Angel

I have 7 nieces, and their names are Kylie, Lauren, Eleanor, Sarah, April, Heather and Melanie.

So many!

Among them, Eleanor is special. Death can be a hard concept to comprehend when you are just a little 9 year old girl, but she has shown a maturity beyond her years.

When she was told of her grandmother’s death, she went up to her grandfather and said she regretted not having spent more time with her before she died. And promised him that she will spend more time with him from now on.

When the whole family was filing past the coffin to take one last look before it was sealed, she was the first to cry. But when she saw her cousins crying as well, she would go over to comfort them.

Her actions are so small, but so touching. Among the sadness, she was indeed a shining light.