walk with angels
walk with angels
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Every child, especially in the eyes of a loving parent, is special. For most parents, the moment that they first hold their child, a bond of unconditional love is formed. So how can we encourage the love and support of angels to influence our children’s lives?
To begin with, children are often more in tune with the angelic realm than adults. Children may have an imaginary friend (I like to call them angelic friends) who is as meaningful to the child as any friend in the material world. Angels appear to children in different ways: as sparkling lights, as other children, or in their traditional form with wings (Glennyce Eckersley’s book “Children and Angels” provides much anecdotal evidence of this). But they always appear in a way that is acceptable to the child.
My own childhood friend was Morwenna. She always wore white and was surrounded by a beautiful white light. We were inseparable. I even used to make my mother set her a place at the table when we had meals. She had kind, loving eyes and I always felt safe when we played together. I thought that she lived on a farm at the top of the mountain near our house. Every morning she would ride her glowing white horse, Eira, to the little bridge at the bottom of our garden. The magical thing was, Eira could fly!
When I started school I played less frequently with Morwenna and eventually, around age seven, I stopped seeing her. However, she continued to hold a special place in my heart and sometimes I sensed that she was still nearby. Morwenna is one of my guardian angels.
I remember a related incident from my teaching career. I was about to sit on an empty chair at a particular child’s table when I was startled to hear her shout “Miss! You are going to sit on Sarah.” (Angels may have common or unfamiliar names). I quickly moved away from the chair and soothed, “I’d better not sit there then. Is Sarah alright?” The child replied that she was happy now.
The importance of the early and infant years in child development is well established. By the age of seven personal, social, cultural and gender identities will be well formed. Up to this age children have a natural enthusiasm for learning and it is a time to develop the whole child: the emotional and intellectual; the physical and spiritual. The role of the parent is very important in this. So if your child reports an angelic experience to you, or shows signs of having an imaginary (angelic) friend, I recommend that you find a way to value that experience.
In general terms a parent can help by:
• developing their own knowledge of angels by attending a workshop and doing some
background reading -
Doreen Virtue are good places to start.
• developing a positive attitude towards to all things and giving your child the
confidence to achieve their dreams. Everything begins with a thought and you
should realise that with the help of the angels, anything is possible.
For more practical guidance on helping your child to appreciate angels please go to my page: SEVEN SPECIAL ANGELS
