Story of the Week
December 21, 2010, Story of the Week, Love in a Big Lot
The first Christmas after the death of a loved one is especially hard, and Gail Cotter, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was feeling down. All around her were joyful families planning parties and celebrations, and all she could think about was how much she missed her husband, Gary. Gary had died of cancer on December 17, 2007, [...]
Story of the Week October 23, 2010, Dimes from Heaven
Dimes from Heaven By Joan Anderson, October 20, 2010 We’ve all heard the song “Pennies from Heaven,” and several years ago, I wrote a story about people who were receiving pennies out of the blue—mostly lying on streets or in the bottom of their purses, but also in more random places. One young soldier was [...]
Story of the Week, Airport Angel, August 20, 2010
Just a quiet thought in this quiet time of year. Soon children will be back to school, and we’ll need our angels’ help more than ever! For now, let’s just take a moment to realize how helpful they are: Shirley Miller of Pittsburgh had received a phone call from her brother in Phoenix, which had [...]
Story of the Week, One More Butterfly, July 17, 2010
Hello, friends. Before our story today, we need an update on the Cayce ministry. For those of you new to this list, several years ago we Earth Angels adopted an entire town, Thornton, Arkansas. I had read about Joann Cayce, and the work she and her family have done for 45 years with the poor [...]
Story of the Week, July 4 2010, Butterflies Around Us
Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder Hello, friends. On these leisurely days, we all see butterflies frequently. But these beautiful little beings have a special significance to [...]
Story of the Week, May 9, 2010, Hugs from Heaven
Do miracles happen today? The congregation at Living Water Tabernacle thinks they do. The small congregation had planned a fish fry to celebrate their pastor’s birthday. Brother Lee, had reminded everyone that the fish dinner was only for church members, and would start at 5 p.m. By 7 pm, everyone would have finished eating, and [...]
Story of the Week, April 24, 2010, Are You the One?
Hi, friends. I am busy mailing books to those of you who want them for Mother’s Day. Check the website, http://joanwanderson.com to order, as we still have a few days left. And now the story: Fran H. has been subscribing to this newsletter since it began, because she is a big fan of angels and [...]
Story of the Week, March 26, 2010, I Thought You Knew Him
Those of you who help our friends, the Cayces, in Arkansas, will be happy to hear that the gym we helped them to buy now has a new roof! No more rain leaking onto the giveaway clothes. You are such earth angels! The Cayces will be throwing their annual Easter party for the area’s elderly [...]
Story of the Week, February 13, 2010, Angel of Mercy
Eva and her mother were at the hospital, sitting at the bedside of her father. He was very ill and hadn’t spoken in several days, and although she and her mother had prayed so hard, it looked as if her father was not going to recover. “Suddenly Dad began speaking, and praising the Lord!” Eva [...]
Story of the Week, January 9, 2010, My Valentine
When Valentine’s Day approaches, we think of romantic love. But that’s not the only kind, as Alice Hennig would point out. She was seventeen when her family moved to a new area in Edmonton, Alberta. One cold Sunday afternoon in February, her parents were entertaining some relatives, and Alice decided to visit a friend from [...]
