Earth Angels
No Nametag
We know that we worship only God, never angels. But these guardian beings, given to us by God, are so near that it is natural to ask them for help. That’s what Terry Polakovic did a few months ago, with blessed results. Terry lives a busy life in Denver, and last April she learned that [...]
Mysterious Stranger
The Burke family lives in a very remote rural area of Southern Illinois, Jim, Mary and their three children, then ages 12, 11 and six. (Not their real names). They have always tried to live as simply as they can, which sometimes means the adults going without. That particular Christmas season was no exception. Although [...]
My Father’s Car
Al Errato and his wife, Mary, and their friends Louie and Marsha, had taken Al’s newly-acquired 1948 Dodge sedan for a test ride in the country. Mary was driving when Al realized the Dodge was in trouble, chugging and coughing. She coasted off the highway, and into a deserted-looking gas station as the engine died. [...]
Mike’s Angel
Forty-year-old Michael was disappointed in his life. Despite the affection of his mother and his two sisters, Mike felt like he didn’t belong anywhere. One winter he left his northern Ohio neighborhood in search of himself, and ended up working construction in Florida. “We all worried about him,” his sister Barbara says. “Mike lived poorly, [...]
Merry-go-Round Miracle
Mary B., a Pennsylvanian, met Peta online about five years ago. Peta, a resident of Australia, had published an inspirational story titled “I Can,” and when Mary came across it while surfing the Net, she was so moved that she got in touch. The two became good email friends. Peta’s story was truly amazing: she [...]
Lynn’s Christmas Rose
Lynn’s mother was a true “earth angel.” She worked in a factory alongside big burly men, doing the same work, and never complained. If she saw a child without a coat, she would go to a store, buy one, and give it—and a big hug—to the little one. If someone admired a flower in her [...]
Lost Package
Gloria Shepherd’s friend Ed had promised to send her a particular CD via United Parcel Service. “Be sure you’re home on Tuesday when it comes,” he told her. “I’m not going to be home on Tuesday,” Gloria told him. “But don’t worry—UPS always leaves packages if I’m gone. It’ll get here safely.” She lives with [...]
The Finnish Angel
Maria Land was on her way from Dallas, Texas, back to Helsinki, Finland, her native country. It was a business trip that she would take without her husband or their two-year-old. “It was my second business trip back home since we had moved to the United States,” Maria says. “But this time I was on [...]
Trisha’s Mission
From time to time, instead of an actual angel intervention, I like to spotlight someone who is acting as an “earth angel” for the rest of us. Sometimes it’s a cause, such as our friend in Arkansas, JoAnn Cayce, who collects clothes for the poor (and don’t forget her as you shop garage sales this [...]
Was it You?
“A rather strange and rare thing happened to us recently,” says Jim Claypool. “My wife Ginni had a bad day at the day care. She wandered off unsupervised, and I noticed her negative attitude as soon as I picked her up. But it was our forty-eighth wedding anniversary, and I was hoping to cheer her [...]
