One sunny afternoon, my wife and I were relaxing in the chairs on the back porch of our new house and enjoying the peaceful view. We were able to see Deep Run Lake, which abuts our property, beyond the trees. Then, with a silent flap of wings, to our left, and to our surprise, a pure white bird the size of a pigeon, flew in, landed, and perched on one of the nearby fence railings. The beautiful white bird sat there, looking at us and around for at least twenty minutes, then flew past the green leaves of the trees, far and out of sight.
We have many birds that gather here to eat from the bird feeders on the edge of our porch. But, this is the first time we see a pure white bird like that. His presence made us think that he must be an angel from heaven in the form of a bird. Why do we think that? Let me explain.
In October of last year, Hurricane Sandy caused our waterfront home to be inundated with over four feet of water. The interior of the house and everything in it was soaked and ruined. With the help of our family, we cleaned up the mess and threw out almost everything.
We thought about drying out the house and then moving back in, but within a couple of weeks we saw mold growing on the walls. We used dehumidifiers to try to control and remove the mold, but it kept spreading. We learned that mold spores can make people sick and have lung problems.
Eventually we decided to move and live somewhere else. After living with our daughter and her family for five months, we found an affordable house in Cream Ridge, NJ, about 25 miles inland from our old devastated Toms River waterfront home.
Now, we are quite comfortable here and we constantly praise the Lord for making what seemed like a disaster at the time of the hurricane, in reality a blessing. This new place is comfortable, sits on a small lake, and included all the appliances, as well as lots of nice furniture that the previous owner sold us at a very low price. Our new home is in a small retirement community (called Deep Run) and everything we need is close by.
Being Christians, we believe that the visit of that white dove-like bird was God’s way of sending one of his angels to look down on us here in our very comfortable new home. Then, when the beautiful white angel flew away, we’re sure he returned to the Lord with a report that Terry and Doris Weber now have a nice place to stay and, as two of their favorite children, we would stay here, in their care. , for the rest of our lives here on Earth.
Terry Weber
