Posted by Tina
If you somehow missed this story today be prepaired….it’ll warm you’re heart:
Christmas miracle in the Virginia Forest, by Judi McLeod
** Dark-eyed Jaylynn Thorpe, 3, had wandered away from his babysitter sometime around 4 p.m. on Friday, not to be seen again for a very long time. *** Twenty one hours is a long time to wait for anything. When it marks the time a toddler is missing, its an eternity. *** As time marched forward, some people, in spite of themselves, were beginning to lose faith. *** Not Halifax County Sheriff Stanley Noblin: The only thing we wanted to do was just keep searching until we found him, the stalwart sheriff told reporters. *** In a season where Christmas carols can be heard drifting from radio stations everywhere, Jaylynns frantic family knew the more time that went by, the more risk for the little guys survival. *** We didnt forget the issue that 17 degrees was almost unbearable, said the father, James Thorpe. **
** People all over the state of Virginia was down there looking for that child. For a while there, one time, I didnt know whether they would find him or not, said the childs grandmother and guardian, Katherine Elliott. *** But somehow in a dark unfriendly forest, the lost little boy and the two family puppies had wandered up to a mile in the dark–even across a highway–and it wasnt until Saturday afternoon that members of the search team came across a sight none of them is likely to ever forget. There was Jaylynn sitting by a tree, the two loyal puppies nestled against him! *** The little boy didnt say anything, didnt cry, didnt yell for Momma. According to rescue team member, Jerry Gentry he just opened his arms up like, `Im ready to go. **
Jack, Bruce, Tina and our many readers would love to hear your stories of Christmas memories or miracles…does anyone wish to share?