Bless!
From a Louisiana newspaper:
Amy and Andrew J. DiMaggio Fr. of LaPlace don’t have to be told that their 1-year-old daughter Anna Maria is special. They get a glimpse of it every day when the toddler walks out to the front yard of her house and begins an animated conversation with the Blessed Mother. “Whenever she is with us in the front yard, she will always stop playing at some point and walk up to our statue of Mary,” the DiMaggions said. “In this photo, she was holding her hands up and talking to Mary in her own babble language. We hope that this picture will inspire your readers to remember the words of Jesus who said that to enter the kingdom of heaven we must be as open as a child.”
Thanks Andrew, this is a beautiful little story.
I can’t tell you how many times my father has given copies of this beautiful little girls – hundreds possibly. It tugs at his heart strings and bring pure bliss to his soul. He is now 87 and continues to give a copy to strangers.