Angels in the Snow by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Melody Carlson]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC027000
ISBN: 9781441239136
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2012-11-13T02:43:38+00:00

Claire never knew for sure how she got there. Perhaps it was like in her angel dream, with a pair of invisible celestial beings lifting her up and carrying her along, high above the storm. Or maybe it was Michael, her angel dog, who had led her to safety. She could only imagine. But somehow, both she and her faithful companion emerged half frozen from the snowy woods. And seeing a faint golden light up ahead, she stumbled stubbornly toward it, forcing one icy foot in front of the other until she collapsed on the porch of a cabin not much larger than her own.

And even then she couldn’t remember anyone coming to the door, or opening it up and saying, “Hello, and what have we here?” In fact, she later learned she had never even made it to the door. It was Michael’s persistent scratching and loud barks that had finally aroused the attention of the tenants. The first thing Claire remembered was sitting in front of the big river rock fireplace, her bare feet wrapped in a soft woolen throw, and a young girl, about age ten, Claire guessed, holding a thick mug of hot tea before her.

“Can you drink this?” asked the girl in a quiet voice.

“Thank you.” Claire believed she said those words, although she couldn’t be sure. But she did recall taking the warm mug into her hands and eagerly wrapping her cold fingers around its exterior, then slowly drinking the hot contents.

“My dad’s calling for help,” said the girl.

Claire felt her eyes open more widely. “Help?”

“For you. He thinks you have hyperthermia.”

Claire thought she may have smiled at that. “You mean hypothermia?”

The girl solemnly nodded. “You looked frozen.”

“My dog?” Suddenly Claire remembered being unable to see Michael in the snow. The girl pointed to her left and, curled right next to Claire’s bundled feet, Michael rested by the warmth of the fire.

“He’s okay.” The girl ran her hand along Michael’s still damp coat. “He’s a good dog, isn’t he?”

Claire nodded. “Thank you for helping us. My name is Claire. I live in a cabin—”

“Has she come to?” This came from a male voice, and he sounded worried. Claire turned to see a man now entering the room. His blond hair looked disheveled and his beard in need of a trim. “Are you okay?” He came over and knelt in front of Claire, peering into her eyes as if to discern her mental stability as much as her physical well-being.

“I think I’m fine,” she answered, feeling like the village idiot. “I—uh—got lost in the snow.”

“I can understand that,” he said, standing to peer out the window. “It’s turned into a real blizzard out there.”

“I’m sorry to trouble you—”

“Good grief, you’re no trouble. You and your dog looked like you were about to freeze out there.”

“I’m so glad we stumbled onto your house.”

“I’ll say. You must’ve had a guardian angel watching over you.”

She looked at him closely. “An angel?”

He laughed. “Well, who knows? But how are you feeling now? It doesn’t look like you’re suffering from frostbite.

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