A Ladybug Rider: An Angel Message

Early this morning I spotted a special delivery, an early mother's day present.  What joy to find a little red beetle parked on our white car in the driveway.  Ladybugs always remind me of my heavenly mother's love.  And, this one had two distinctive black spots on her shiny red wings.  I took a photo to share with you.  Then later I forgot about our little hitchhiker when we hurried to the lake.  It wasn't until we returned home, I suddenly remembered the ladybug! I'd forgotten to move her to a safe place.   By a ladybug's standards, it must have been quite a trip.   When I took a look, she was still holding on, having moved closer to the gas tank cap.  Mom had a heavy foot, and I laughed. The hearty ladybug had traveled round-trip, home and back again, no worse for wear.    

Funny cause I wasn't around when the ladybug flew away, but suddenly I was inspired to give our car a much needed bath.    

Ladybug heralds a time of luck and protection in which our wishes begin to be fulfilled.   Her appearance signals new happiness, worries will begin to dissipate.

Our angels speak a language that translates God's Love in joyful and unexpected details. He knows the desires of our heart.   Synchronicity abounds, and we find we are able to rejoice.  More is happening than meets our physical eyes.   Unseen help is as close as our breath.  The whole world can be a communication device for returning our thoughts back home to God's Love.

Today I invite you to open the eyes of your heart and pay close attention to love messages winging into your life.    With so many distractions, often these love "smiles" go undetected, but Love will always make a way.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

 

 

(iris photo-from the web)

 

Blowing in the Wind: Angel Message

 It was a sudden an unexpected flash of recognition this morning.  I'd just come back from feeding the ducks when I saw an unusual sight silhouetted on the white cotton curtain. Ha! My little E.T. statue, a gift many years ago, was featured in a light show.  His long finger pointed up, a message of love.  Keep thoughts on high.  The sands are shifting here.  Earlier I heard a strong message to rule over my ego today.  Don't let her out.  Stay calm, no matter what.  Stay rooted in the Truth. 

On the windowsill by ET, I noticed a forgotten gray stone plaque that added weight to the forecast as I read:

Lord keep your arm around my shoulder

   and your hand over my mouth.

 

I'm so grateful for these unexpected angel hints that try their best to help me pass every test.  

 

Just as a sapling is buffeted about by strong winds, it serves a

purpose as the young tree must grow its roots down deeper into

the ground.  

 

How blessed are we to have celestial help to bolster our strength and give courage to stand rooted in the Divine.  May you pass every test.  The best is yet to be.

 

Love and peace,

 

Rae Karen 

 

 

 

 

A Higher Purpose at Work: Angel Message

You never know what "bird mail" will pop up on the "duck feed" each morning.  The cast performing at the lake is varied; each bird plays a purposeful role in reflecting my inner landscape.  The traits that need to be strengthened, or a hint on how to handle a troublesome situation. 

This morning began with a rare stance of sunlit feathery wings opened wide to embrace the warmth of a new day.  A flock of turkey vultures had gathered in a peaceful prayer vigil.  I counted eleven in all.  With such a magnificent wing span, they can effortlessly soar for hours, but this group remained earthbound.  Vultures symbolize purification, death and rebirth, and new vision.    In ancient Egypt, the vulture was considered a mother symbol. So whenever I see one, I'm reminded of motherly unconditional love in the works, or the wings.

One red headed vulture flew up on an old oak and remained vigilant on a high branch watching over the lake. Turkey vultures have no real voice.  They can only hiss by forcing air out of their beaks.  Sometimes this can reflect a lesson for us to take action rather than just talking about taking action. Perform, don't just talk about performing.  Do it. 

This message was a confirmation of something that occurred yesterday where an action was needed, and a perfect opportunity opened up in which to take it. 

 "When a vulture appears it brings a promise that suffering of the immediate is temporary and necessary for a higher purpose was at work, even if not understood at that time." 

The best is yet to be. And, we are blessed to know that we are never alone...right in the middle of wherever we may find ourselves...  God has sent His angels to watch over us.  We are always in good company.  God company.

 Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Ref: Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews

A Great White Egret: Angel Message

The elegance and grace of a great white egret early in the morning always reminds me of Audrey Hepburn dressed to the nines in the classic movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.  This morning at the lake, the ducks were missing, the waters still and placid.  A great egret waded in the shallow sun-lit ripples.  A rare picture of exquisite beauty, the patient egret  waited with poise, staying focused on the catch of the day.  The sun was so bright I couldn't see the LCD screen and asked for the angels to help as I blindly snapped away. 

And, they delivered...  

White egrets symbolize peace, serenity, and spiritual enlightenment.  They serve as a reminder to embrace our true potential, and maintain our composure in difficult times, and to stand tall in the face of adversity with poise and serenity.  

