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Contents
Chapter 1: True-Life Stories of Angelic Beings
Chapter 2: A Little Bit of Love
Chapter 3: Children’s Stories
Chapter 4: Love and Hugs
Chapter 5: The Little Ways They Send Us Love
Also by Jacky Newcomb in the HarperTrue series …
Do you believe in guardian angels?
Do you? I certainly believe! I’ve been studying the phenomenon of guardian angels for many years, and became particularly fascinated by the many real-life angel stories that appeared in my post bag from all over the world. I’ve written piles of books on the subject, including many containing true-life stories of angelic intervention. This is my favourite type of read, so I need no excuse to write another book.
I adore reading through your personal angel experiences and selecting stories for new books. This one is full of brand-new angel experiences for you, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
If you’d like to believe that we each have our own guardian angel, but are not yet convinced, then these magical true stories may be just the thing. ‘Magical’ is a good word, because it shows that there is more to life than the logical. There is so much about our world that we don’t fully understand, and people all over the world have seen, been touched by and even smelt (yes, indeed) an angel.
Angels intervene during challenging times. They have helped many thousands of people. Angels aren’t just something from fairy-tales or fables; they are a real phenomenon and have been written about and discussed through many generations.
There are the angels we know from scriptures – religious books like the Bible and the Koran. Ancient scribes tried to classify and explain these mysterious beings of light. And even today, many volumes are written about them.
Over the years I’ve written my fair share of books and articles about them. I base my work on real experiences (both those I’ve had myself and stories from the many readers who’ve been kind enough to share their own angelic encounters).
Of these experiencers there are both believers and those with no real belief at all. You don’t actually have to believe in angels to encounter one! Some people have been converted after an angel helped them – or even saved their life.
Like the Bible says, angels often come to us disguised. A random stranger may stop to help you at the roadside or appear when you are in distress. They seem to know things about you and talk about things that you haven’t discussed previously with them. They are kind, loving and helpful. Most of all, people talk about how this ‘person’ appeared to them. It’s common to talk about a ‘person’ with bright-blond hair and piercing blue eyes.
Their clothing might not seem to fit our modern-day surroundings or today’s fashions. For example, one woman noticed that the man who helped her was wearing an old-fashioned knitted scarf and hat, even though it was a blisteringly hot day. Another pointed out that the woman who came to her aid seemed to be wearing beautiful clothes, but of a completely different era – a different time in history. Of course, it’s common for people to wear retro clothing, but sometimes the person seems so different that they stand out from the norm.
Afterwards, it might be that other people didn’t see the helper, or you turn to thank them only to discover that they have disappeared into thin air. These mysterious helpers regularly fade away, or we get distracted (or they distract us) so they can slip away unseen. There is often an air of mystery about the encounter, which leaves you forever wondering, ‘What just happened there?’ It might be much later that you go over the strange events of the day and only then wonder, ‘Was that an angel?’
Other people tend to encounter angelic beings who look like the winged creatures of ancient