The Littlest Angel

At the last minute on Sunday, our youth minister at St. Barts, Ms. Kathy, asked if Mary Clare would dress up for the children’s choir pre-Christmas nativity program. (The children performed for the adult Sunday School class. It was a dress rehearsal for their Christmas Eve performance.) Mel got these shots on his iphone as I stood near the children, (just in case).

My sweet Mary Clare dressed up (halo and all), walked right up to McCanless and stood in front of the children for the entire performance. She was a complete doll and smiled and even danced a bit. She was quite the star of the show. I shouldn’t be surprised. Mary Clare’s favorite thing to do now is dress up. Like her big sister, she is obsessed with all things pink and glittery. Every day she chooses a princess dress to wear and refuses to take it off until I hold her down!

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When Ms. Kathy pulled out the jingle bells for one of the songs, Mary Clare had to get a closer look. Ms. Kathy allowed Mary Care to hold and jingle the bells for the rest of the performance. She loved that!

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I couldn’t help but have a tear in my eye as I remembered just a year ago, December 12, 2007 we were on our way home from MUSC, still uncertain about her future, hoping and praying that her little heart would adjust and heal from her second open-heart surgery. It has been over one year since her last surgery and my littlest angel is doing exceptionally well. I am so thankful that she is here with us to help us celebrate a very special Christmas!

6 Comments

Betsy  on December 16th, 2008

How appropriate for little Mary Clare to be the angel. I’ve been thinking about you often this month and what a miracle your baby girl is!

Elizabeth Hall  on December 16th, 2008

Kerri, what a perfect part for Mary Clare! She is such a beautiful little girl and we love her so much!

casey haarlow  on December 17th, 2008

What a year, and sooo many blessings. She is precious.!

Kimberly  on December 17th, 2008

So very precious! What a blessing Mary Clare is to your family and to all of us who know her story!! God is good ALL of the time!!

NONNIE  on December 18th, 2008

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. I thank God everyday!
Love, Nonnie

Sarah Haarlow  on December 19th, 2008

She IS an angel. I just can imagine her in that “costume”, the way she loves to dress up. I still remember having McCanless on Daufuskie while Mary Clare had her surgery last year. This will be the FIRST Christmas she will really be able to enjoy. What a sweetie. Love, Mimi