Kathleen Riddle
This is a great little gift to have on hand. I bought a couple of similar bracelets on clearance from one of the big dept stores, & was pleasantly surprised at the quality. The sentiment with this particular style is consistent with my faith, but I see others that are also inspiring, but religion "neutral" . I start buying Christmas gifts for the next year on December 26, & I am always looking for good deals. I had a bracelet very similar to this; my dad was going in for a very serious heart surgery, and my parents live over 20 hours away from me, & they were insistent that they did NOT want me or my siblings to travel that far, but I wanted so much to be there & to provide some sort of comfort in any way I could think....I kept thinking of my mom in that hospital waiting room, and finally it occurred to me that she could wear that bracelet (sort of using it like a rosary),& maybe it would give her some strength and hope. I sent that to her, purchased a little silver "prayer box" for my dad (wrote out my prayer for him and enclosed it), the items were light & not expensive to ship, and they LOVED their small presents. I found this bracelet, & it could serve the same or similar service for someone else. Now, this item would need to be put in a small jewelry box, b/c I rec'd it sort of crumpled looking in a beat up bag in a cardboard box, but when I pulled it out & straightened it up, I see it is pretty, so if the occasion arises, hopefully a happy one this time, it really is a thoughtful present. Dad did well in surgery, but if anything like that comes up in the future, I am going to be w/my family in that waiting room, like it or not.
