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The weather was nice, a bit windy but
we all wanted to go to the beach and look at the
water.
Mama was visiting with me for a while
and she had her warm cape on plus a scarf around her
freshly coifed hair. My friend Cianne and her two
small children Tiki and Mickey met us down there with
my husband, Doug and our two children. Sherry and Lisa
were with us also. I suppose Mickey was about three
years old. Just talking real good and mostly non
stop. We had a chair for Mama and the rest of us sat
on the boardwalk and watched the children play in the
sand. It was such a pleasant day.
Mickey ran ahead as usual to get as
close to the water as he could. He ended up walking
out on the pilings that ran from the sand to the deep
water.
I noticed a man sitting there and I
remember he was dressed in gray. He looked like he was
just sitting there enjoying the water and not
bothering a soul.
My husband was keeping an eye on Mickey
because he knew he could not swim and the water was
very cold. In fact Mickey had a heavy jacket on and a
cap. I glanced out at him and all of a sudden he
flipped head over heels into the cold water. It was
like slow motion as I saw him fall and it looked like
he was so far away. Doug was already running and
screaming to the man that a boy had fallen over in
back of him. We saw Mickey go under the water and
Cianne nearly pushed me over trying to get up by
holding on to my head. She was terrified that her son
was drowning and he nearly did.
The man heard Doug hollering and just
flipped over into the water as Doug was still on his
way. The man grabbed Mickey and handed him to Doug. It
all happened so quickly that Doug was checking to see
if Mickey was all right and Mickey looked up at Doug
and said "Unca Doug, you sav-ed me, all I saw was
brack bubbles". We were all crying and Doug handed
Mickey to his mother dripping and shivering, his eyes
as big as saucers. She was so thankful that he was
alive that she just couldn't fuss at him.
We all turned to thank the stranger but
he was gone. He had disappeared. No one knew where he
went or even saw him but us. To this day I believe he
was Mickey's very own Guardian angel sent to save him
that day. Mickey never remembered the man, all he
remembered was the brack bubbles as he called them and
his Unca Doug saving his life. We thanked God for his
mercy and for sending one of His angels. I know God
has a special plan for Mickey. Right now he is in
Nashville working in a grocery store and writing music
and playing his guitar and singing when he can. He
called me the other night and I told him I felt like
God was leading him into Christian music and he said
that was strange that I said that again to him because
the song he is working on now is "Why did they take
Christ out of Christmas?" I told him he was moving in
the right direction. He is reading his bible
faithfully and really trying to find his way. God
saved him to sing His praises, I will always believe
that and when He does Mickey's career will be
successful.
God has a perfect plan for each of His
children, and yes, we veer away from that plan at
times and we fall but He is always there to pick us
up, dust us off and get on with our lives hoping we
will make better decisions the next time.
In God's time. In His perfect time.
Nanci L. Stroupe
Nanci has written for Starfish several
times and for other inspirational sites also. Three
of her stories are in print in Heartwarmers, Stories
for a Woman's Heart and Half Full. She shares her life
with her husband, Doug for the last 46 years and her
hobbies besides writing are reading and spending
quality time with her dear husband.
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