Communicating with Angels

Happy Thursday everybody!

I’ve decided to let you all in on a little known fact about me. One that might lead some of you to wonder if I’ve completely lost my mind. I’m very nervous about letting this particular cat out of the bag, but figured what the heck. It might make for some interesting discussions. I’m being interviewed by fellow author Sarah Grimm, and she asked me, “What are you passionate about?” Well, there are only a few things I’m really passionate about, writing being one of them. I’m not sure I have the courage to tell her the second one, but I had an experience this morning, one that’s become routine for me, and I figured what the heck. What am I passionate about, besides writing? Angels. I believe in them. Have had many experiences over the last six years or so.

We all have guardian angels. Mine communicate with me. In a wide variety of ways. I receive a lot of messages via images in dreams. These are rare and usually very literal. I’ll usually see hand written words on a piece of paper.

They communicate via a feeling or thought that pops into my head, a voice that rises above my own. These tend to come with a feeling of peace. A peace I wish I could bottle and share, because it’s indescribable. It’s beautiful. There’s really nothing like it. These feelings and thoughts are sort of like your gut instinct voice. That little voice in the back of your mind that says, “hey, maybe I shouldn’t do that”, you know the one that rises so strongly inside of you that you can’t ignore it? That one. That’s what it sounds like.

They communicate via songs as well. Often times I wake up in the morning with a song stuck in my head. I sing it over and over, and have to listen it to over and over, until I finally look up the words and find the message contained within. But it’s always a song that has personal meaning for me.

But the biggest way they communicate with me is via numbers. Ever glance at the clock at exactly the same time, so much so that it’s become almost a habit? It’s not by accident. It’s a message from your angels. Me, I see triple digit numbers. I see them everywhere. On license plates. In phone numbers. Gas prices at gas stations. Just yesterday, while driving to the Vet’s office to get my dog’s meds refilled, I passed by several stations that listed premium at $3.33. I wake up frequently at night at exactly 2:22 and 3:33 am. I can’t tell you how many license plates I’ve seen with the number 444 on it. I was driving to church one Sunday morning when I stopped at a stop light. There were three lanes of traffic--a right lane, a left lane, and a left turn lane. In the right lane in front of me the license plate’s number read 222. In the left lane, beside that car, the plate read 888 and in the left turn lane? 444. Just today while coming back to my car after visiting the grocery store I passed a car with the plate 111, then looked to my right and found another one with 222. It’s not that you’re looking for these numbers. You just… happen to glance at a passing car or happen to wonder what time it is and there it is. I see it so often I just laugh now.

What do the numbers mean. Doreen Virtue has a book on it. I did a search on the internet one day. “The significance of the number 444” and found myself here: http://www.inlightimes.com/archives/2010/05/f2.htm

See, angels will communicate with you in whatever way they can get your attention. I don’t hear them so well. I find that unless Archangel Michael is screaming in my head, I tend to disregard the ones I hear with my mind. Cause I’m never sure if it’s real… or my imagination. Surely I’ve just gone mad and now I’m hearing voices. So they show me things that get my attention. Like the license plate numbers and times on clocks.

Speaking of Archangel Michael. He’s my current favorite. He’s the easiest to hear and experience. I’m not entirely sure why. But this website here will show you how to recognize him when he’s near. http://www.beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Angels/2008/12/8-Ways-to-Recognize-Archangel-Michael.aspx

So… there you have it. Now you know something about me I haven’t had the courage to tell most people. Probably think I’m nuts too. Lol

Have you had any experiences you’d like to share? I’d love to hear them. Either way, have a fabulous day!

You write what? Romance!

Okay, another confession. I have a guilty pleasure. No, not chocolate. Chocolate is a vegetable, don't you know. Eat your vegetables. ;) No, I hang out on yahoo answers quite a lot. I enjoy giving my opinion on things and I get to do it anonymously! I'm in between projects at the moment. I have two books out with editors and I've just finished a sequel and have been letting the book stew for a while. So that I can come back to it with fresh eyes. So lately I've been hanging around YA, lovingly giving out my two cents. hehe I've been hanging around the books and authors category, and I've come across quite a lot of comments that nag on the romance genre. I ran across a girl who wanted help developing her book. cause it was a romance and she just didn't (and I'm quoting), "want it to be one of those icky books you see on shelves at grocery stores."

I don't often run across this sort of thing in my life. I've been blessed with very supportive people in my life. Even my husband. He teases me, says I write "smut", but he says it lovingly and without judgment. Maybe it's hormones, but this one comment irked me. It (and all the other comments I've run across lately) begged the question... what on earth is wrong with romance?

Let's see...

According to the RWA website, romance made up 13.5 percent of the consumer market in 2008, and it was estimated to have sold over 1.37 billion dollars that year. BILLON. Above and beyond mystery and fantasy.

I can think of a few huge movies that were romances as well. Pretty Woman to name one. An Officer and a Gentleman for another. I think technically Twilight can even be considered a romance.

I bit my tongue on this particular comment, but I had to post a blog. I love romance. Adore it. I love reading it, I love writing it. I devour romance books. They're sinfully delicious. Where else can you watch two people fall in love and get a happily ever after to boot?

Here's one for the romance genre! I write romance and I'm proud of it!