Laughing Angels

My youngest son doesn’t talk much. He has severe Autism that hampers his ability to speak and communicate. It also locks him in his own world much of the time. Yet, when he laughs and smiles he can light up the darkest day. Sometimes he will break into a spontaneous spasm of giggles for no apparent reason at all. When this happens my daughter and I will often joke that his dearly departed Grandma and her angel friends must be tickling him. The other night while I was busy working at my desk I once more heard his musical laughter behind me. I asked, "Son are the angels tickling you again?" and got an even louder burst of giggles as an answer. I smiled and turned around to see him. There he stood under the ceiling fan with its glass globe glowing above his head like a halo. Dangling from it too was a glass angel figurine that we had tied to the light cord years before. Both the angel and my son seemed to sparkle in the light before my eyes. It was then that I realized that my daughter and I had been right all along. God did have His angels watching over my angel. I was sure too that they were sharing in every bit of laughter and joy that he was blessing this world with. The word angel originally meant "messenger". That is what my son is to me and to everyone he meets. Some people with closed minds and shut down hearts might look at him and see him as less than human. To me he is more than human. He is an angel whose messages are ones of unconditional love and unlimited joy. He may not say many words but his soul speaks volumes. He may appear handicapped in the eyes of Earth, but in the eyes of Heaven his light is among the brightest. I know as well that angels are watching over his every move and joining in his every laugh. I only pray that my own heart will remain open to the lessons he teaches and that my pen will allow me to share them with you. May the laughter of angels always bless your life as well.

The God Of Love

As we think of the lives that are lost

Regarded as nothing at all

The heartache and agony of those that are left

The devastation of the fall

The children left without a Mum

To embrace them when they cry

The many alone without a daddy

To tuck them in bed at night

The parents also left to grieve

For the children they have lost

Husbands and wives also weep

Paying an unbelievable cost

There is hope, a glimpse of light

Amidst these darkened days

Our Lord Jesus who loves us so much

And hears when we kneel to pray

He can bring healing to the hurting heart

And comfort to those who weep

He is the strength that we can receive

Still we’re left wondering how this happened

And why all this needless grief

So many questions remain unanswered

We just need to have faith and believe

That our loving God is still in control

Though the remnants of terror remain

The broken lives and shattered dreams

The unspoken anguish and pain

He knows full well how we are feeling

He identifies grief with us

We can be sure that He loves us so

For He is a God of love.