I have just met my newest charge, and I am excited to begin working with her. Is there anything more exciting than taking on a new challenge? Aside from finding a solution to that challenge, of course. My newest charge’s name is Grace Newman, a young woman of twenty-eight who works as a police officer in a suburb of Boston called Jamaica Plain. She loves the area, having been assigned to it from the beginning of her career a few…
I overheard a conversation today between Jonathan and Lauren that I found rather interesting. Well, strictly speaking, Lauren overheard the conversation, but as I was with her, I heard it too. Despite the pressing questions of Jonathan’s mother, he and Lauren are in no hurry to define their relationship. They are comfortable with one another, content simply to enjoy one another, and I think this is a fine way to be about things. So they spend time together, going on…
Today Lubos found me just as I was coming to record my afternoon with Pamela—she is doing very well in her new position, and her spirits are high. My time with her was not really newsworthy, but I was in the mood to write. Lubos gave me something to write about. “Freya has ended her relationship with Ryan,” he told me. My heart sank. “I am sorry to hear that.” Lubos sighed and flicked out his wings. “It was time.…
Several days of suggestions have borne fruit, and I am as excited about the results as Mary and Natalie will be with theirs. But I have gotten ahead of myself—let me start at the beginning. Mary now regularly takes part in online conversations and chats with other teens who are going through the same struggles that she is. It hurts me that people should be bonded by something like depression and pain, but as Inca says, we may as well…
Tonight, in celebration of their new lives soon to begin, Myrtle and Jaquinn went out dancing. I admit, I put the idea in their heads. I have grown accustomed to the art of dance being a part of my daily work, and I shall be sorry for it to become a rare privilege again. So, on this night when they will receive my last blessing, I suggested that they go dancing together, one last time. It was an occasion, and…
And so we return to our work. The time of celebrations and rejoicing has passed, and angels return to their work just as the world begins to feel the cold again. When I was new, I used to wonder whether it was harmful for all angels to remain in heaven for the span of twelve days. Could we really leave the world alone for so long? But if there were any time that our brothers and sisters could survive the…
Merry Christmas to you all! I wanted to get this update posted before I go to the celebration in heaven, and I do not have much time, so I will keep it as brief as possible, though there is much to bring joy and worry. Pamela went last night to a Christmas party hosted by Christine. She feels as if a heavy weight has been lifted from her shoulders, because she is finished with her position at the school where…
Once again I have been given a gift in honor of this season, one that I did not deserve. Lubos came to find me while I was discussing my charges with Danit, and from his smile, I knew immediately what he intended. “I couldn’t possibly,” I protested. “I am being restricted by the seniors—” “Who are not unforgiving,” Danit inserted. She was smiling, too. “We placed the restriction on you for a reason, Asa’el, but that does not mean there…
My readers ask about my charges, but I do not know how to really answer them. It is a confusing time for many of them. Shannon seems fine, having embarked on a passionate fling with Thomas and pretending that Mark never even existed, but I find it impossible to believe that she is happy or that there will not be consequences for her actions. Meanwhile Mary seems to be doing better, having begun to talk more openly with Natalie and…
Many of you have asked me about Shannon. I am grateful for the concern, although I do not think she would be. The woman seems determined to ruin her own life. I really do not know how to answer the questions of how she is doing. Deep in her heart she is hurt by what Mark said, and deeper still she regrets her own behavior that led to the argument. But rather than accept this and try to make amends,…