I believe that everyone has a guardian angel and that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes we don't see or notice the signs until after they happen, but there was a reason for it happening. Recently I was blessed with my guardian angel watching over me.

I am from Elmwood Park, a northwest suburb in the Chicagoland area. For those of you that watch the news, I'm sure you'd heard of the gas station shootout that recently happened near my house, this past Saturday. Around the time of the shooting I was going to clean my car out by a car wash right across the street from there. When I pulled up I saw all the vacuums were full. I could've easily waited for one to become free but I decided to go home.

I believe this was a sign from my guardian angel guiding me to go home. While this shooting was an isolated incident between two people, and chances of me being harmed were slim, it's definitely something that would've scarred me. A part of my anxiety is a fear of being robbed (I work at a bank) and just being in that area at the time would've definitely been a lot of anxiety for me.

I will forever be thankful for such a small sign that guided me home. While this shooting may not have affected anyone that would have been near there, it would've affected me. Sometimes we get frustrated at such small things, such as running late, being stuck in traffic, etc. But sometimes these small signs are a part of a bigger picture.