What do you do when a voice in your head keeps saying the same name... for over a month? If you're Wendy S. Burton, you eventually pick up the phone before you even have your morning coffee.

In Episode 9 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy shares one of her most personal Angel stories yet — the one about her son Curtis, a border crossing that changed everything, a diagnosis that broke a family's heart, a little boy who said his mom came to visit him in the night, and a phone call that Wendy put off for far too long. It's the story of how loss and love and Angels all worked together, across years and thousands of kilometres, to bring exactly the right person to exactly the right door.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

-Listening to your angels can guide you through life's challenges.

-Family stories can inspire resilience and hope.

-Gratitude transforms difficult experiences into growth opportunities.

-Unexpected events often lead to new beginnings.

-Trusting the process is essential for healing and happiness.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy — post-Thanksgiving

00:59 A correction: the real Alan J. Friedman — and meet Teddy

02:49 A family story — for the week after Thanksgiving

03:49 Curtis, Arizona, and the best man trip that went sideways

05:18 A border stop, a birthday, and a party that changed everything

06:36 Melissa — marriage, two grandsons, and a diagnosis

08:59 The second night — Caden's visit from his mom

10:27 The download: pack a bag, you're moving to the island

11:26 Cheryl Sokin and the house in Brentwood Bay

12:24 Six months of nanny interviews — and a voice she kept ignoring

15:48 How Wendy first met Alana — homeless in Scottsdale

20:05 Fine. I'll call Alana. Right now.

20:34 Six months minus one day — the proposition

21:47 She packed a bag and flew to Canada

22:32 Honoring Melissa — and watching Curtis blossom

23:53 Ten days before her visa ran out — they had something to tell me

24:20 They'd fallen in love

25:47 Carter's heartbreak — Daddy stole his girlfriend

27:43 Coming up on nine years — and the monthly love day

29:09 Even the Angel lady doesn't always listen right away

30:05 Listen to your Angels

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Share your Angel story: https://www.wendysburton.com

Amy and the Angels is now available on audiobook — narrated by Wendy S. Burton herself.

Subscribe at https://www.wendysburton.com and receive a free PDF guide on how to talk to your Angels.

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ABOUT WINGING IT WITH WENDY

Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

Join award-winning author Wendy S. Burton (Amy and the Angels) as she shares real stories of guidance, comfort, and straight-up curiosity connected to Angels — from her own life and from listeners. Each episode creates space to explore the possibility that Angels might be walking right alongside us. For the curious, the open-minded, and those that are ready for the magic of Angels.

CREDITS

Host: Wendy S. Burton

Production Partner: Keenlii — https://www.keenlii.com/

Producer: Barry Keegan — https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykeegan/

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Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

What if Angel guidance doesn't always look like guidance? What if sometimes it sounds absolutely ridiculous... asks you to do something that makes no sense... or shows up as the most frustrating inconvenience of your week?In Episode 8 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy S. Burton shares three extraordinary stories sent in by listeners — and the quiet thread running through all of them. Victoria Clements, who followed a voice to a pumpkin pie and found her perfect LA office. Wendy Foster, who sold almost everything she owned and flew across the country on two words: go home. And Chandra Huntress, whose infuriating electric-car charging problem may have saved her life. None of these women knew their Angels were at work until after it happened. And that might be the most important thing of all.CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy02:21 When Angel guidance doesn't look like guidance — the common thread03:30 Story 1: Follow the Nudge — Victoria Clements in Los Angeles04:43 A voice in a shoe store sends Victoria to Polly's Pies07:09 A Broadway director, the Wahlbergs, and the exact right budget09:37 What if she had ignored the voice?10:19 Wendy's reflection — one breadcrumb leads to the next12:24 Story 2: Trust the Next Step — Wendy Foster's leap of faith14:50 "Go home" — two words, no plan, just faith17:15 The Women's Enterprise Centre, Bill Martin, and a brand new Mazda 319:19 Story 3: What If the Inconvenience Is the Intervention? — Chandra Huntress21:23 Jerry, Jerbear, and a miracle at a green-light intersection23:50 Years later — an electric car, a charging problem, and a swap25:49 The Jeep Grand Cherokee and the drive to Tucson28:11 A crash at 76 miles an hour — crawling out through the sunroof30:25 Jacob's gratitude lesson and the birthday that explained everything32:40 The thread running through all three stories33:19 The next time you get a nudge — one question to askSHARE YOUR STORYIf one of these stories stirred something in you... that's worth paying attention to. Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. And if you have a story of your own — a nudge, a sign, a moment that didn't make sense until later — Wendy would love to hear it. Your story might be exactly what someone else needs.Share your Angel story: https://www.wendysburton.comAmy and the Angels is now available on audiobook — narrated by Wendy S. Burton herself.Subscribe at https://www.wendysburton.com and receive a free PDF guide on how to talk to your Angels.FOLLOW WENDYInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendy.s.burton/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Wendy-S-Burton/100078696344135/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-burton-278375/ABOUT WINGING IT WITH WENDYReal people. Real stories. Real Angels.Join award-winning author Wendy S. Burton (Amy and the Angels) as she shares real stories of guidance, comfort, and straight-up curiosity connected to Angels — from her own life and from listeners. Each episode creates space to explore the possibility that Angels might be walking right alongside us. For the curious, the open-minded, and those that are ready for the magic of Angels.CREDITSHost: Wendy S. BurtonProduction Partner: Keenlii — https://www.keenlii.com/Producer: Barry Keegan — https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykeegan/SUBSCRIBE & SHAREIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review — it helps more people find the show. Share this with someone who could use a little wonder in their week.Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

