...Heaven's Garden...

Once upon a time, well actually not so long ago, up in Heaven all the angels quickly flew around with excitement because God was planning to take a stroll in Heaven's Gardens. The angels had spent so long planting, watering and taking care of all the flora. They planted great trees which were forever with bright leaves of every season, blossoms, flowers and fruit! They grew a variety of flowers and herbs, thier fragrance blending to the perfect degree. There were also tiny brooks and rivers which eternally flowed with a slight hint of honey! Everything was perfect and ready for God's arrival with all the little children of Heaven.1

And so the angels waited . He entered the gardens with the children floating gracefully around Him and immidiately the birds began to sing the song they had rehearsed for that day.2

The angels watched as the children flew around and over the trees, playing hide and seek, tag and everything little thing their mind would conjure. God watched them with a content look, 'Such a nice change from all the stress of watching over the world' He thought, 'I shall come here everyday!' Everything was going perfectly when suddenly..3

"Papa where are the roses!?" a little girl in a pink frock gasped tugging at God's robes.4

"Roses Maria? what are those?" God looked at all the angels with a genuinely confused look. " I thought we had all the flowers in the world, what's a rose and why don't we have one?"5

" Papa a rose is the most beautiful flower I've ever seen" little Adi began to describe. "They come in all colors but red is my favourite, mommy used to put them in my crib I remember"6

The birds became silent, the brooks and rivers ceased thier flow.
"Why don't we have red roses!?" God asked with anger in His voice, He didn't like to see any of the children upset.7

One of the gardener angels swiftly flew forward with an explanation.
"You see Father, we have all tried growing roses but unfortunately they need something extra than what we angels can provide... they call it the 'human touch' "8

"Then we need the best gardener from earth to make these children happy"
God said "Quickly send for the best"9

"Well, there is someone I have heard of" said one of the angels. "...but she has two golden flowers of her own whom she cares for" 10

"Hmm let me see" said God and waved his hand over one of the brooks. Immidiately the surface of the brook took the form of a shiny mirror and two little girls appered in it along with their mother. 11

"Oh it's Kourtney and Rebecca, I made them with a lot of love and care. They are strong and gifted just like their mother, let it be known to them that thier mother is with Me making all the children of Heaven happy with her gift. And also tell them that I will walk with them always like I have been doing so far, till the day they are ready to meet thier mother again. I shall send forth many angels to care for them and wipe their tears which they might shed at first. But I will never leave them and neither will their mother, she will dwell in their hearts till the day they come to live here in Heaven"12

That very day, Kourtney and Rebecca's mother arrived in Heaven and the birds began to sing again to welcome her! Very soon there were bright red roses blooming everywhere much to the delight of the children! Now everything was truly perfect!

There among all the flowers and herbs, among the tall trees and swiftly flowing waters she also planted two golden roses.
One for Kourtney and one for Rebecca which she would give to them the day they arrived in Heaven. 13