In The Rain

I have two stories about my Guardian Angel. Many years ago, when I was 6 or 7 yrs. old, my life was saved by what I believe was my Guardian Angel.

We had a lot of relatives visiting which included many cousins. One of my cousins called me a baby and would not let me play a game with them. I was very mad and hurt and wanted to get away from them. It was raining outside and my Mother told me "Get my umbrella and take a walk in the rain" so I did. While I was outside, I crossed the street (which I was not allowed to do). I then saw my neighbor Jim, who I liked very much, standing on his porch on the same side of the street as my house.

I began to run between the parked cars to go see him and when I looked at him, his head became very large and I suddenly could not go forward anymore. At that very instant, a car came speeding up our street and I felt it touch my clothing as it passed me. When I looked again, Jim wasn't there anymore. I went to his house and rang the bell. His wife Frieda, answered and when I asked if I could talk to Jim, she told me he was visiting his brother out of town. Thanks Angel Jim!

The second time my Angel helped me was the summer before I turned 13. I went to visit one of my cousins Carol. We went to a local public swimming pool. There were some kids who were doing handstands under water. I tried but could not stay up.

Frustrated, I decided to do a handstand like I do at home - against the wall. I was doing this underwater and suddenly realized that I could not get my legs back down from the wall. I believe the force of the water splashing against the walls due to the movement of people in the water was what was keeping me from righting myself.

I began to panic and suddenly, I felt two hands very, very gently but firmly grab both of my feet and pushed them back in to the water and I was able to get upright in the water. When I looked to see who had done this, there was no one close enough to me that could have done it.