An Angel Message from A Turtle

I've started a daily exercise program that should begin at a brisk pace, but all the wildlife  at the pond is distracting.  This morning I spotted a turtle swimming far out in the middle of the lake. It was about the size of a dime, until I zoomed in. Trying to focus,  the lens bounced, I couldn't make out his face; he appeared headless. Asking the Holy Spirit for help,   I took several shots, but it wasn't until the pics were uploaded, I found that I had what I had been seeking.  His head was above water and the expression on his face, priceless.

I realized then how my eyes had been deceiving me as I had only been able to see the contact point where the reflection and reality began to meld.  So it is with us when we try to perceive a particular situation.  It seldom is as it appears to be.  Asking for divine help is a good way to gain clarity.

In many societies turtle was a symbol for Mother Earth, the shell represents the world, which she carries on her back.  When a turtle appears it is a sign that a new world is opening up with new opportunities.  We have gone within our shell and it is now time to come out and express ourselves. Turtle tells us to trust that the vibrations are good now for making a move.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae Karen

The White Heron: An Angel Message

On Sunday afternoon, this fellow stood on the edge of the pond as Elliot and I passed by on our walk.  His mouth  was opened wide, ready to take the "bait". He reminded me of a recent spiritual lesson. The bait is any personal sensitive reaction to something that causes a rise in your emotions.

That's been the  discipline I've been working on last month. It was the topic at A Course in Miracles meeting on-line at the Miracles Distribution Center.

 "Don't take the bait, and get hooked like a flailing fish, reeled in on a line.  Instead, let it go, it's not worth reacting to; go within and choose peace.  Sounds easy, but as we all know, sometimes we find ourselves taking the bait before we realize what happened.  And although we may not react openly in the physical, unfortunately, we find that mentally we've swallowed it hook, line, and sinker as it continues to dominate our thoughts.  It is good to remember that no one else can take the hook out of our mouth, so don't wait for the other person to do it, such as "I can't believe you said this to me?  Are you going to take it back?"

 No...we swallowed it, so we alone must take the hook out. This involves choosing to see things differently. Just call on the Holy Spirit to let you have peace instead of the angst you're feeling.   When asked in earnest, you'll experience the results as quickly as you can give up the need to be right.  And next time...try not to take the bait in the first place.  Smile inwardly, and tell yourself God loves you and He never changed His mind about you.  Then let it pass... like all things eventually do.  Truth needs no defense.  Everything is either love or a call for love, as A Course in Miracles teaches.

Enjoy your time with the Angels.  They are here to comfort and protect you as you invite them into your life.

Love and blessings,


Rae Karen

P.S. Heron signifies time, longevity, focused patience, untiring concentration and secret knowledge.
Heron plumes are a symbol of silence.  In Angel Messages, The Oracle of the Birds, Claire Nahmad writes that the raspy cry of the heron brings us the message:  "There is a time for all things, and a season for every purpose under the Sun."

Angel Message - Straight Ahead

Angels of Divine Light and Love direct our path:  Straight ahead... a step by step process,  as we walk by faith and not by sight."  Sometimes the way becomes narrow, and the climb rocky, but the journey is well worth the effort for when we reach the top and see how far we've come, we know we are not alone.  As we admire the grand view, humbly we recognize the challenges faced have transformed us into something far greater than previously known, our spirit is enlivened. We find we have more faith to conquer the next mountain, to overcome whatever may be up ahead.

In gratitude, our passage through time and space has not been a coincidence, the lessons learned have been in preparation for the next triumph as we continue forward, accelerating our spiritual development with the help of the Heavenly Host.  

Enjoy your experience with the Angels and give thanks for their loving, tireless support.

Love and blessings,


Rae Karen  

Ladybug Messengers: An Angel Message

How often do we look at things without really seeing them?  Then, a sudden shift in perception brings everything into focus, and we have clarity-- understanding the circumstances that led up to creating this exceptional moment.  

In August, when my mother passed on, I inherited most of her angel collection. The June Angel, shown here, had been a birthday gift from a friend or relative.   Now, she watches on the kitchen windowsill. 

Yesterday, I read an inspirational book on abiding in the Presence by inviting Christ to join us as we go about our daily activities.  

This morning, I remembered to ask Him to be with me as I cleaned up the breakfast dishes.

While scrubbing the oatmeal bowls, my attention was drawn to the base of the June Angel statue.  I noticed the little red ladybug for the first time. 

Ladybugs! I grinned. 

They had mysteriously appeared on the window of our hotel room in abundance last weekend. (see previous blog).  The view of colorful fall foliage had tearfully reminded me of my mother and the autumn weekends we'd shared in Virginia with her over the years.  I was missing her.  More and more ladybugs were somehow coming through the sealed shut hotel window.  Elliot and I got busy escorting them downstairs and back out in the fresh air. 

