My guardian angel

Readers share their stories of divine intervention When Woman’s World reader Deborah Mattson’s little boy’s stuffed bear went missing, an angel visited her in a dream and led her straight to Bear-bear! She writes:

My son, Leif, was 8 months old when his best friend came into his life. I was shopping the Christmas clearance section at Walmart, and I placed a fluffy brown teddy bear in the carriage to entertain him. Needless to say, the bear had found a forever home. Bear-bear accompanied us on every vacation and showed up in every family picture. He was a part of our family.

One evening, when Leif was 3, he toddled into the kitchen crying. “Mama, I can’t find Bear-bear anywhere!” Together, we searched the house from top to bottom, but BearBear was nowhere to be found. I even went out to the garage and peeked in our second car, but I didn’t see Bear-bear.

Getting Leif to sleep that night without his best friend was heart-wrenching. He cried for an hour before falling into an exhausted sleep. The next day, we searched again to no avail. “Mama, why did BearBear leave me?” Leif tearfully asked me. I tried to comfort him. “Everyone needs a vacation sometimes, sweetie,” I told him. “I’m sure Bear-bear will be back soon.” Please, God and angels, show us where Bear-bear is, I silently prayed.

That night, as I fell into a fitful sleep, a beautiful woman with kind, piercing eyes and long, dark hair appeared in front of me.

Instantly, I recognized her as an angel. No words were spoken, but with my mind, I asked her, You’ve come to lead me to Bear-bear, haven’t you? She smiled, and in the next instant, I was in my garage, peering into the back seat of our spare car again. On the floor was Bear-bear.

When I awoke the next day, I immediately remembered my dream and ran to the garage. Full of hope, I opened the back door and, sure enough, BearBear was there, lying on the carpeted floor!

What a happy reunion Leif and Bear-bear had that day. I was sure that Heaven had heard my prayer and sent a very special messenger to comfort my little boy.

“As I fell into a fitful sleep, a beautiful woman with kind, piercing eyes appeared in front of me!”