To know me and know why I started writing full time, I need to tell you a story--a true story of why I am here and why I do what I do.

ANGELS STARTED IT

Scripture: For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways Psalms 91:11

My position as a Director of Nursing in a long term care facility sometimes required long hours. On this particular day in January of 2001, I was running later than usual on my commute to work. The day before I had worked sixteen hours. I almost took the day off because I was so late getting home the night before. But I really needed to attend an important meeting at ten o'clock.

Having sold my 1997 Mustang to get a bigger car with a smoother ride I borrowed a car from my Daddy. Just temporary until I could get another one. So, I was driving what I lovingly referred to as, “the land barge”, a 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis, built like a tank.

Driving to work I stopped at a red light at a busy intersection. I remember thinking I should pull up to the driver beside me and tell him his hubcap was about to fall off. The next thing I remember is hearing a loud noise and looking to the left. the image of what i saw next  will forever be seared into my mind.

I saw a huge truck on its side sliding toward me at a phenomenal rate of speed. Sparks flying I knew it was going to hit me and it did. I only had time to say, “Lord, it is going to hit me!”. I grabbed the steering wheel as tight as I could. It happened so fast.

I never lost consciousness. I did not feel the actual impact. Jesus and His mighty angels got to me before the truck did. I do not recall being knocked two hundred and seventy five feet into a gas station parking lot. I was not aware of my car being airborne. I do remember something else though. I remember an incredible feeling of awesome peace and love like I have never experienced before. I was present with the Lord and He was present with me. Angels were in my car all around me. I was surrounded by heaven. Heaven came down to me faster than the truck could hit me. That hedge of protection came between me and that huge truck.

My car was crumpled into a heap of metal and I was trapped inside but I was not afraid. The angels stayed with me. I saw them, I talked to them and I felt them. They were there so fast. I remember saying to them, "go ahead and take me if it was time". I had no fear of going with them. I wanted to go with them. Nothing else mattered, nothing else mattered at all. The things of earth had grown amazingly unimportant.

The heavenlies did not speak in audible voices but they told me I was not going to die, not yet. Somehow they told me. Jesus was there. He did not speak but I felt His presence. After the paramedics got me into the ambulance the angels were still with me. I knew they were there and I focused on them. Their presence was overwhelming.

At the hospital I could hear nurses and doctors talking and scrambling while they worked with me. I knew my condition was critical and I was loosing blood. I could feel myself slipping away. I also knew the angels were there just in case. By the time I was evaluated in the emergency room the pain was becoming unbearable. Again, I saw the light of the angels, small tiny brilliant lights circling around above me. Even through the pain I smiled and felt comforted by their presence. I talked to them, this time asking for them to take me because the pain was so intense. The things of this earth were “strangely dim”.

The next thing I remember is seeing my husband and my parents. Then I started to cry. Doctors were rushing me to surgery. A surgical nurse leaned down and called my name, “Angela, in a minute you will be asleep and you are going to be fine.” Then she started praying for me so quietly and sweetly in my ear as the anesthesia took effect.

I woke up in the ICU and recovery began. The first thing I told my mother was about the angels. I continue to improve everyday and I have come a long way in healing. My life will never be the same. I strive to never forget the feeling and the experience. I almost left this world, and in the process I was given a great gift from God. He made of me a witness. My job is to testify to what I know to be true. And to tell people heaven is so close all the time. If you know Jesus and He knows you, there is no reason to be afraid. God offered to me the blessed assurance of His presence and His awesome power and love. I never want to forget this small glimpse of heaven. I felt the incredible love of God present with me in “the land barge”.

Do Not Be Afraid—Earth is Crammed with Heaven

This is the Mercury I was driving!