So the sudden sight of this little ladybug on Mom's birth Angel brought me joy.  Perhaps Mom, now an angel, was the heavenly inspiration behind all little ladybugs parading on our hotel window. 

What comfort to know our loved ones never leave us. Powerful love binds us together.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Rae-Karen 

Sandhill Cranes: An Angel Message

While having breakfast on the porch this morning, there was a loud whooping sound from the street.  I looked out in time to see these two taking a stroll, stopping a car here and there.  Their raucous call interrupted a conversation about some of the pitfalls we'd joyfully overcome on our recent trip.  The cranes seemed to be reminding me to stay in the present; it's a new day.  Cranes are symbolic of longevity and creativity.  What are you creating in your world today? was their loud and clear message.  I had a good laugh and grabbed my camera, thankful for their visit.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Rae-Karen

Ladybugs: An Angel Message

                                           Ladybug - Wikimedia Commons


Angel messages often come on "wings" of inspiration.  Some more deliberate than others, like the unusual gathering of ladybugs on our hotel window this past weekend. I noticed four crawling on the inside window pane in search of a way out in the sunshine. Giving a helping hand on the colorful autumn day, I quickly escorted them in a cup down five flights on the elevator. They seemed happy to be freed in the grassy area--their wish fulfilled. Elliot took the next group of three that emerged. Later two more ladybugs had come to join in the party.    Ladybug's appearance signals new happiness and wish fulfilled.  It was a joyful weekend as we were visiting our new granddaughter, Victoria.

Enjoy your day with the Angels, and watch for the many ways the angelic beings communicate to you with messages from Nature

Love and blessings,


Rae-Karen

Angel of Autumn

                               (Photo from Web, public domain)


Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year.  I love the change in nature, trees loosen their golden and russet leaves so that we may walk in softness.  Just as nature is in the process of transformation from season to season, we, too, find ourselves being renewed and transformed, as we open up to the spiritual truth of our being and connect with the angels who walk beside us on our way home.  The keyword for the season is detachment, a time of letting go of the old in preparation for a new beginning.

Enjoy your day with the Angels, and remember to call on Archangel Michael to assist you in overcoming any fears.  He will help prepare the way for progress in our spiritual advancement..

Love and blessings,


Rae-Karen

Angel Scrolls: A Message from the Angels

Norman Rockwell's paintings have always been a favorite. This vintage candy box I picked up at a flea market seemed like a perfect tin to store my homemade angel scroll kit.  As you can see even a king can use a little heavenly help.  

Although we may not offer chocolates to everyone, we can be just as sweet in other ways.  That's why I get so much joy out of making and sharing these little gifts as I go about my day.  Listening to the angels, I'm guided as to who may need one.

There is always an element of surprise that a stranger cares, and also curiosity as to what angel will be inside the scroll.  Whether it is Courage, Joy, Abundance, Faith, Love, Light or any of the other celestial virtues, it always appears to be "right on" in that moment.

So today, I'm opening up a scroll for you, a gift from the Angels.  

The Angel of Music encourages us to take time out and listen creatively to good music.  Be relaxed and receptive without feeling a need to be entertained.    Music is healing for the soul, and a powerful way to hear guidance. Without really trying to figure anything out, just be in the flow of the soft instrumental harmony as you close your eyes and drift...

Enjoy your day with the Angels,

Love and blessings,

Rae Karen

An Angel Message: Expect A Miracle

A friend is moving on and asked if I'd like to give  her plants a new home.  Yesterday when stopping by  I loaded up with purple orchids, golden bougainvillea, rose cactus, irises, and jasmine.  The plants were wonderful, but there was another little gift that touched my heart.  At a craft show last weekend, the artist said, I usually give these to children, but I have a feeling you know someone and she handed Susan a little blue book made out of construction paper.  Reading the handwritten title, My Angel Book, she thought of me

When I opened it up, these two angels were inside, with a special handwritten note on lined paper:

Write your wishes, wants, and dreams
on a piece of paper, tuck it in your
book.  Whisper your secrets to your
angels. They will not tell.

     With love,
              Amanda

 

What a wonderful gift for boys and girls.  The Master teaches that unless we become as little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.

Enjoy your day with the Angels. And, expect a miracle, like the little bunny card shown above, that was created by the same artist.

Love and blessings,


Rae

"Consternation" to "Constellation": An Angel Message

                                                (Photo: Angel Wings Wikimedia Commons)


This morning before getting out of bed, I found myself asking the angels for my word for today.

"Consternation"

The sound of that word seemed harsh with "stern" in the middle.  I looked up the definition. It means to bewilder, alarm: amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion.

