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It was a beautiful day in June, while I was driving down a quiet highway, when a thought came to my mind. Everything in my life was pretty good. I had nothing really big to worry about. It almost frightened me when that particular idea came to mind. For it seems that just the time we feel like everything is going well the greatest storms come our way.<\/p>\n

A few months later, as I expected, everything changed. I lived some 65 miles from my parents. Fortunately, I had kept my part-time job in the city from where we had moved and from where I grew up. So I had ample opportunities to visit with my parents.<\/p>\n

My mother began telling me odd things that my father was doing and saying. Initially, I thought she was imagining things. Daddy couldn\u2019t possibly believe the things he was saying. She told me how Daddy was becoming paranoid and simply not acting like himself.<\/p>\n

He was still a young man, so I tried to ignore the warning signs. But soon I had to face the facts. The doctors began using scary words, such as \u201cParkinson\u2019s disease,\u201d \u201cdementia\u201d and \u201cAlzheimer\u2019s.\u201d As frightening as those words were, however, they didn\u2019t compare to the words \u201cterminal\u201d and \u201cfinal stages.\u201d<\/p>\n

From that time on, my relatively calm life was transformed into a massive whirlwind. The doctors put Daddy on medication, but the drugs only caused him to become more paranoid. The medication also caused him to hallucinate, which in turn caused him to become violent.<\/p>\n

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I have to admit that those were some of the toughest days of my life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Knowing I had only a short time left to let my father know how much I loved him, the trips I made to my hometown increased from twice a week to sometimes six times a week.<\/p>\n

The only day during the week I allowed myself to rest was on Sunday. And that was only because my husband, Roy, and I were serving at a small country church. We had to be there. Roy was the pastor. I taught Sunday school. I went from having nothing to worry about to being totally stressed out. I didn\u2019t slow down. I couldn\u2019t slow down. I had been told my father only had a few months to live! The family advocate at the hospital talked candidly to me one day. It was his opinion that Daddy would live much longer than everyone thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour father has the heart of a 20-year-old, Mrs. Gibbs,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut he has the mind of an 80-year-old. Your family has a long road to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

He was right. Months turned into years. Those years were not quality years, however. Daddy became bedridden and quickly came to the point that he rarely responded to us. He didn\u2019t even know us. He resided in a nursing home for several years.<\/p>\n

Daddy experienced many painful days and nights in that place. And the whirlwind of emotions took a toll on our entire family. After a couple years, Roy decided that I needed a break. \u201cOur anniversary is approaching, Nancy. Let\u2019s go out of town for a couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hesitated, but accepted. I worried about being far from Daddy and was concerned that Mom would need me. But I knew Roy was right. I had to get away. We packed our bags and off we went to a wonderful park three hours from home.<\/p>\n

For the first time ever, we stayed in a bridal suite. The room was gorgeous and the weather was perfect. The first morning there, we walked around the park, enjoyed the scenery, the gift shop, and the exhibits. I thought of Daddy and constantly wondered how he was doing. But I tried to stay focused on enjoying our anniversary, for Roy\u2019s sake. We returned to our hotel room to get ready to go out for lunch. Roy left the room to get ice.<\/p>\n

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I fell down on my knees beside the bed and prayed. \u201cGod, please send an angel to take care of Daddy,\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I heard the key in the door and knew that Roy had returned. I stood up and brushed away the winkles on my outfit.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go eat!\u201d Roy enthusiastically shouted. We had lunch and went shopping. I laughed for what seemed the first time in a long time. I felt a sense of peace.<\/p>\n

We returned to the hotel later that day. I decided to call my mother to check on Daddy and to see what kind of day they had. My mom gave me an update. Nothing much had changed. But just before we hung up the telephone my mom stopped me. \u201cOh yeah, Nancy, I need to tell you something that happened at the nursing home today. I went out to get Daddy something for lunch. When I walked back in the front door, a nurse met me. She told me a stranger was in Daddy\u2019s room and had been there for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

I sat at the other end of the telephone speechless.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey told me,\u201d Mom further explained, \u201cthat they were watching her closely since they had never seen her there before. I walked into the room and a stranger was praying with Daddy. When she concluded her prayer, she turned and looked at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then Mom relayed the entire conversation to me. \u201cHi,\u201d the young woman said, \u201cI know you don\u2019t know me, but God sent me here. I live across town. As I was pulling out of my driveway, He guided me here.\u201d When she got out of the car in the nursing home parking lot, she said she asked God to show her which room to visit. \u201cAs I walked down the hall, He told me this was the room. So I stopped. I hope you don\u2019t mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

My mom assured her that it was fine for her to visit and to pray with Daddy anytime. She hugged my mother. Before she left, she shared a message from God with my mom. \u201cGod said to tell you that everything is going to be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

When my mom hesitated, I asked her an important question. \u201cDid this happen about 12:30?\u201d \u201cIt was about 1:00 when I got back to the nursing home,\u201d she replied. \u201cWhy?\u201d \u201cThat was the time I asked an angel to take care of Daddy,\u201d I replied. \u201cDo you think she was an angel, Nancy?\u201d my mom asked. \u201cDo you have a better explanation for her visit?\u201d I followed.<\/p>\n

There was silence at both ends of the telephone for a few seconds. I was certain God had heard and answered my prayer. My mom was convinced she had encountered an angel earlier that afternoon. We both experienced a myriad of emotions. But in addition, we both believed the message God sent that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was going to be fine.\u201d Daddy never walked again. He didn\u2019t experience an instant and complete recovery. A couple of years later, however, Daddy left a place of pain and entered a place where he would never hurt again. And everything was finally fine with him.<\/p>\n

Mom and I both knew then and have oftentimes talked about how an angel visited Daddy\u2019s room that day. As far as we know, this kind lady never returned to the nursing home to visit with Daddy. But somehow I believe a miracle occurred on the day Daddy left this world behind and entered the gates of heaven. Who knows? This angel just might have been sent by God once again, to escort my father home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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