A story to warm the coldest heart

I saw this story on twitter this week, and at the end of a covid year I thought it needed to be shared. As Kelly Victoria (@saidthefox) said when she posted it (not expecting it to go viral): I think everyone could use a lighthearted/happy story right now.

At the beginning of the pandemic I went through some painful personal stuff and would often go out at night for long walks because no one was around and I couldn’t sleep anyway. One night I was walking down my street and noticed that someone had set up a few little objects in a tree planter and upon closer inspection I realized it was a fairy garden with a little note about the 4 year old girl who felt lonely in quarantine and wanted to spread some cheer. The next day I wrote a little note to her, pretending to be a fairy named Sapphire that had come to live in the tree because she had set it up so nicely and I left it on the tree that night on my walk and said I would gift her with a magical fairy dice (I got really into crafting resin rpg die at the start of the pandemic) if she did 3 things for me:
@saidthefox

This started months of communication between Eliana and her “fairy”, Sapphire. What is even more special is that when Eliana and her family had to move away, Kelly Victoria made sure Eliana got to meet her fairy so Eliana wouldn’t lose any of the magic, or stop believing.

And through it all, Eliana and Kelly helped each other. Eliana started to blossom, and Kelly’s mission to bring cheer to a little girl helped her through the tough months.

If you are needing a heart-warming story, I urge you to read the thread @saidthefox.