messages of cheer, beautiful gifts and adoptions, poems, and lovely
emails (shown below).  I will always remember her wonderful, sharing spirit, and how much her visits meant to me.  She exemplifies the spirit of friendship and giving.  Thank you so much, Sparkling Angel,  for a week of "angel" happiness, and for a new-found friendship I will treasure.  May your days be filled with as much joy as you brought to me, and that you create for so many others.

An Angel's Love

When I have no one to turn to
And I am feeling kind of low,
When there is no one to talk to
And nowhere I want to go,
I search deep within myself
It is the love inside my heart
That lets me know my Angels are there
Even though we are miles apart.

A smile then appears upon my face
And the sun begins to shine.
I hear a voice, so soft and sweet
Saying, 'Everything will be just fine'
It may seem that I am alone
But I am never by myself at all.
Whenever I need my Angels near
All I have to do is call.

An Angel's love is always true
On that you can depend.
They will always stand behind you
And will always be your friend.
Through darkest hours and brightest days
Our Angels see us through.
You are one of my Angels.
Perhaps I am one for you.

~ Author Unknown ~

    

Angel Dust

The world needs tolerance;
A lot more trust.
And kindness scattered,
Like Angel Dust.

 

We need quiet moments;
A lot more peace.
That wars may end
And hatreds cease.

We need caring friends;
Some hope, some mirth.
And a glimmer to guide us
Here on this earth.

 We need joyful hearts;
Cures for disease.
And gentle reminders
To say "thank you" and "please".
 

We need to protect
The frog and the dove.
For the smallest of creatures
Were created through love.

We need to remember

Stray kittens; green trees.

For we are no greater

Or lesser than these.

 

How to begin

The changes we must?

By scattering kindnesses,

Like Angel Dust.

 

Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

On a blustery Fall morning I received this lovely gift from Sparkling Angel to warm my heart.  How fortunate I am to have such a wonderful friend and "angel" in my life.

 

And I love her, too!

 

 

Sparkling Angel is one of the nicest blessings in my life.

 

Pocket Angel

 

I am a tiny Angel...

I'm smaller than your thumb,

I live in people's pockets,

That's where I have my fun.

I don't suppose you've seen me,

I'm too tiny to detect,

Though I'm with you all the time,

I doubt we've ever met.

Before I was an Angel,

I was a fairy in a flower

God, himself, hand picked me

And gave me Angel power.

Now God has many Angels

That he trains in Angel pools

We become his eyes, his ears, and hands

We become his special tools.

And because God is so busy,

With way too much to do,

He said that my assignment

Is to keep close watch on you.

When he tucked me in your pocket,

He blessed you with Angel care,

Then he told me to never leave you,

And I vowed always to be there.

 

~ Author Unknown ~

 

         

 

What makes Sparkling Angel so special is that she continues to brighten my days, 

long after she first began to share her Angel "sparkle" with me.

 

         

 

God's Boxes

 

I have in my hands two boxes

Which God gave me to hold.

He said, "Put all your sorrows in the  black box

And all your joys in the gold."

 

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes

Both my joys and sorrows I stored.

But though the gold became heavier each day

The black was as light as before.

 

With  curiosity, I opened the black,

I wanted to find out why,

And I saw, in  the base of the box, a hole

Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

 

I  showed the hole to God, and mused,

"I wonder where my sorrows could  be."

He smiled a gentle smile and said,

"My child, they're all here with  me."

 

I asked God, why He gave me the boxes,

Why the gold and the  black with the hole?

"My child, the gold is for you to count your  blessings

The black is for you to let go."

 

~ Author Unknown ~

 

 

The beautiful poem, "God's Boxes" and this lovely gift couldn't have come at a better 

time in my life.  Sparkling Angel's care and compassion is uncanny.  I am so fortunate

to have her in my life.

 

 

Thank you so much, Sparkling Angel for this lovely gift that brought sunshine to my day!

 

         

 

I am so blessed to have such a thoughtful angel (and friend) in my life...many thanks for this beautiful adoption, Sparkling Angel!

 

 

Once again, I have been the recipient of Sparkling Angel's kind thoughts and another gorgeous

gift!  I am so fortunate to have her friendship, and I only hope that I can share with others a small

measure of the joy she brings to me, which I know would bring many smiles to many hearts!  Thank you so much, Sparking Angel!