
Tiny Blessings with Shimmering Wings
A grieving mother, struggling to retain a connection to her departed daughter, is comforted by a host of insects.
“Summer afternoon–summer afternoon, to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” That age-old...
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A grieving mother, struggling to retain a connection to her departed daughter, is comforted by a host of insects.


Alzhiemer’s: A mother’s smile. Edward Grinnan’s mother didn’t know where she was, but her smile showed she knew these people loved her.

Seasons of love with God at the center is the most that any family could ask for.

In this excerpt of When Miracles Happen, a little girl’s simple prayer renews a mother’s faith.

In the Sept./Oct. 2015 edition of Angels on Earth, Donna Teti writes a moving story of her late mother’s love of music, especially Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll.” Listen as Seger sings that classic song, with an assist from Bruce Springsteen.



Though her mother was pronounced dead, her family never gave up hope of her returning to them.

An unexpected find brings a measure of peace to a grieving family.

A boy who was formerly deaf is stunned to hear his father’s voice for the first time.

We make our plans, then life happens and expectations turn to disappointments. But there is a sunny side…
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