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MawMaw's Angel Story Back to Angel Stories
Our Angel Story of the Month for July 2007!
from Tami Shelton of North Carolina
My husband’s grandmother was taken to the hospital with pneumonia. She was
one of the most saintly Christian individuals I have ever known.
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She had lived alone for some time since the
death of her husband, but she never seemed
scared living alone and an air of surety always
surrounded her. She possessed not only spiritual
strength, but also was quite physically strong for
her age! So, when she fell sick, it was a surprise
to us all.
One evening as she remained in the local
hospital for a few days, we went up to visit her.
She seemed much better, and the doctor’s
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assured us she was on the road to recovery. Mawmaw, which was the name we
called her, was much stronger physically and proceeded to tell us that her angel
had been with her all morning, standing in the corner of her room. Of course we all
turned to see nothing in the corner and asked her where the angel was then. “Oh,
she’s gone now,” replied Mawmaw in a nonchalant manner.
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I now believe that if Mawmaw did see an angel, it
must have been the Angel of Death, since the
phone call came the next morning. Mawmaw had
passed on.
A few years later, my grandfather, who was also
a Christian and had told me stories of his
encounter with an angel when he was a young
boy, was taken to the same hospital. He had
fallen and was coughing up a minute bit of blood.
It was determined that he probably had an
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aneurism in his stomach. At the time, I was seven months pregnant with my only
child and on bed rest due to pregnancy complications. However, I was granted
permission from the Ob-Gyn to visit my grandfather, since I would be at the
hospital should an emergency arise.
My husband drove me to the hospital, which is less than a mile from our home, to
visit Papaw. Surprising, Papaw seemed to be much better. The nurses bragged
about what a good day he had. I sat next to the head of his bed and talked with
him as he dozed. A little while later, Papaw perked up from his brief nap and
peered to the corner of the room then asked, “Tami, what kind of hat are you
wearing?” I was still sitting up at the head of his bed, confused at what he was
asking. He asked the question again. Leaning against the wall on the other side
of the bed, my husband spoke up, “Papaw, Tami is still right beside you.” “Well
who is that in the corner with that thing on her head?” was the next question. We
assured him that no one was there, yet he insisted. Finally, he gave in to
embarrassment and pretended to ignore the thing he could see in the corner of the
room. Our visit ensued a little while longer until Papaw grew too tired to keep the
conversation going, so we said our goodbyes and left him with is hat-wearing
visitor in the corner.
This phone call came early the next morning as well. Was the hat-wearing visitor
the Angel of Death again?
I was unable to attend my grandfather’s funeral because I was admitted to the
hospital for the birth of my daughter, so I never have gotten closure with his death.
The strange twist is that my daughter, whom I was pregnant with at the time, has
my grandfather’s personality. Although they never met, my daughter is my
connection to my grandfather. She is now three years old and has an array of
“imaginary” friends, perhaps angels.
Even stranger… Just this past week, I visited my grandfather’s grave for the first
time. It was a surreal moment for me. I still expect my grandfather to be sitting on
his porch waiting for visitors. I still can’t let go. But as I was finishing writing the
previous paragraph, my daughter just found and brought me a lapel pin of the
Angel of Courage with this inscription: “May this angel of courage help you to have
the strength to let go of the past & step into the future.” I have no idea where she
found this pin, but it must be a sign telling me it’s okay to let go of Papaw.
Eureka! Maybe I have encountered an angel or at least a messenger…my
daughter.
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