December 13, 2002

"You give but little when you give of your possessions.  It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.  ~Kahlil Gibran

If you know me, you know I live and die and swear by signs.  I don't discriminate.  Signs can come from the Blessed Mother, they can come from Arch Angels, from Guardian angels, saints, departed loved ones, karma and even God, Himself.  Make no mistake dear ones;  signs are very real and they come to us every day and in every form imaginable.

I was watching the message board this week and something caught my eye about a sweet one who is missing her mother.  Someone else left her a message and told her she understood because she'd lost her father BUT, "the sweet one" should look for "Pennies from Heaven", because when her father died, he began leaving them for her.  Low and Behold another message came from "the sweet one";  she'd also received some pennies from her newly departed mother.  Penny's always come from Heaven.

Hmmm?  Think this is a coincidence?  I think not.  There is no such thing.

Running a site like this requires a lot of time, but more than this, it requires honesty and discernment.  Sometimes I want to relate stories that may not be appropriate for the "first time" visitor.  Sometimes I want to tell stories that the "long time member" may not want to hear, because most do not realize, Alexis is a normal person just like you.  Yes I hear from angels.  Yes, at times, I have seen them.  But I am no more special than you.  YOU have angels around you and at any given time, YOU can see them just as I do.  It only takes an honest will.

I want to tell you something that just happened to me.  It illustrates what can happen when you allow God to take over your whole life and I don't mean the Bible-thumping version of letting Him take over your life.  (Not that I don't love the Bible..I do...but this story has nothing to do with it.)

Trinity regulars all know that I spent most of last year, (starting in December), in and out of hospitals.  Life had proven too much for me at the time and I needed some help so I got it.  While there, as you can imagine, the bills piled up, the money ran tight and I got behind.

I promise I'm getting to the point.

All last year for whatever reason, I was hit in the face at every turn with reminders of Our Lady Of Guadalupe.  I either saw the image in a book, or online or I read it in the paper or She turned up in a museum  or article I may have been reading.  I recall saying to a friend, "There must be something going on with Our Lady of Guadalupe...I keep seeing Her...maybe I should do a class on her".  I never got around to it.

Yesterday, December 12th, was the feast day of Our Lady Of Guadalupe.  I have had it circled on my calendar for two months, however,  I wouldn't have even KNOWN it was Her feast day unless I'd been watching my calendar to make business appointments.

For whatever reason I have been aware of my calendar all week, this week.  I've watched the days tick by and have noted how many days to Her Feast day it would be,  never knowing, never expecting anything.  In my heart, I figured if I remembered, I would say a quick quiet  prayer of thanksgiving to Her on Her day.  I thought this was what She wanted.

The day came and I didn't remember my prayer of Thanksgiving.  The calendar sat on my desk with the date circled as I answered and talked to clients all day long.   Then it happened...ONE particular call came in ( I have no idea who it was-I can't remember) and I looked down.  I SAW what day it was mid conversation.  When I hung up, I said a "Hail Mary" very informally and went about my business.

On the way home I lamented that I'd have to be very frugal this year with presents.  I'd wanted it to be "The Best Year Ever" since last year, my family spent Christmas worrying about me and I didn't help matters at ALL with my dismal attitude.  However, to be honest, I haven't been at all stressed or worried this year.  I have simply planned to do what I can do and leave the rest for next year.  I haven't been able to grasp exactly why I'm not stressed out.  I can only say I've made a very conscious effort to put my life in God's hands and let HIM worry about it.  Besides, I think I finally understand that expensive gifts and buying something for everyone really isn't the most important Christmas tradition.  (Duh)

I have continually thought about Our Lady of Guadalupe this year and I have wondered WHY exactly did She keep "bothering me".  I  have even gone so far as to look Her up and read the story of Juan Diego to see if there was a hidden message for me.  I didn't find one.

Yesterday I brought in the mail as my daughter and I were arriving home.  There were a bunch of advertisements for Christmas sales, a few bills, a Catholic newspaper and this one envelope I knew was a check.  I put it aside while I read the rest of the mail.  I figured it was something small and no big deal.

You see, I sold my condo  and moved last month.  I've been getting things from the mortgage company since then and this check was from them.  I figured it was for overpayment of taxes and that it would be an insignificant  amount.  I wasn't in a rush to open it at all.

Finally after all the mail had been opened, I turned to open, what I thought would be that "tiny" check, only to find one that would not only cover Christmas presents, but a new tradition of Christmas dinner with my extended family too!!!  I was so happy I nearly jumped through the ceiling.  This was not a check that I would have EVER  expected!  THIS year, I GET to have the family to MY house and I get to spare NO expense and still be able to cover my bills! 

A check arrived on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe;  A Check I didn't ask for nor expect.  Thank you Blessed Mother.  She paid my bills and left me extra to buy presents.  HOW excellent is this?

Hmmm.  A coincidence?  No WAY! 

As you hopefully understand...I have given my problems to God and He has taken care of me.  Nothing pleases the mother of Jesus more than when someone honors Her Son.  PLEASE give your troubles to Him as well and then....let us know what happens.  Something wonderful ALWAYS does.

I wish each of you a Blessed Christmas and the MOST wonderful New Year and I want to announce here for the first time that Trinity will premiere a NEW and custom-made chat room in January.  We will begin with weekly chat sessions of general interest, then we'll get into some workshops and finally, back to internationally noted angel authors and artists chats...you know the drill.

My love to each of you!

Alexis

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