Sometimes what is right to do is not easy. Sometimes the differences between two people are too great to surmount. It is a shame when this happens, but it is just one of the truths of this hardened world. This evening, Anna and Rob were going to go out to dinner, but she called him this afternoon to cancel. When he pressed her, she told him that she wanted to go to bible study tonight. “Well, if you want to,…
If there is anything that I have learned over the course of these three years, it is how valuable the help of a friend can be. There have been moments when I was completely lost, without any idea of how to proceed, and the intervention of someone else—be they human or angel—has shown me the way. I am so fortunate to have those who are willing to help me. First in my thoughts are those who have helped me today—Lubos,…
In honor of my leaving Harrington’s case, Brid and I went together with him and his family to visit his alma mater. It was something different, to go on a trip with them, and with Brid! I enjoyed it very much. In the car on the way, the family sang songs and played games—my favorite was I Spy, though Brid accused me of helping Isabella too much. It isn’t quite a fair game for her, though, as she’s a bit…
Today I met with Sabasa and her senior in anticipation of meeting our new charge. Hesperia is a beautiful and awe-inspiring Virtue, dark and vivid with a voice that I could listen to forever. She and Sabasa bear a certain resemblance, in fact. When I mentioned this, they both laughed. “There is a certain aesthetic quality to Muses that is not present in other angels,” Hesperia explained. “While the rest of our brothers and sisters focus their energies into presence,…
Today is a day that Hannah has looked forward to with both pleasure and trepidation. Her brother Trey turned twenty-one today. Hannah is happy for him—she has always doted on her baby brother, and she was very happy to help with his plans for his birthday party this evening. But as the plans got more and more complicated, Hannah began to get a bit concerned, and when it turned out that her mother would have to be out of town…
I continue to spend much of my time with Gabrielle and Nick, and in this case no news has certainly not been good news. Their marriage is stagnating, and while both of them feel that something is wrong, they have different viewpoints of the trouble. Nick only knows that Gabrielle is quiet, sometimes distant, but it does not trouble him greatly. Gabrielle, however, is slowly sinking into crisis. She feels—and she is not wrong—that she is the only one now…
All is going well with Rob and Anna, I report with much regret. I do feel a bit guilty for my misgivings, because he does make her very happy. She has never before met someone who had such a genuine interest in her. And to be fair to him, his interest is genuine. Why should it not be? She is beautiful, and kind, and intelligent, and she carries herself with an unconscious grace that he has never encountered before. But…
When you learn something so vast and important about someone, it is impossible to forget. I have been somewhat in awe of Freya ever since Orison told me her story. I think I will always feel that, but tonight I have remembered again why I love her—and why she needs me. George invited her out to dinner tonight, but she turned him down, citing a headache that she did not have. This intrigued me, and so I lingered even after…
Sometimes, I think, we hold on to resentment longer than we realize. Even we, my friends, though we tell ourselves that it is not so. We fall into the habit of keeping separate from others, even after any anger has faded. I have not spoken to my seniors in some time. I have seen them, of course, and I have exchanged words with them, but I was convinced that they were not listening to me, and so I closed my…
I have laughed a great deal this evening, but with the laughter comes a bittersweet edge. I think I am coming to the end of my association with another charge. I said in my entry about Valentine’s Day that while Harrington’s evening with Isabella was not to be, she had an idea on how to raise his spirits. When I managed to overcome my morose feelings about that particular day, I gave that idea all my support, and it all…