I was thankful for the reminder to ask our angels for help, and watch what develops.  The best is yet to be.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Rapping, Tapping at the Door: An Angel Message

 Angel messages come in all guises, and some ways are more creative and memorable than others.  But they all convey God is Love, and God is in the details. Recently a lonely Sandhill crane has been showing up regularly.   We named him Izzy.  The new family of three sandhills don't welcome his company. Sandhills are very territorial. Trumpeting loudly, the parents chase the lonesome rust-colored sandhill off the property. 

Izzy is resilient, and keeps coming back when the coast is clear. He seems to show up just when I'm thinking about him.   Often he strolls the perimeter of the house, head hunched down,  deep in thought like a wise old sage he slowly passes by the porch as we sit at dinner, not interested in a hand-out.  There's something endearing about this special crane.  His unique human-like personality stands out from all the other cranes we've known in the last four years.

Izzy marches to the beat of a different drum, that was evident when I heard a steady rapping, tapping on the sun-room window. LOL! What a sight.  Izzy was standing in the mulch bed, looking in the window, hungry for attention, his six-inch sharp beak pecking on the glass.   His red heart-shaped cap signaled a call for love.

I went outdoors to answer the call. Hopefully, he will soon find a mate and live happily ever after.

His visit was so deliberate, I looked up the symbolism again.

Sandhill cranes are often considered noble guardians.  If they appear in our life there is usually something that we should watch out for and take care of more carefully.  There is usually some hidden protection around us.  Or it can be a sign that we may need to be the hidden protector of someone else.  Sometimes it is a warning to watch our possessions and ourselves more closely.

 

We are so blessed to have our guardian angels watching over us.  They may not be seen but they never go unnoticed. 

Have a joyful day.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

  

Ref: Animal-Wise, Ted Andrews

Thank you for caring... An Angel Message

 This morning, tidying up the medicine cabinet, I found a couple of old boxes of Bandaids to consolidate into one box.  Closing the lid, a surprising message appeared on the inner blue flap: "Thank you for caring for those you love."  It seemed as if an angel had reached through the veil and tapped me on the shoulder. "Thank you for caring for those you love."

In his book, Angels of Grace, Anselm Gruen writes, that the word "thank" comes from "think."  The Angel of Gratitude would like to teach you to look at everything with new eyes, with grateful eyes.  Then you can be grateful for the new day, that you have your health and can get up and see the sunrise.  You are grateful for the gifts of nature. You are aware. Gratitude makes your heart open and joyful.  You are not obsessed with the things that might annoy you. You do not start the day grumbling.  There are people who make their own lives difficult because they see only the negative side.  And the more they see the negative side, the more their experience confirms this.  

He offers good advice.  If you look thankfully at your life you will accept what has happened in it. You will stop rebelling against yourself and your fate.  Ask the Angel of Gratitude to teach you to be thankful for the people you live with. If we say thank you for another person we accept them unconditionally as they are.  They are valuable just as they are. 

Love is the medicine that cures all ills.  "Thank you for caring for those you love."

Love, joy, and peace,

Rae Karen 

Following the Signals: An Angel Message

At the lake this morning, a man out on a boat in the water pointed towards a lawn that had three life-size statues of deer. "One of them is real." He shouted, and kept pointing and motioning us forward . I thought he'd been out in the sun too long or was a jokester. No live deer were in sight, but Elliot and I walked further down the dirt road and caught a glimpse of the truth.  A white tailed deer veiled by a tree branch was nibbling on a vine.  What joy to see a deer for the  first time at the lake. Deer have been scarce in our area since last summer so this lone gentle juvenile seemed like an angel message. 

Deer symbolizes a gentle luring to new adventure. When a deer shows up, it is time to be gentle with yourself and others.  A new innocence and freshness is about to be awakened or born.  "When deer show up, there is an opportunity to express gentle love that will open new doors to adventure for you."

Another sign of a new innocence appeared in the afternoon on a walk around a different local lake.  From a distance, I spotted so many ducklings they looked like scattered fallen leaves on the ground. Happy peeps, I counted 15!   Proud mama marched her happy little flock toward the camera for a family portrait.

 All ducks have grace upon water.  They can help us to remember to handle our own emotions with greater grace and comfort in helping others move through their tangled emotions, too.  

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Ref: Animal-Speak by Ted Andrews

When Least Expected: An Angel Message

A flagrant situation has developed in our peaceful little neck of the woods. A test to hold my peace and let go of control   This morning I could feel my emotions rising at the injustice, a trespass on peace.  I went outdoors to get centered and stood looking out over the quiet pasture--away from the opposite view.  I took inventory of all the good already in that moment and felt calmer.  A lone sandhill crane strolled down the driveway, his red heart-shaped cap signaled a call for love.   Coming back toward the house, I was guided to move a mother-in-law tongue planter out in the sunlight. That's when I discovered a hidden surprise nestled by the bushes.

The forgotten orchid had bloomed!  My mouth dropped, my spirits lifted. A bubble of illusion burst as if I'd seen an angel.  Many months ago, after a blooming season, the plant shriveled with no sign of life. Rather than pitch it, I'd tucked it away.  Wow! Two big yellow blooms and several pods held a promise of more to come.  The neglected plant had bloomed without any help from me.  I welcomed the reminder that sometimes the best thing we can do in a seemingly hopeless situation is to let it be. Surrender.  God is in control.

