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,…