Angels

Do you believe in Angels? There are certainly people on earth who are angels in disguise of people....they are the ones who stand by you in tough times, do the extra things without waiting for thanks and bring smile and love into your life effortlessly. I believe in Angels. I believe they surround us and are our guardians loving us and guiding us to be the best we can. We may not see them but they are there at our sides protecting from harm and holding our hands in theirs when we are being put through a lifes lesson. I heard someone say the other day when you are going through a rough time you need to stop and say thank you for giving me this expierence and analyze what you have learned from the expierence. We learn from the good and bad challenges. We learn to be grateful for the good times and for the bad times for it test our strenght. Our family has gone through so much the last few years. We struggled with the illness then the passing of my mother, and in the middle of her dying I was diagnosed with cancer. It was hard to grasp why our family was given so much to handle all at the same time. The cancer diagnosis was a blessing for it allowed me to leave a job I hated and spend the last few months with my mother. We switched roles. I became her caretaker and she became the child. My daughters became stronger and more independent. They stepped up to having to be more self reliant and thrived. I was able to connect with family, I had only known through pictures and they became a source of love that was unexpected and welcomed. Each time a challenged was put in front of us, a solution was also not far away. It was the Grace of God and the Angels that we were able to find this. When I was caring for my mother, I spent many lonely days with her sleeping and wishing for company. A stray cat came to live at our house. He was afraid at first to be petted, but after much patience and food he became the household pet. On days I was overcome with fear, he would purr and rub againest my legs as if saying everything would be okay. When I would leave the house he would be waiting in the driveway to welcome me home.
Shortly after my mother passed he left. I went to the shelter and searched the nieghborhood for him but he never returned. Today while I was looking out the back window, I saw a young cat that looked like him. I wondered if this young cat was the offspring of my angel cat. I went to the backyard and we stared at each other and then he ran off. He is wild like his father was.
I am determined to tame this kitten as I did his father. I wonder if the angels sensed that I wanted to have a cat again and sent him. I believe they did.......for they have sent so many other gifts. Angels are everywhere....just believe.