What does it take for a book to be born? Sometimes... it takes twenty-eight years, a house fire, a dream about Nanny, and a 3am conversation with two Angels named Tilly and George.

In Episode 7 of Winging It with Wendy, Wendy S. Burton answers the question she gets asked more than any other: why did you write Amy and the Angels? This solo episode is the full origin story — from the basement suite where a first sentence arrived out of nowhere, to a fire that nearly erased the manuscript, to the night writer's block was broken by her two fictional Angels staging a very loud argument in the early hours of the morning.

If you've ever had a dream, a project, or a story you've been carrying for a long time and wondering whether it still matters... this episode is for you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

- Listen When the Voice Gets Louder ... the nudge to print out the manuscript saved the book from a house fire the very next day. Your Angels' messages always have a reason, even when you can't see it yet.

- Things Don't Happen to You, They Happen for You ... the book took ten days instead of one minute to go live. COVID cancelled Paris. Every delay turned out to be part of the timing.

- The Story Knows What It Wants to Be ... Wendy sat down to complain on paper and wrote the opening line of a novel instead. Sometimes your Angels pick up the pen.

- Goosies Mean Angels ... that feeling that runs through you when something is exactly right — pay attention to it. That's how you know.

- Don't Put It Away Forever ... Elizabeth Gilbert says if you don't write the story, it gets given to somebody else. The book waited twenty-eight years. It still came back.

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Amy and the Angels — available in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook narrated by Wendy S. Burton herself.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome to Winging It with Wendy

01:05 The question Wendy keeps getting asked

02:30 A 33-year-old single mom at her lowest point

04:30 The voice that said "go write" — and a first sentence she didn't plan

06:30 A job offer, Calgary, and a dream about Nanny

09:30 "Lamb, you have to take this job" — and then the phone rang

11:30 The nudge to print the manuscript — and the house fire

14:30 From floppy disk to the cloud — twenty-eight years later

16:00 A CEO, a son named Curtis, and the decision to finally finish the book

18:00 COVID, Paris, and writing by the ocean

19:30 Writer's block — and Tilly and George waking her up at 3am

21:00 Feathers on every corner

22:00 Caden and Carter rename the book

24:00 Pamela Lynch, the cover, and hitting publish

26:00 Ten days, a white feather, and a sceptic who finally believed

28:00 A road trip down the coast — the book was out

FOLLOW WENDY

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendy.s.burton/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Wendy-S-Burton/100078696344135/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-burton-278375/

ABOUT WINGING IT WITH WENDY

Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.

Join award-winning author Wendy S. Burton (Amy and the Angels) as she shares real stories of guidance, comfort, and straight-up curiosity connected to Angels — from her own life and from listeners. Each episode creates space to explore the possibility that Angels might be walking right alongside us. For the curious, the open-minded, and those that are ready for the magic of Angels.

CREDITS

Host: Wendy S. Burton

Production Partner: Keenlii — https://www.keenlii.com/

Producer: Barry Keegan — https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrykeegan/

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If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review. It helps more people find the show. Share this with someone who could use a little wonder in their week.

Real people. Real stories. Real Angels.