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"It is the greatest of mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little, do what you can." Sydney Smith GOD'S LENT CHILD I'll lend you a child for a while, A child of mine God said. For you to love the while he lives And mourn for when he's dead. It may be six or seven years or forty-two or three. But will you, till I call him back, Take care of him for me? He'll bring his charms and gladden you. Should his stay be brief, You'll have his lovely memories as a Solace for your grief. I cannot promise he will stay, Since all from earth returns. But there are lessons taught below, I want this child to learn. I've looked the whole world over in my search For teachers true. And from the things that crowd life's lane I have chosen you. Now will you give him all your love? Not think the labour vane? Nor hate me when I come to Take this lent child home again? I fancied that I heard them say.... Dear Lord, thy will be done For all the joys thy child will bring The risk of grief we'll run. We will shelter him with tenderness, We'll love him while we may And for the happiness we have known Forever grateful stay But should thy Angel call for him much sooner than we'd planned, We'll brave the bitter grief that comes And try to understand. Author Unknown  I came across Heaven's Littlest Angels quite by accident. It really made me stop and think. Over the past few days I've done a lot of soul searching and the one thing that keeps coming to mind is how senseless these deaths all were. They simply didn't need to happen. If I am to be honest I'm as guilty as the next person when it comes to apathy. I've read the paper and shook my head in disgust, then put that same paper down and walked away. I've watched the TV and seen the escalating child abuse and still shook my head, wondering how civilized people could do such brutal things to children. Still I did nothing. As the mother of three children (who can and quite often do push me to the limit), I personally know what it's like to be pushed to the limit. What parent doesn't? I know that feeling of frustration when they seem to bicker all day constantly. I also know fear. It's always been my greatest fear that one of my kids could be the child in that newspaper story or that news bulletin. It's one fear I hope I never have to face. I couldn't begin to know the pain of losing a child. That's why I think these deaths were all so senseless. They just didn't need to be.... I don't have any magic answers, I wish I did. I can't bring these poor little children back but I have adopted the angels you see on these pages. I hope that you'll take the time to read their stories. That's the least we can do. Maybe if we all become just a little more vigilant, we can make sure that it's not a loved one of ours that becomes the next statistic. The lady (just quietly,I think she's an Angel on Earth) who put together Heaven's Littlest Angels has an inscription on all her email and I quote: "I stood by and wondered why someone wasn't doing anything to make it stop. And then I realized the someone was me.."
As I said earlier, it really made me stop and 
did not need to be in heaven yet. 
 Heaven's Littlest Angels  ~If you're surrounded by love, You're walking with angels~ Please stop by and visit some of my friends who have adopted angels as well. 
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