In just a few short weeks, sweet Maggie will be making her First Holy Communion!  It was so much fun seeing this beautiful little girl seem to flutter around the gardens yesterday like a peaceful little angel.  So for this session, I decided to name my blog post after one of my favorite poems, instead of one of my favorite songs, which I typically tend to do.  It’s a beautiful poem and I thought it was fitting, especially since my Saturday session took place in the garden, with this sweet little angel named Maggie.  🙂

So here is the poem, followed by a sneak peek from our afternoon together.  Enjoy!

Angel in the Peacock Garden

I built a garden, brick-by-brick
a place to sit and pray
And as I planted each new bud
I’d closed my eyes to say

Dear angel in my garden
please listen to my prayer
and lift these words up to the Lord
for children everywhere

I built a garden, day-by-day
a place to find my way
And as I tended to each plant
I’d hear the angels say,

Dear mother in the garden
we’ve listened to your prayer
the Lord will help in his own way
have patience, don’t dispare

I pull the weeds and fertilize
the roses reach the sky
and as I pray I feel the angels
as they pass on by

Dear God in Heaven, thank you for
your guidance that you send
through angels in my garden
this holy place I tend.

-Amy Sellers