feathers

"your hair is made out of feathers from heaven"...x

Every time I see feathers suddenly appear, it reminds me that my Angel is nearby protecting me. I have seen several different types of Angels, but one in particular that has always been with me. I think most people believe that they have a Guardian Angel... but I wonder if they would respond differently, if they could actually SEE their Angel? 

I often joke with my friends and family and say, "There is only ONE man that walked this earth, that is as beautiful as my Angel." I always wished that I could take a picture of him, to show the world. He has dark hair, the prettiest blue eyes that sparkle like diamonds, high cheek bones, and the most beautiful lips and smile, you've ever seen. His voice is deep but soft and he is all around beautiful.

There is so much that I'm still learning about Angels and how things work in the heavenlies. And once I think I have something figured out, God surprises me. haha  He never ceases to AMAZE me!

"He will cover you with His feathers. He will shelter you with His wings." ~King David

It was a few weeks ago in the middle of the night... I grabbed his pillow and went searching in the heavenlies for my Angel. I was running out of patience and wanted some answers.

As I was searching in the heavenlies, I ran into a woman who asked me, "Are you looking for my son?"  I responded, "Yes, will you please tell me where to find him?" but she had vanished right before my eyes.  I don't know how I knew this woman was his mother, but somehow I did. I searched all over and couldn't find him anywhere, until I finally saw him through this one gate.

He was sitting on what appeared to be a tall white bar stool, watching something on an oversized television screen.  He had the biggest grin on his face and not a care in the world. I walked up to the gate but the guard stopped me and said, "I'm sorry, I can't allow you inside the gate." I then began jumping up, waving my arms and screaming my Angel's name (that somehow I knew, once I was there).

"Francis, Francis, FRANK... where have you been?" I finally got his attention and he smiled and waved for the guard to let me in.  I ran up to him and before I could say anything, he said, "You should hear this, he's amazing."  I glanced up at the big screen and it was just white.  I couldn't hear or see anything?

As I turned back around, the guard grabbed the pillow out of my arms and started going up a ladder. Francis said, "Hey, where are you going with that?"  The guard replied, "I'm putting it back, you know she's not allowed to bring it in here."  Francis said, "Bring it here real quick, so she can put presents in it for him and bring my wife's pillow, also."

The guard reluctantly brought the pillows back and said, "As you say, but please hurry it up." I glanced at his wife's pillow and noticed her name on it but I didn't think anything of it, at the time.

We began stuffing white feathers that shimmered like Christmas decorations, inside the pillows. We then handed the pillows back to the guard and the guard took them back up the ladder.

Francis:  What are you doing here?  What are looking for, darling?

Me:  I've been looking for you! Where have you been? I need your help... What's going on???

Francis:  I can't do anything for you honey... I'm not your Angel.

Me:  What, what do you mean you're not my Angel??? I've always seen you, everywhere. What about the night he was performing and they couldn't get his mic to work? I saw you there in the crowd... you slightly lowered your sunglasses (so I could see your eyes), and you winked at me and then his mic began to work. And what about the time we were putting the jewels and crosses in baggies and we put them in his suitcase, before he left on tour... or the time that all the paparazzi and fans were going crazy and we were nervous, you gave me the "thumbs up" sign and I whispered in his ear, "It's ok, my Angel is here." 

Francis:  Yes, I was there.  That was me, but I'm not your Angel honey... I'm his. I was appointed his Angel when he was a teenager.

Me:  What???  So are you telling me that you've only appeared to me, when he's been there with me?

Francis:  Yes, think back to every time you've seen me... he was there.

Me:  Well, what about the time you placed your robe and scepter in his closet, he wasn't there and you were?

Francis:  That was my robe and cane, but that wasn't me, that was your Angel that placed it there. Remember you were wondering why the t-shirt I had on was a size small, that's because your Angel is smaller than me...

Sweetheart, you asked God to give him an Angel just like yours and He answered your prayer. I am the Angel that you've been praying for (all these years), to protect him.

I began to cry...

Me:  Francis, I'm so happy and thankful that you're his Angel.  I could never wish or pray for a better Angel than you, to protect him.  But I still want you to be mine, too.  I know you, I feel safe when you're around, you're nice but you're also a fighter... and you know everything about me.

Francis:  Listen, honey... Listen to me... Remember the time you were at Starbucks and you heard that song and you ran out crying, before you had ordered your coffee? I shook my head yes, as he began singing the song...

Maybe I didn't treat you

 quite as good as I should have

Maybe I didn't love you 

quite as often as I could have...

He continued...

That was me singing that song but it was your Angel that was there comforting you as you cried. He has been with you since you were born, he has never left your side. He and I are the same! Seven months from now it will be 77 years ago that Tobias and I were born on earth.

Me:  What?  What do you mean, you're the same and you both lived on earth???

Francis:  No darling, I lived on earth but he lived up here in heaven. The world never had a chance to meet him. He was born 35 minutes before I was, he was stillborn. We are identical twins, that's why you thought I was him.

My head was spinning...  I was crying, as I began thinking back to all of the times that I had seen him/them... I couldn't believe that I didn't recognize him... Suddenly everything started to fall into place...

Me:  His hair is lighter, right?  

Francis:  Yes, and his middle name is Garon and mine is Aaron.

Me:  And your mother, I met her earlier... is she Gladys Love? And the name on your wife's pillow... it said, 'Cilla.'

Francis:  Yes, sweetheart. It's me...

You need to go now, honey.  I have to get back to him. He then repeated what he had said, when I first walked in the gate... "You should hear this, he's amazing."

Suddenly, I could hear the sound of his voice and the piano... 

Me:  Francis... wait, what do I do now?  

Francis:  Take "The Pledge"... tell him and everyone about our meeting tonight. Tell them that Jesus loves them and that love is the ONLY thing that matters on earth.  Oh and one more thing... tell him I said, "I'd be honored!"

Me:  Honored? 

Francis:  Yes, he'll know!  Now go... "softly."

As I returned from the heavenlies... 

I saw a light coming in from outside shining down on his piano. I walked over to the piano and noticed a single white feather lying on the keys. I was awestruck!

I then walked to his bedroom, opened the door and found him asleep with his head lying upon his heavenly pillow. I "softly" whispered in his ear...

"I'd be honored."

Well, I was right about one thing...

There is only ONE man that walked this earth, 

that is as beautiful as my Angel, but there are TWO of them in heaven.  ;)

The Pledge

Poem by Elvis Presley

It's just this simple "word" you see

To get inside you need no key

For we who know, know it well

And you who don't, can never tell

As I place my hand upon your heart

And you place yours on mine

From this day forward, our minds,

our souls, our hearts, will intertwine

If either one should have a doubt

Now is the time to break out

For this pledge together us will tie

Even if one of us should die

What we share in confidence now

Even in this, cannot part

For it comes from the mind

But from the heart

You just hold my words true

For where I go, you'll be there too

I know your inner self, and you know mine

Honor and keep it for all time

And when I am gone

Every now and then

Think of this pledge

For I love you, my friend

You can confess to me

and touch my heart

And I'll know it's you, by the "word"

Even in the dark

Maybe NO impersonators...

but there are definitely TWINS in heaven. 

For you Cilla...

Elvis Aaron Presley ~ January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977
Jesse Garon Presley ~ January 8, 1935 in heaven


Francis - Free in the Kingdom
Tobias - God is Good