~*Angel Kisses*~

I'm remembering a time when my brother and I were young, he was maybe 6 years old and I was 11. I kept teasing him about his freckles. He was this little red-haired boy with a multitude of freckles scattered across his smiley little boy face. I was the typical older sibling, teasing him and making him cry numerous times a day while my mom kept scolding, "You're the oldest. You should know better." LOL I just kept teasing. One day my mom had finally had enough of me teasing and making my brother cry so she sits us both down and looks me directly in the eyes and says, "Each one of us are individuals--we are one-of-a-kind. There's not one person in the entire world that is exactly like us. We are unique. For your brother, his gorgeous freckles well, they make him uniqe. And besides, everyone knows that freckles are Angel Kisses. The angels love him so much that every night they kiss him while he's asleep and he wakes up with even more freckles. How lucky is he? Very lucky to have angels kiss him goodnight. And you my dear, with your beautiful blue eyes have the ability to see the good in people and make them feel at ease when they see the smile in your eyes. The eyes are the window to the soul and you have a big, beautiful picture window where people can look and see the sunshine that bounces off your window." I sat there quietly, not really knowing what to say, with tears in my eyes, turned to my little brother and said, "I'm sorry I was mean to you and made fun of your freckles. They do really look ok on you."

I felt so bad that I had been mean. But here was my sweet Mom using kind words and beautiful analogies to help us see with Heavenly eyes instead of Worldly eyes. Somehow Moms always know how to use love to smooth things over. I've been learning that slowly, but surely, over the past 12 years as I have had the opportunity to be a Mother and know what my mom truly felt like raising us children. It's not an easy task, but it's a worthwhile one for sure. I'm grateful for a mom who raised us with love and showed us that turning a fight back into love is remembering what Heaven is like, who we truly are and where we came from.......a place where Angels sneak out at night and kiss us on the cheek. ;)