Candy Balls

I keep thinking back to the sweet story in the January 2010 Friend called "The Candy Ball" (p.44). It tells about a little girl named Rachel who sneaked some candy balls out of the pantry, and she went into the upstairs bathroom to eat them. She threw one up in the air and caught it in her mouth, but it went down her throat, and she couldn't breathe.

Her dad was in the hallway, and felt the Spirit tell him his daughter was in trouble, so he ran into the bathroom, and the Spirit told him to pick her up. When he did, the candy popped out of her throat.

I want to always be in tune with the Lord so I can know if my children need ME. This is such a powerful experience, and I'm grateful it was printed. Grace had been reading the Friend, and she said, "Mom, there's a story in here I want you to read." I said, "Okay, well, I'm doing the laundry now. Just leave it out for me." She said, "No. I want you to read it right now." So I dropped the laundry and read it, and it was well worth it! I think it's sweet how Grace felt the Spirit as she read it, too!