Our Hurricane Ida Miracle Story (repost)

September 1, 2021

Thanks to all who prayed for us as we anticipated the hurricane and who are continuing to pray and assist those who are afflicted. Mel, Ceci, my niece Grace, Bosco and I (and our home) are all fine, which frees us up to help those who are struggling. It’s really quite amazing what happened to us on Sunday, the day of landfall.

While we had intended to ride out Hurricane Ida at home, during our Sunday morning live rosary (on Instagram and YouTube) I “saw“ Our Lady Star of the Sea with the single star over her head gesturing towards Florida.⭐️ As soon as the rosary ended, I called my friend Jeanne in Pensacola and asked if she could take us in. She said, “Come on!” It was now predicted to be a high Category 4, possible Category 5 (catastrophic) hurricane, and it had moved quite close to our home during the night.

We threw our essentials into the car and hit the road 20 mins later. It was a bit scary because we didn’t know what we were getting into and the wind was already picking up. We didn’t even look at the radar—we just fled.

As soon as we got on the interstate we ended up behind a truck with a single star on the back door and the words “Land Star.” ⭐️ A deep peace came over me as I quietly prayed Hail Marys over and over again. The truck set our pace and led us for the next 2 hours with *no* wind, *no* traffic, and only *light* rain the entire way. Incredible! What took people 12 hours on Saturday took us 3, as we “shot the gap” between the hurricane rain bands.

While we were on the road, Jeanne texted, “Praying that all the angels and Saints accompany you on your travels as you weather this storm, led by our Lady of Prompt Succor and ⭐️ Our Lady Star of the Sea. ⭐️ May St. Joseph protect your precious family.” She did not know about my vision.

When we got to Jeanne’s guest condo, the first thing I saw was my painting of the Flight into Egypt (how appropriate!), which she had purchased earlier this year. And when we got upstairs, there was a tray of homemade muffins with a star in the middle filled with popcorn! ⭐️

We ended up moving to her house because we needed one more bed for my niece, and there in the living room was another large star. ⭐️ We have since put Grace on a plane home to Ohio and moved back to the condo, where we discovered even more stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Why were we led out of harm’s way and not others? It’s certainly not because Our Lady loves us more than her other children. I think it was simply to keep the rosary going. We have hundreds of people praying with us at 6 am CT every weekday morning, and hundreds more pray with the recording later in the day. That only continued because we had power and internet in FL. ⭐️

Nine days later we returned home, and the internet came back on just as we walked in the door, the rosary not skipping a day. There was a ton of cleanup to do, but we were all safe and grateful for the protection.

The bottom line? Cast all your anxieties on Jesus, because he cares for you. (1 Pet 5:7). And stay close to his (and your) Mama. Just as she cared for him during his earthly life, so does she care for you. ⭐️ We’ll get through the storms together, friends. Let’s take good care of each other. And I hope you’ll become part of our morning rosary family—it’s a beautiful group of people from all over the world, united under the mantle of Our Mother in unified prayer.

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