The Angel

When people say angel, most think of long white robes, huge wings, and halos. Not all angels look like this. As a matter of fact, most angels do not look like this. God sends angels to us everyday. Did anyone ever find your wallet and give it back? Did you ever lose something and have someone find it for you? Have you ever just needed a friend and all of the sudden there is a stanger with and ear and a shoulder to lean on, and then they are gone again?

When my mother was dying in the hospital, it was two hours away from home. I had no family to speak of for local support. I was all alone. I won't even lie and say the nurses were great, because they weren't. I think they worked so long in this Intensive care unit that they became numb to hysterical family members. I also have to be honest, my mental stability is not really all that strong.

I get a call one morning while I was in class at college, the doctor told me they were doing CPR on my mom and I should come up right away. I did. I never felt so lonely and alone in my life. When I got to the hospital, the nurses met me at the entrance to the unit and said I would have to have a seat in the waiting room. Since it took me two hours to get there, I had no idea if she was alive or dead. As I sat in the waiting room, pondering the fate of my best friend, I just lost it. Over came a woman who I had never seen before, and I was there a lot. She put her arms around me, prayed with me, and put my head on her shoulder. She stayed with me until the nurses finally came to get me.

I never got this woman's name, or the patient she was there to see, I just remember the kindness and sympathy in her face. My mom was on life support, and I made the decision to disconnect because it was what mom had wanted. Once this decision was made, I was able to contact the rest of my family, my kids, my uncle, my aunt, and mom's best friend. They were there immediately from all different areas of the coast and the west. Now I was no longer alone, yes still lonely but not alone.

Once everything was done and my mom passed, I still remember that angel's face, the woman in the waiting room. If it had not been for her I think I would have just fallen to pieces. It was her kindness and caring and helped me make it through the day to pull everyone together. I never saw here again. Was this woman an actual angel? Yes, she didn't have wings, she didn't have a halo, but she was a bright and shiny angel to me. I am sure God sent her to help me.

Sometimes we run into angels in our everday lives and we just don't recognize them. They are in the postman who special delivers your mail to you because he knows you are sick, they are in your neighbor who brings you food when they are sure you haven't eaten. They are in that driver who pulled over and helped change your tire. They are even the stranger who gave you kind word without ever knowing that you really needed it.

Remember, God loves all of us and he knows when we need that extra bit of support. Please feel free to share you contact with angels with me. I'd love to hear your story.

God Bless.