Religious Charms Tell Her Story Of Life
Charm bracelets are the all the rage with girls young and old. A young girl anxiously awaits her birthday to see the charm she is to add to her bracelet, the grandmother sits quietly on the porch fingering the charm given to her by her grandson before leaving for military service. Charm bracelets are more than jewelry; charms tell a story, sometimes known only to the wearer. Create a lasting story with charms for a young girl reaching her first communion or upon her bat mitzvah. A special time should come with a special gift; delicate charm bracelets are unique to every wearer. Each charm holds meaning and mysteries; a 10 commandments charm could symbolize her movement toward independence and the ability to know right from wrong, or a reminder of perseverance. A ring can reminder her of the cycle of life for a beloved grandparent no longer with her. Charms can follow her through her college years; a heart with birthstones of siblings can remind the young co-ed she is never far from family. A nativity charm will remind her of kindness and love from her father; they always set it up together each holiday season. A cross or Star of David to reminder her god is never far away. As the young college student graduates and moves on in her life, a graduation cap engraved with a religious symbol will help her remember god gave her the strength and the knowledge to always stay faithful. As she grows older and chooses to marry, her new husband might choose a special cross to signify he shares a place in her heart and she in his. A beautiful charm inscribed with a passage that was read at their nuptials will help her stay calm in times of strife. Charms bearing the birthstones of each of her children will keep them close to here even as they grow. As this young girl matures into a fine woman, she will have her bracelet with all her charms to show her how far she has come, how far she has to go, and how much love there is in the middle. When the silver hairs outnumber the others, her step is a little less lively, and her voice a little weaker, she can sit, and admire her life’s story, the trials and the joys of all her years, as it unfolded in her charms. Her grandson who gave her a cross before he left the country his military unit, her granddaughter who bought her a new bible, and a charm to go with it; these and so many more are her stories, and on her wrist, it is told in all her charms.
