Moms, think about this story and act upon it. Can you imagine the kind of parent who could have a child and teach a child the kind of values that Maddie Stepanek’s mother taught him?
Can you imagine losing a child? What would it be like to lose four children? Can you imagine being a mother who has the kind of strength that Jeni Stepanek has?
I have four children and the most terrible fate that I believe any parent can experience is the death of a child. Jeni Stepanek experienced the death of four children and yet she continues to share a smile and the message that her son wanted to share!
When Mattie was in the hospital near death, he said that he saw angels coming for him. “It was beauty beyond imagination and description. “When I woke up, the first thing I said was, ‘Don’t believe in the Christmas trees, the angels are so much more beautiful than that.’”
This is Mattie’s poem, “When I Die”:
When I die, I want to be
A child in Heaven.
I want to be
A ten-year-old cherub.
I want to be
A hero in Heaven,
And a peacemaker,
Just like my goal on earth.
I will ask God if I can
Help the people in purgatory.
I will help them think,
About their life,
About their spirits,
About their future.
I will help them
Hear their own Heartsongs again,
So they can finally
See the face of God,
So soon.
When I die,
I want to be,
Just like I want to be
Here on earth.
Please! Share this amazing little boy’s message. It just might make a difference in the world of the people you love and the people you don’t even know!
