Poser is VH Mira by by Godin. Galatea hair by Mairy. Plus3d & 3Dream. Dress is Sensibility by Ravenhair. I made this image to go with a short story I wrote several years back titled "Have You Ever Seen An Angel? I know anyone who has ever lost a child can relate to this story. I have several friends who have lost children. Please don't copy this story without my permission. Have You Ever Seen An Angel? It had been five months since that cold winter day when Mandy had fallen through the ice on the frozen lake. Ever since that day Kathryn had been walking around in a daze. She knew she should be giving her time to the three children she had left but somehow she just couldn’t get passed her grief. She had let her house work go and hadn’t even worked in her rose garden this summer, which had always be a source of pride for her. She lay awake nights wondering and asking God why this had to happen to her child. Mothers are supposed to watch their children grow up, but this would never happen with Mandy now. This morning after another long sleepless night she had gotten up at dawn and went walking in her rose garden. The garden had bloomed out beautifully even after her neglect this summer. As she strolled along she saw a beautiful young angel, with her head resting on the top of the fence stone pillar. Her face was sad looking and Kathryn couldn’t help but wonder why this beautiful young angel was so sad. At that moment the angel spoke in a soft gentle voice saying “ Be thankful for all you have today, for tomorrow it could be gone!" After she spoke those words the angel disappeared. Kathryn stood there for a moment thinking about those words and then she understood the message the angel had brought her. She knew it was time to let go of her grief and get back in the living world with the family she had left. She ran into the house and up the stairs to the children’s bedrooms and woke them up one by one giving each a big hug and kiss. Kathryn spent that entire day with her husband and children in an effort to regain some of the valuable time they had lost. She could never forget Amanda but since fate had determined that she would leave this world at such a young age, Kathryn had to accept that fact and move on with her life. Copyright @ 2004 M. Doris Fuller