Angelic Encounter

Okay, so you can totally call me a quack, and maybe I am - but I honestly think that I met an angel. I guess that in my defense, an angel is "simply" defined by someone or something that is a "messenger of God" and so therefore anyone who shares God's love for the world.




Ms. Tanya Ponich: a 28 year old young woman who I am priviledged to call a friend. She has something that makes her extra special and a glorious addition to this world of ours: an extra chromosome.

"Hello Angela, I hear that you are not feeling well"

"Hello Tanya. You are giving your presentation today, right?"

"Yes. Listen to me. I know about God and I know about angels. (Priestly-Motherly type had just finished a sermon that had mentioned angels and sharing our stories and how we can then become someone's angel) I am an angel, God uses angels to give people messages and there is something he wants you to know. Would you like to know it?"

"Sure"

"You need to take care of yourself Angela."

I couldn't say anything... I just kind of sat there in a "whoa" kind of state. She bent down and the next thing I found her embracing me into a beautiful hug. And then, she walked off to prepare for her presentation. She is one of the most amazing spirits I know. During her talk, she read most of it from a pre-typed speech. She would be reading a paragraph and when she was telling a story that she must have told a hundred times over, she paused, turned the page, and said, "Oh!" laughed and began to remember the story on her heart.

She got to the end, looked to her mom and said, "I think my mom must find me funny because I look at her and she is smiling everytime." She closed her written speech, clasped her hands together and said, "Now people sometimes choose not to listen or take me seriously, but I do know about angels and I know about God. I know that someone in this room is very happy (as she raises her index finger in my direction) and I know that parents love their children and that children sometimes don't love their parents. Sometimes parents try to decide for their children, but that doesn't work." Laughing at herself, she proceeded, "And sometimes people make mistakes. John said that everyone makes mistakes. You need to write it down on a piece of paper, scrunch it like this in your hand, hold onto it for a little while, and then throw it away."

Tanya is right. Sometimes God uses her as angel. I could pull apart what she had to say (both in our conversation and in her presentation), but I don't think that is needed. The message that she proclaims everywhere she goes, she is a blessing.

You can read her story in a book entitled, "Big Enough Dreams". Check it out! Or, attempt to meet with her in person. She will read you like a book! But seriously, a wonderful young woman to be around. I can't wait until Friday!