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4.5
Beautiful piece although small. I purchased as a birthday gift and the receiver loved it and so did I.Bought for my friend. She loved it!!I purchased two of these for gifts for friends going through a difficult time. The thoughtfulness was much appreciated and each one who received it loved it. It is a little small but it was well-made and I think I will purchase one for myself to place on my nightstand. I already have two angels from the Willow Tree collection and love them.WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FIGUREINE THIS IS, INDEED!! AND THE PRICE IS SO SO RIGHT.i FIRST BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH DEMDACO WILLOW TREE FIGURINES WHEN I WAS WORKING AS A HOSPICE NURSE. IN THAT PARTICULAR FIELD OF NURSING, PRAYER AND LOVE AND GETTING CLOSE TO THE CLIENT AND FAMILY, OR EVEN BECOMING LONG TERM FRIENDS IS NOT DISCOURAGED, AS IT HAS TO BE IN SOME AREAS SUCH AS PSYCH NURSING, BUT ENCOURAGED. THERE ARE NO BARRIERS TO SPIRITUALITY OR RELIGION HERE. OUR PATIENTS ARE LITERALLY AT DEATH'S DOOR AND IT IS their rite of passage, NOT MINE OR YOURS', JUST THE PERSON DOING THE WORK OF DYING. SO WE TREAD ON AREAS WHERE ANGELS do tread. IT IS A MARVELOUSLY REWARDING FIELD OF PRACTICE.BECAUSE CLOSE BONDS ARE FORMED, NURSES HERE ALMOST ALWAYS GET LETTERS OF THANKS FOR THE THINGS THEY HAVE DONE, BUT LIKE IN TIMES PAST, AND EVEN PRESENT, NURSES AND OTHER PRACTITIONERS WHO WORK WITH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY ARE FREQUENTLY GIVEN GIFTS OF THANKS FOR THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE. TREMENDOUSLY REWARDING WORK!SO MY FIRST WILLOW TREE FIGURINE CAME FROM THE WIFE OF A CLIENT WHO HAD PASSED. AT THAT TIME, WILLOW TREE WAS NEWISH IN THE MARKET AND FIGURES WERE MORE EXPENSIVE, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE FREQUENTLY "GIFTED" RECEIVEING "PEACE" AS A REMEMBRANCE WAS QUITE THE DEAL FOR ME. ALL THREE NURSES ON THE CASE WERE GIVEN A FIGURINE, BUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT MY WORK HAD HELPED WITH A FAMILY AND PATIENT'S PEACE WAS ASTOUNDING TO ME. I CRIED, LAUGHED, HELD THE PIECE AND CRIED SOME MORE.Smaller than I expected. But a precious piece.I gave this beautiful Willow Tree piece to my granddaughter on her First Communion. She loved it.This was the perfect gift. Well made and very cute!A great gift for my Mom. Beautifully crafted. Very small but still looks great.
