An Angel Of A Different Size

I Buried My Son Yesterday. It Was The Hardest Thing I Ever Had To Do. Saying Goodbye With Hopes Of Seeing One Another Again Someday. The Funeral Brought Family And Friends Offering Their Condolences And Prayers. The Service Became Standing Room Only.
Bobby Was Laid To Rest In St Peter & Paul Cemetery Located In Westville.
At The Conclusion Of The Graveside Service We Returned To The Church Where We Were Given A Dinner.
Unfortunately The Sadness Doesn't Stop There. We Returned Home To Find Our House Broken Into. Numerous Items In Our Home Were Gone. Including A Watch That Belonged To Bobby. We Had It Laying Next To An 8x10 Photograph Of Him. Our Surround Sound System For Our Television. All Of Billie's Medicine Was Taken Along With Numerous Video Games That Belonged To My Grandson. We Continue To Find Things That Were Stolen. With People Bringing In Food, Our Refrigerator Was Full. Two Large Containers Of Chicken Were Taken As Well. Most Importantly An X Box 360 That My Grandson Received For Christmas, A Gift From His Mother. These Thieves Took Advantage Of A Family In Grief. This Thief Must Have Known We Were To Be Gone A Good Portion Of The Day.
Our Front Door Was Kicked In Damaging The Door Frame. My Nephew Toby Is Skillful In Home Projects. After Learning What Happened He Immediately Came To The House With Tools In Hand. Our Son Mike Ready To Assist Where Needed. He Informed Me That In Spite Of The Door Not Being Damaged, The Exterior Doors Today Come With A Built In Frame. He Wasn't Sure Whether He Could Re-Frame The Door.
Off To The Home Improvement Store, Toby And Mike Were On A Mission. Long Story Short Mike & Toby Worked Well Together And Accomplished The Repair.
I Failed To Mention One Of The Most Significant Incidents That Happened That Day. Toby Brought His Son Nick. He Was Carrying A Bag When He Entered Our Home. Inside This Bag Was An X Box 360 That He Received For Christmas. He Told Us He Wanted My Grandson To Have It. Tears Began Flowing Down My Cheek. An 11 Year Old Child With A Heart Of Gold. He Sacrificed A Cherished Gift So Another Could Find Happiness Once Again.
I Looked At That Boy And Asked Him To Step In The Other Room With Me. When It Was Just Him And I He Saw My Teary Eyes As I Searched For The Words I Wanted To Say To Him.
Of Course I Told Him How Proud I Was Of Him For Doing What He Did. Most Importantly I Told Him I May Not Be Around To See It But I Knew One Day He Will Achieve His Rightful Place On This Earth. With The Likes Of Abraham Lincoln Or Martin Luther King Jr, I Truly Believe He Will One Day Become Known World Wide For His Generosity Or Kindness For Others.
Of Course This Is Just Speculation On My Part. However, I Believe Greatness Begins At Home. I Believe Nick Has His Rightful Place In Today And Tomorrows Society. He May Not Be Able To Better This World Alone But I Do Believe In My Heart He Will One Day Become A Household Name.
I Have Met Generous People Throughout My Years, But Never Someone Of His Character And Being So Young.
All I Can Say Is I'm Honored To Watch This Young Man Grow Up In A Simple Life In A Simple Midwestern Town.
When You Accomplish Greatness In This World And Shrug It Off As Not Being Noteworthy, This Is What Separates Greatness And Selfishness.
This Young Man Gives Me Hope For Tomorrow. Did I Forget To Mention His Mother's Name Is Angel?
God Bless Nick....The Son Of An Angel