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I have just released my latest kit to my stores called
(Guardian) Angels Among Us. Here is a preview:
Here is the inspirational story behind this kit--(It is a long one but it will give you hope for the goodness in people)....
I am thankful for Angels Among us—you know, those rare individuals who are empathetic, sympathetic, caring, loving, giving, and compassionate! If you are lucky enough to meet one of these angels, you are truly blessed as I was this past weekend (October 15, 2011). Here is my story…
My husband and I along with our two small children (ages 10 and 7) had to run some errands like we typically have to do during the weekends. My husband had to go to an electronics store so I told him that the kids and I would check out the local Dollar Store which was right next door. We went our separate ways and then met up again and proceeded to find a few items that we could give away as Halloween gifts to our neighbors (a.k.a., a Boo gift). After our purchase, my husband wanted to check out another store that sold household goods so we all walked over to that store. Before we even got to the door, my husband asked me if I had his car keys. I told him that I did not (he had driven). This is where our day took a turn for the worse because of course, we did not have a spare key to the car and we do not own a cell phone (one of the rare families not to have one I know) so we could not even contact anyone for help.
We ended up looking around the various three stores where the keys could have been and we looked in the parking lot and in the car but the keys were nowhere to be found. The car next to us asked us if we lost our keys and we told them that we had. (They basically just said they had a spare key to their car but it was in another state which in no way was helpful to us at all).
When we could not find our keys, my husband decided that we should just walk home and get the spare (home, by the way, is five miles away from the stores we were at). We were not really dressed for the hike but started off anyways with little other options. Well, we were doing fine until half way home, our six-year-old son said his feet hurt. I told my husband that he should go the remaining distance while the kids and I would stay put at a local convenience store (CVS). Our nine-year-old daughter wanted to go with dad but I put my foot down and told her that we would wait at the store until dad picked us up.
We knew it would be a while before my husband could get to us because he still had about 2.5 miles to go and he would have to find the keys and then drive my car to pick us up. I decided that it would be best to hang out in CVS for a while because the weather was cold, it was very windy, and I was the only person who had a coat. As many of you are probably aware, little kids cannot be contained in a store for much longer than 15 minutes without touching everything, pressing every Halloween decoration, and picking up every toy that they see. After I am sure we outlived our welcome, I decided to wait outside for a bit. Well, we found a ledge and all three of us huddled under my coat and proceeded to enjoy the trail mix which I hoped would satisfy my kid’s hunger for more than a half hour! We must have been sitting there for a good five-ten minutes when a lady approached us. She said that she knew it was cold outside and she thought that we might need something warm. She told us that she wanted to give us two blankets which she just purchased inside. (I could see that one blanket was purple—a girl’s color, and one was olive green—a boy’s color). She then said “Merry Christmas”. When she presented her gracious gift to us, I thanked her for her generosity but told her that we really did not need the blankets; we were waiting to be picked up by someone. She asked if I was sure, and I repeated that I was indeed sure. We spoke for a bit and then she left us to go to her car (blankets still in hand). About a minute later, my husband pulled up and I shared with him the story of this woman’s compassion and selfless act because she did not want anything in return other than helping others out. Now I share this story with you in hopes that 1) Maybe that woman is reading this and she can know that she is truly an angle among us and 2) Maybe we can all help others out even in the smallest way so the world can be a better place for all.
(P.S. I did not have a camera with me so I could not get a photo of this woman or her gift, but I did find a photo of yarn which represents the colors in the blankets which she offered to us.) This was the theme for the color scheme for this kit.
P.S.S. I actually designed the angel in this woman’s likeness because she had darker hair. Unfortunately, I never got her name but her act of kindness will certainly be remembered by me for a long time.
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