An Earthly Angel

We woke to a chill in the air and a thin layer of frost lining the windows. Mr. Stannix was up early to head to his bishopric meetings and discovered his car wouldn't start. He came inside from the cold to find me snuggled on the couch with Lily to let me know. I told him just to take Big Red and the littles and I would watch church at home today. It was kind of a relief because I didn't really feel like going to church anyways. The cold coupled with my mood made me just want to lay low.

A little while later Mr. Stannix sent me a text to let me know that someone very special had offered to drop the van back home so that we could have the option of going to church if we wanted to. Some of the littles were already dressed and ready, so it wasn't hard to get everyone else ready on time. When the van pulled up I watched through the window as this dear friend, all bundled up, took the scraper and made sure the windows were all clear. She dropped the keys in the door to one of the children and I yelled a thank-you as she closed the door and hopped in the car with her son who had followed her out.

 

 

While the littles played, I got myself dressed and Lily snoozed on my bed. We had a slow, quiet morning and I even had a few minutes to snap some pictures of the girls before we left for church. As the meeting began I was grateful to this dear friend for her willingness to serve. I didn't know how much I needed to be there until I had arrived. To learn later that she had dropped her husband off to his early meetings (which she didn't normally do) and had asked her son who happened to also be awake early to come along and shovel if need be was a testimony to me that God is in the details. As she shared this, tears filled my eyes. I am so grateful that she was in-tune with the Spirit and followed through with her promptings.

The hum-drum of Winter and this whole pandemic has been getting to me and it all caught up with me last night. As I stayed up well past the hour everyone else had fallen asleep, walking the floor and nursing, I began to feel sorry for myself. Having someone need and rely on you every minute of every day is both a beautiful and difficult thing. I said many a prayer and let the tears fall. Sometimes when we feel lonely, lost, or abandoned, Heavenly Father sends angels to remind us that He cares. Heavenly Father knew that I needed to go to church today, and he made it possible with help from an earthly angel.