This is to celebrate the life of an earth Angel, who went to the Rainbow Bridge on April 8, 2000
Posted by Rudy on April 20, 2000 at 18:06:31:
They all gathered around, man and beast, to share stories about the Angel on earth.
This wonderful creature who had touched each and every one of them in a very special
way. This is what brought them here on this night for an important reason.
When the children were seated on the soft, warm grass, their arms wrapped around
purring cats, and the adults were seated comfortably under the shade of the weeping
willows with furry dogs at their feet, a little brown and white cat stood shyly before them.
"I used to live with this Angel," he said with a purr in his voice. "She gave me a
second chance at life when I was a kitten, and took my sister and me into her home. She
made a warm, soft bed for us and fed our empty bellies with delicious food. She spoke
gently to us and sang us silly little songs. She played with us and bought us toys. She
gave us something we'd never had before... love.
"Every morning the Angel would wake up very early to go to work in the city.
She would travel in all kinds of weather to get there, and always with a smile on her face.
She would have to work during the weekends, she would have to go out of town, she
would work into the late hours of the night. But always, tired and worn, my Angel would
always come home. I would run to meet her with kisses and purrs. She was home!"
The little cat closed his eyes and smiled, remembering when he lived in this house
like it was yesterday. Then, he got up and walked slowly to the end of a grassy, sunny
trail and lay there with that same smile on his little whiskered mouth.
A little boy, about five or six years old, stood and walked to where the cat had told
his story. The boy had shiny blue eyes and a full head of thick blond hair. His dimpled,
chubby cheeks bordered the kind of smile that would warm anyone's heart.
"I only knew the Angel for a little while, but still, I love her," he said in an
amazingly mature voice.
"It was when I was at the hospital that she floated into my life. Mommy and
Daddy could not always be there and sometimes it was very scary and lonely. She came
into my room one day with that smile of hers. I could not help but smile, through my tears
and pain, right back.
"She began to visit me every day, reading me stories and telling me about when
she was little. She was such a good story teller, I felt like I was right there with her, when
she was a little girl, visiting all the places she'd been.
"When I lost my hair, she brought me my magic baseball hat. She helped me give
silly names to all of my icky medicine, which made them not so hard to take. She would
stop by to see me at least once a day, even if it was just to say hello and to give me that
smile.
"The most amazing thing about the Angel is that she did this for all the children at
the hospital. She did everything she could to make them be not so scared. To make them
smile. She would go out of her way to find things they might enjoy. An old painting of
kittens for her office to ease the tension of worried families. A joke for a little boy who
had a rough day of treatment. A story of a miracle kitty for a little girl whose future was
uncertain. Appointments, meetings, organizing, moving.
"The days were full of things that just had to get done. It was hard and draining
but always, a smile remained on her face," the little boy said as he sat down again.
The cat spoke from his spot on the trail, purring a little louder now. "And she
always came home."
A gentleman holding an old gray cat stood now before the group, each one still
anxious to share their story. He could not believe how many sat before him. How many
creatures one Angel could have such an affect on.
"The Angel came into my daughter's life when she was still very hurt from losing a
parent very suddenly. She was beginning to forget the meaning of the word love and
jumped into a painful relationship and lost many friends before she began the long road to
healing. The Angel began to write to my daughter almost every day. The most magical
letters, full of love and warmth.
"The Angel reminded my daughter that happiness comes from within. Across the
miles, the Angel's love warmed my daughter's heart. They shared stories, dreams and
ambitions. They compared their beliefs, and had so much in common it brought even
more comfort to her wounded heart.
"Hugs ended every letter with a reminder of the loving friendship they shared. My
daughter took her advice to ease her pains with a bubble bath, a good book or a heart
warming movie. These simple things made everything a little brighter, but what really
made her feel that things could be right again were the letters and notes from the Angel.
This magical being that she would never meet face to face."
The gentleman sat down again with the gray cat smiling up at him from his lap,
nodding her old, soft head.
The little brown and white cat looked up the trail and began kneading the ground.
"She took time out for so many, but she always came home to me," he said.
A tabby cat rose from a pile of twigs and soft feathers, and began to walk slowly
to the front of the group when suddenly there was a noise. The group heard a rumble of
thunder as the Earth cried her loss of an Angel. Things would never be the same there
again.
But the little brown and white cat stood suddenly and looked down the path
toward the bridge over the babbling brook. The bridge which shone in purple, red, blue,
yellow, orange and green. He looked back at the group before dashing down the path
toward a beautiful, glowing heavenly creature.
"She's come home!" he exclaimed.
This explains our love for Nancy B., who was an angel to us and now watches over us from Heaven.
Dash & LilyPictures of Nancy's Furbabies, Dash the Rainbow Angel and Lily are furend.
Click here to go back to Main Page
This page created with Netscape Navigator Gold