The fretting began when I carried the orchid into the house and began mothering it, wondering where it should go to be safe from Hei-Hei's playful paws.

When the orchid photos were uploaded, I noticed something had taken a big bite out of one soft yellow petal.  I could relate.  No worries, the smiling orchid seemed to say,  radiant as the sun.  

I'm grateful for these uplifting and unexpected messages of hope delivered by the floral apostles just when needed the most.  A reminder to look for the beauty in each moment, and do your best to keep on shining.  Yellow is the color of faith. There is always more going on than we realize.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

Little Acts of Kindness: An Angel Message

 

Little acts of kindness can make a big difference.  Yesterday a handful of sunflower seeds tossed to a wild hungry peacock evoked a wonderful display of gratitude. His bronze and green train,  made up of 200 glorious individual tail feathers, fanned out like shimmering rays of the sun.  A full display of the "eyes of God".  I was so close, I could feel a soft breeze as he stirred the air, proudly pivoting round in a circle before me. I'd been fanned by a peacock! A first. 

 Happy Earth Day! A wonderful day to celebrate all life on this planet that we share and call home. And, "watch" for ways to extend love and peace to others in little ways that make a big difference. 

Love and peace,

Rae Karen

The Gift of Water: An Angel Message

Today's angel message is on the wonderful gift of water.  Did you know you have about 12 gallons of that life-giving elixir in your body, making it 70 percent of what you call "me" ?  

Years ago, Dr. Masaru Emoto, a pioneer in the study of water did some fascinating research on water, complete with photographs. His studies showed that water is as alive and vulnerable as we are.  He demonstrated that water is sensitive to our emotions, our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. Water has consciousness.  His findings make sense when you think about how water is an esoteric symbol for our emotions.  How often do we say, in a wave of anger, or a sinking feeling, a tidal wave of emotion, or in the flow.  When our mind is still, the living waters within reflect the serenity of a calm lake filling us up with peace and harmony. 

 

Music also affects water--soothing classical music, soft melodious tunes create beautiful water crystals while heavy metal, discordant tones the exact opposite.    When listening to music our feelings are evoked. nerves jangled or soothed... Water has consciousness.

 

Water is also a wonderful purifier.  I've set an intention to drink more water throughout the day, to keep my "tank" fresh.   I've got a wrought iron garden planter by the front door that looks like a tall water spigot.  A reminder for me not to take a single drop of water for granted.  To give thanks whenever I turn on the tap to get a drink, bathe, wash dishes, or water the lawn.   

 

In closing, Dr. Emoto's research showed how polluted/toxic water when exposed to prayer can be restored to a beautiful state of consciousness.   Another reminder to watch how I shower my watery physical body with the thoughts I think.

 

 

 

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,

Rae Karen

 

 

(photos:web)

Speak from the Soul: An Angel Message

In today's world, filled with endless chatter, I loved this message from a book by Annalee Skarin, Ye Are Gods.

"One must learn to speak the language of the angels or 'speak with new tongues.' 

He must learn to speak from the soul and never from the lips, or even from the mind. 

He who speaks from the lips chatters. He who speaks from an empty mind adds confusion 

to discord. He who speaks from a full mind feeds the minds of men. He who speaks from 

his heart wins the confidence of mankind. But he who speaks from his soul heals the 

heartbreak of a world and feeds the hungry, starving souls of men. He can bring light 

for he will carry light..."

"It is given through the gift and power of the Holy Spirit. The language of the soul 

is a sacred language, and most beautiful. It can never hurt or injure. It can only 

bring a benediction of glory."

A sip of synchronicity--my teabag message: It is not talking of love

but living in love that is everything.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

(artwork from web)

Great Expectations: Angel Message

 

While waiting for the light to change at a busy intersection in St. Augustine, a new business had popped up on the corner.  Giraffes had been a recent theme, and the sight of a giant giraffe statue, with a heart around its neck, seemed like one of those deliberate angel messages.    

GREAT EXPECTATIONS REALTY. 

I laughed at the synchronicity.  That big-hearted giraffe was named Pip. 

Giraffes convey messages about foreseeing the future.  The tallest of all mammals, they symbolize farsightedness.  Giraffes see great distances but their long legs and neck must work together in harmony to reach their destination.  A reminder that it's not enough to see the future.  We must be willing to move and progress toward it. With giraffe your legs and feet are on the ground and your head in the sky. 

Some questions to ask yourself:

Are you resisting moving into new areas you see for yourself?

Are you resisting change?

Are you afraid of the future?

Sometimes life has thrown us so many curve balls, we may tend to give up and lose hope in having any great expectations for fear of disappointment. The angels encourage us to keep on trying our best and steadily move forward to victory sharing our gifts.  The best is yet to be.

Love and peace,

Rae Karen 

(Ref.  Animal-Speak, Ted Andrews)