GUARDIAN ANGEL

There was a knock on the door to the villa at this beachside resort in Cancun. We were alerted that there had been an electrical outage and told where to locate candles to use.

I had clothes drying in the laundry on the bottom floor and decided to navigate the stairs before it became too dark. There were two other people that I did not know, folding their laundry when I arrived. The gentleman who was there was sharing his great experiences over the years at this beautiful time share with a woman who was fairly new to this resort.

In spite of the electrical outage, the conversation was enthusiastic and happy. After all, we were not in the snow. And one can experience a great evening by candlelight.

I joined in the conversation with my experiences and memories of when this beautiful area was first developed and we lost power many times.

The gentleman left and the woman and I continued talking while folding our damp clothes.

She asked if I was with my husband and I had told her that he passed away 3 years ago and that our anniversary was a few days ago. We had celebrated that special day in Cancun every year since 1980. Often we teased that we had stayed married for so many years because no one wanted to give up Cancun.

She became silent and then I noticed tears in her eyes as the daylight faded. She then told me that her son had passed away many years ago. He had been in his 30's and only married for a short time. He had cancer. We both shared how our faith and belief in the Spiritual world gave us comfort during our time of loss.

Her granddaughter was very young when her son passed away. This young child never had the pleasure of getting to know her Uncle during his lifetime........... And yet..............he was known as her GUARDIAN ANGEL...................

Many times this young girl was overheard talking to someone when no one was in the room with her. Children do this and they insist they are talking to someone specific. Adults refer to conversations like this as; "talking to an imaginary friend." And that they will outgrow these imaginary friends. But what if these friends are not a figment of a child's imagination?

Children are more open to the Spiritual world than adults. Their uncluttered, innocent minds can see those in the Spiritual world. Many times they have conversations with their Guardian Angels. Who are we to judge and dismiss these conversations?

After overhearing a number of conversations, a curious adult asked this young girl, who she was talking to. She simply pointed to a picture of her deceased Uncle and said that she was talking to him. He helps her..................when she needs help.......

This family felt that her deceased Uncle is her GUARDIAN ANGEL and is still watching over her after so many years.

There is more to this story but light was waining and we had to walk up several flights of stairs before dark. We wanted to meet on the beach another day but schedules and company kept us from getting together to finish the story.

We shared a hug and shared our Faith. Hopefully, we will meet again next year. I look forward to the rest of the story.