My children and I love pets and have always wished to raise a dog, but my husband thought differently, even more so after our initiation. The idea simply annoyed him, but we understood why and accepted his viewpoint. However all this changed recently through an amazing series of events.

Over the past few years, I have experienced depression and emotional stress caused by my work and personal life, and several years ago began developing stress-related illnesses such as high blood pressure and stomach ulcers. My marriage has gone through much turbulence during this time and I have been on the verge of breaking down emotionally. I have even felt the urge to leave my husband and the local center, quit my current responsibilities, go into seclusion somewhere far away and just practice meditation while working silently for Master. Things came to a head last summer, when I felt as if I had lost my mental equilibrium, and underwent sporadic episodes of mental disturbance.

Then in September 2002, during Her live Internet conference with Midwestern initiates at my family's home, which serves as the Indiana Center, Master began with a pleasant discourse about pets, a topic She never mentioned at other conferences. At the time, no one knew why Master had done this, but later we came to realize that Her words gave tremendous blessing to our family. The following month, my husband happened to see a white dog at a colleague's home. It was of a breed known as Maltese, and was so adorable and beautiful that it touched his heart, and in doing so gave him the idea to find such a puppy for me. Thus, through Master's love and blessing power, my husband's thinking was transformed.

Then on December 2, 2002, my family was given a two-month-old Maltese puppy as a Christmas gift by the same colleague, and we named her "Angel." It was a miracle that Angel was born and weaned from her mother just in time for us to take her home that day! We kept the news pretty much to ourselves. However, on that very day, I happened to receive the lyrics to the song "Send Me an Angel" by the rock band The Scorpions (see below) from a fellow initiate in Tennessee. I read the beautiful verses and was deeply touched by Master's loving concern for me. It was amazing how this sister had sent me the song lyrics with no knowledge about the new member of our family that bears the same name. I felt as if Master had actually sent me a real angel from Heaven in the form of a dog to help uplift my spirit!

My life has changed greatly since the arrival of Angel, whose presence in our family has lifted me out of the deep, dark winter of my soul by bringing much peace, joy, happiness and especially love, not only to me but also to my whole family and the fellow initiates who come to the Indiana Center for group meditation. She has broken our preconceptions that "dogs are a nuisance," "dogs are dirty" and "dogs have to eat meat." Angel is a vegetarian and a very intelligent, adorable, loving pet. She gives everyone unconditional love, and greets visitors to our home with all her heart! She loves us even more than we love her. Thank you, dear, beloved Master, for loving us so much through our little Angel!!