

ANGELS WATCHING OVER ME
I remember the required religion class I attended as a 10-year-old girl in catholic grade school where we learned about Guardian Angels. I could not imagine that Angels were assigned to every human being, standing at the ready 24/7, and I wasn't very receptive to the idea that someone was watching my every move. To be honest that idea spooked me! I felt that if I actually had my own Angel I would know, and there weren't any signs I could detect to prove there was an Angel i

GETTING TO JOY IN A CLIMATE OF FEAR
FEAR: noun, a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. If you have a friend dealing with a challenging life event, what do you say? "You should fear the worst! Everything is going to be horrible for you." Or do you help your friend find and maintain a positive outlook? I venture to guess it is the latter. In every circumstance, the ability to foster a positive outlook is a