An angel arrived in the mail

I got some 'goodmail' over the weekend!

In some emails with two dear friends, Susan and Ginger, I was asking them about the act of confessing. I've always thought 'confessing' was only to admit my sins - I'm learning that there is another side. "Whenever the word 'confession' is used we instinctively think of confessing sin, weakness and failure. This is the negative side of that question. Christianity is called 'the Great Confession.' Confessing is affirming something that we believe. It is testifying of something that we know. It is witnessing for a truth that we have embraced."

As I continue to meditate on these thoughts, I received a book this past weekend to help me grow in my understanding. (Actually, the above quoted text is from this book)

Susan sent me the book, The Po*wer of Yo*ur Wo*rds. Inside, in Susan's handwriting, were the dates she last read her book. She has marked 8-26-01 and 1-23-05.

In August of 2001, I was gearing up to begin my final year of teaching - unbeknownst to me, I would become pregnant in the following months to give birth to my first child in June 2002 - which, if I'm correct, was about the time Susan was visiting my "neck of the woods." In January of 2005, I was sitting at home with a 2 1/2 year old and a newborn, just a month old, little girl.

At the bottom of the page, she made this inscription, "To Leigh Ann - May these words bless and build you up in the Lord as they have me. In Christ, Susan 9-22-07"

I am so touched that she has passed along to me, such a precious instrument used in her own spiritual growth.

I knew the book was coming in the mail, but when the box arrived, I thought it seemed a little large for a book. When I reached inside the package, I was in shock when I pulled out an angel music box.

Upon reading her enclosed letter, I learned that this was an angel from Susan's collection. If you've ever read Susan's blog, you know her love for angels. How wonderful to receive one of her special angels to treasure in my house. How wonderful to have a piece of her here.

Even though we have never met, and may never meet on this earth - I have so grown to love and treasure this wonderful friend. Even though we have many years between us, I have indeed found an angel on earth - a special gift from our Lord. I look forward to our emails concerning this book and I can't wait to take my angel up to my bedroom to set on my dresser.