When I first heard "consternation" my mind immediately switched over to a better word, "Constellation" (which interestingly is listed directly above consternation in the dictionary.)  A constellation is the configuration of stars especially at one's birth; any of 88 arbitrary configuration of stars; an assemblage, collection, or gathering of usually related persons, qualities, or things."

Closing the dictionary, I thought about how often when I'm embracing a new concept of truth, my ego mind is thrown into a state of amazement or bewilderment as the paradigm shifts into a new constellation, totally out of the box of our so-called reality.  As humans, we go through a temporary state of confusion as we discover we expand our thinking to embrace more than we currently can know.  We are being reborn. 

The Angel of Authenticity is my card today; a golden aura emanates from her heart.  I am humbled by these angel messages as I don't always understand where they are leading, but I do get a glimpse every now and then that they are guiding me to a higher understanding of my true essence.

I had to laugh later when I came across the word constellation in my A Course in Miracles book:

"Every decision is made for the whole Sonship, directed in and out, and influencing a constellation larger than anything you ever dreamed of." 

Just like the butterfly effect, we are all in this together, a grand awakening, so the angels remind us to watch our thoughts and words for they influence the world.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Rae Karen

Let it Shine: An Angel Message

On travel last week the angels gave me a message as Elliot and I headed for Ground Transportation at the Richmond airport.  My attention was drawn to a shoe shine service. A shoe shiner and two security guards were hanging out, laughing.  Business was slow.  I wanted to be a blessing.  If only I had a pair of shoes to be shined, I thought, hurrying by them to the restroom.  Then, I remembered my brown leather clogs in the suitcase.  They could use a good shine; I planned to wear them at Mom's memorial service on the river banks.

Grabbing them from the suitcase, I hurried back toward the shoe shine stand.  I began to wonder if I'd heard the angels correctly, because they were leaving. Holding up my shoes, I called out, but they were heading down a ramp and didn't turn around.

 For some reason, I kept chasing after them,  shouting. "Sir, do you have time to shine my shoes?"

Suddenly, the elderly black gentleman,wearing a chapeau on his head, turned around. "Were you calling me?" he asked, with a big grin.

"Are you going to lunch? Or can you shine these?" I asked.

"Come on, darlin'.."  He smiled, leading me back to the stand where Elliot was waiting. "Do you want to wear these cause it will be easier to shine." I put them on and took my seat up high with my feet up.

He was terribly upset about ISIS and their recent barbaric actions.  The TV monitor was on above us as he put on the polish.  He said, "God will have to put a stop to all of this."

I said something about keeping our focus on God for the answer.  Then he talked some more about how the country needed to take this more seriously.

I found myself asking, how he came to know the Lord?

He stopped shining my shoes and looked up with a twinkle in his eye. "I'll tell you, but it may take awhile." He said, with a bright smile.

"We've got time!" Elliot and I smiled. Our flight had been early.

His story began: When I was a young man drinking and running around with women, doing no good, one night a robber came up to me in a dark  alley on my way home. He had a gun and pointed it at my head.  Shaking, I told him, "I've got $100 in my pocket, take it...but please don't hurt me!"

He pressed the gun against my temple.  "I AM going to kill you!!! (expletive deletive)

In that moment, I didn't call out to my mama, I called out, LORD! HELP ME! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!"

The robber pulled the trigger.

CLICK.

Nothing happened.

He pulled it again.

CLICK

Twice, he pulled it!...he said, shaking his head.

I grabbed the gun  and knocked him out.

I ran home and told Mama. "Why do you think God saved me? he asked.

She said, "All those years when you've been running around doing no good, I've been praying for you.  So when you called out to God, he plugged up the gun so you would live because He knew then that you were serious and ready to change."

His mother's prayers worked, he said. "This was the best thing that ever happened to me because it changed my life.  It saved my life.  "All things are possible with God," he smiled.

Elliot and I thanked him for sharing and walked on grateful for more than a shoe shine.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and blessings,


Rae

Our Dear Guardian Angel

                                             Artwork: Wikimedia Commons



No matter how alone and lost you may feel in this world, you will always be in the loving care of your Guardian Angel.  That special one assigned by the Creator to watch over you, knows your every thought.  Your Guardian Angel holds the blueprint for your life's purpose, and will help you connect with the right people to fulfill your assignment, which always has everything to do with sharing divine love as only your unique soul can do to gift humanity.

Today, it is good to begin inviting this heavenly messenger to give you courage and grace and guidance for whatever tests you may be facing, whether it is health, finances, relationships or self-worth issues.  God never changed His Mind about you.  Your Angel will enfold you in Love's embrace, providing comfort and peace to take the next step in faith and joy.  Smile, you are in the company of an Angel.

Enjoy your day with the Angels.

Love and joyful blessings,


Rae