VOLUME 1
ISSUE XI

Hello Everyone!

Well, I don't know about you, but I sure have had enough of winter for this year. We just got another blast of snow and if this keeps up, I may need a new shovel! Our own groundhog sure was wrong this time around. Anyway, I hope most of you are enjoying nicer weather wherever you are.

This month's story is about a woman named Amy, who lives in Titusville, Florida. (I'll bet she's having good weather!) When she was 26, Amy used to work at the local Cracker Barrel restaurant. As well, she was and still is a very spiritual perso. She always did her best to walk with the Lord each day. In fact, she even took time out to pray at work. Amy always maintained a cheery attitude and was very well liked by her co-workers and boss at Cracker Barrel. Here is her story, as told by her mother, Robyn Cavalera:

Angel In Disguise Visits Cracker Barrel

It was a day like any other at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Titusville, Florida. But it would prove to be a very special one for a particular waitress named Amy.
The staff was very busy this day, rushing to get everyone seated and taking all their orders. Amidst this activity a man walked in, who took the hostess by surprise. He was dirty, wore ragged clothes and smelled very bad. And to top it off, this bum couldn't even speak English! She wanted to ask him to leave, but it just wasn't the restaurant's policy to do so.
As he waited to be seated, a few of the wait staff came up to seat others and when they drew near to him, they couldn't help but notice. They all told the hostess the same thing: don't seat him in my section! Out of desperation, the hostess asked Amy if she would wait on him.
"Of course, I will!" she responded. "You bring him to my station."
Amy was quite upset that no one else wanted to take care of this man, but she tried not to let it show. She hated judgemental attitudes worse than thieves. Within minutes, Amy came out of the kitchen with an order and told the man, "I'll be right there, sir." By this point, everyone in the restaurant was staring at him, which really confused her.
When she finally went to take his order, she asked if he'd like some coffee. He said, "No thank you, but tea?" Amy replied, "Sure," and went to get it for him. (Now remember here that this man spoke no English, but Amy understood him perfectly well.) She brought him the tea and smiled.
"Do you know what you want to order?" she asked.
"Yes," he replied and Amy made note of it.
When she returned to the kitchen to submit his order, the other wait staff just stared at her with mouths open.
"How can you stand it?" they asked.
"Stand what?"
"The man is dirty, smelly and cannot even speak English. How did you know what he ordered? Do you speak his language or something?"
Amy just looked at them puzzled by their questions. She got the man's order and returned to his table.
"So, where are you from?" she asked.
"Long way from here."
"Have you been travelling long?"
"Yes."
"Well, I hope you like it here and come back to visit me."
"I would love that."
Then Amy went about her business. During that time, the man finished his meal and left, much to the relief of the other staff and some of the customers as well. Later, one of the girls asked Amy how she was able to serve the man.
"Why? What do you mean?" she asked.
"That man - he was so.... so.... dirty!"
By this time, Amy had had more than enough. Drawing a few of the staff members aside, she said: "Look, I don't know what your problem is. That man was very clean, handsome and very well dressed. He spoke perfect English and smelled like million-dollar cologne. He had a wonderful white linen shirt on, beautiful tan, linen pants and the most expensive sandals I have ever seen. His hair was well clipped and he smelled great! Now what is your problem people!!!
They all looked at her in amazement and replied, "What is your problem, Amy? He was horrible!"
When Amy told her mother about this incident, they both quickly realized that an angel had visited Cracker Barrel that day! Everyone else saw him as they wanted to see him, but Amy saw his as God wanted her to see him. This young woman's experience is proof positive that we must all take special note of these words:
"Do not forget to entertain strangers. For it might well be an angel in disguise."
As for Amy, this event was just one of many on her spiritual walk with Jesus. It did not surprise her at all. She was more upset that her co-workers were so judgemental that they missed seeing a messenger of God. Today, Amy shares her life with husband Darren and her two precious sons, Forrest and Camron.
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NEWS:

1) I have totally revamped my web site, adding some new things and removing some others. For example, you will see Google ads related to angels on my page now, plus I have added the latest ghost photo submitted to me. So go on over and have a look!

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2) Sales of Talking To My Angel are doing very well. This special little creation was not on my agenda at all last fall. But my angels seemed to have other things in mind. The story for this book was channeled to my from my own angels during meditation. And the wonderful drawings were created by Texas artist, Katie Gonzales. If you haven't gotten your copy yet, you can do so by going to: http://www.sagabooks.net

3) And speaking of angels, I just hooked up with a little 5-year-old girl in Manitoba, who talks to her angels all the time. Alexi has a special page on the net created by her grandma and people can leave her messages there. Well, now grandma has set up a special page just for Alexi and myself to talk. Within the next few days, we will begin conversing and I hope to learn a lot more about her angels. This is obviously, one very special little girl!

4) A big thank you goes out to Carol Roach, who included a note in her own newsletter calling for submissions of paranormal stories for me. I received quite a few new ones, which will all be included in my revised, larger and much better version of "Glimpses." I hope to have this one ready for a publisher by the end of April.

5) I won the monthly draw as a member of Hamilton Paranormal. http://www.hamiltonparanormal.com But the visit I received was much more exciting than the actual prize. They presented me with a plaque of an Indian chief, which is just terrific. But when George and Cathy pulled up in their hearse, you can bet the neighbors took notice! They use the hearse when they go out on ghost hunts, which will be starting up again, once the weather improves. They told me about some of the amazing things that have happened and I can't wait for my first outing with them.

6) I am now officially a member of Hamilton Writers, a group of people, who get together each month at a local coffee bar to share their works in progress and learn new writing tips. http://www.hamiltonwriters.8m.com
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LINKS:

1. Learn about one man's near death experience, plus see some orb pics at:
http://www.safaritom/bearshare.org/paranormal.htm

2. Need psychic help? I've visited this man and he's very good. His name is Michael Teal and he lives here in Hamilton. Michael calls himself The Ancient One, but is very down to earth and has a wonderful attitude toward women, as you'll discover on his site.
http://www.bardic.on.ca/ancient/ancientwords.htm

3. Find all kinds of links to the paranormal world on the net.
http://www.spiritsource.net

4. And for my Canadian friends, did you know that if you're a Sympatico user, you can get two ads plus pictures free? Yep. Just go to:
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(P.S.: You'll find mine there under Books)
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That's it for this time everyone. I hope you have a great month and I'll see you again in April. With any luck, the weather will be balmy and all the spring flowers will be budding again. Bye for now.