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A Man's Angel Experience - February 2000

I'll try to keep this brief: Just last week I had what I know was a very vivid reminder of my guardian's presence; not the first, mind you, but since it is less than a week old, and really extraordinary, this is the perfect time and place to share it:

I've had severe vehicle problems - am in my third car since November (yeah, ouch). Iwas online at the library, nextdoor to the Blessed Sacrament, while responding to emails & prayer requests. Itook time to pray at the computer, and found myself answering someone's prayer request about severe financial/vehicular problems of their own. As this was too close, I commiserated with them, and expressed a sincere belief that all would be worked out in God's good time.

I had to leave for dinner. It was beginning to flurry, again. and getting on to dusk. Iwas buttoning up my coat, walking outside, and 'signing off' with Him in the Tabernacle, and got on my way for a 20 minute highway ride. I just began thanking Him all over again for my car - the answer to so many prayers. It all worked out, just as I knew St. Therese would smile on me. I just felt lighthearted, grateful, prayerful, and thought and prayed.

As I drove about 6 miles out of town, Iwas doing 50 in a 55mph zone, when I saw a brown blur to my left. with the semi-darkness, the snow, oncoming headlights, and cars behind me. It took a second to realize that that wasn't a dog, but a large deer about to run out into me.

I braked, knowing it would do very little good - she was now inches away, and it was going to total it. I was just hoping not to be in a 3 car pileup, and/or in the hospital. Then it was over. I 'm stopped. So is everyone oncoming, and behind me and the deer is flipping backward through the air. I watched her lay out flat - then get up, shake it off, and walk very slowly back the same way she came and I again realize that I'm stopped. Everyone is. And they're all looking at me. But there was no impact.

It took me a moment to snap out of it, and realize that I was unhurt. Iblinked a few times, and started examining my car through the windshield and mirrors. There was no impact. Not a scratch. Not a tuft of hide nor hair even though we had seen that deer get thrown up, backwards, into the air, and then have trouble getting back up.

Everyone stopped; everyone saw what they saw. and something - someone - just got between us, and shoved that big beautiful doe so hard, that she went tumbling backwards up into the air, and landed several feet away.

I replayed it in my mind over and over. and began to just smile and smile. It was a continuation of the gratitude that I expressed just moments before and I told God again that I love Him, and know that He loves me, and had just sent a very powerful reminder. Idon't know how many angels can gather on the head of a pin - but i do know they can slip in with just inches to spare.