Angels on Earth magazine

earning their wings

Pool Party

LAURA BAILEY, GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA

I stood at the edge of our local public pool, swaying in the shade with my newborn daughter in my arms. Three-year-old Madeline splashed around in the kiddie area.

“Mommy, come swim with me,” she called out. I explained that

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