DEPARTED LOVED ONES AND ANGELS USE ANIMALS TO SEND US SIGNS! (CARDINAL)

My first memory of recognizing God/Angels sending an animal as a sign to communicate with me was when I was experiencing a great deal of stress in my life. I was extremely overwhelmed helping my sister care for our disabled parents, a special needs adult brother, 3 teen daughters, two of whom were battling mental health issues including suicidal thoughts, self-harm, panic attacks, anorexia and myself feeling trapped in a controlling marriage that was falling apart at the seams. All this, in addition to everything else a mom handles such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery, meal planning, driving kids to/from sports, helping with homework, managing schedules for the family of 5 etc. These were the ‘highlights’ for many years and I began to battle depression. I was hiding my own struggles because I used every bit of strength I could muster fighting to save everyone else.  One day, after everyone left the house, I went onto the patio to get some fresh air. Overwhelmed, I began crying uncontrollably, my head buried into my arms that were folded on the table. My sobbing was interrupted by a persistent chirping. I raised my head up from the table and there was a male cardinal sitting on the back of a chair opposite mine at the table. He was staring right at me, tilting his head from side to side as he chirped away.  A thought came into my mind that the cardinal was telling me I was not alone with all these things that were weighing me down and Angels were surrounding me. Just as I finished the thought, he flew away. Instant affirmation!