On Wednesday night of this week, Briella and I found ourselves in a life-altering situation that has changed us for the better. We drove to Bellville, NJ in the afternoon for the funeral of my sister-in-law’s mother. We were there for a few hours and hadn’t eaten dinner prior to the event. Since the drive was roughly two hours from our home, we decided to stop at one of my father’s favorite restaurants in Nutely, Napoli Trattoria & Pizzeria. My dad and mom were there with my aunt, my brother Kyle, and I was there with Briella. As we were eating our meals, it started raining very heavily. We had a good time talking about the upcoming wedding of my cousin in South Carolina at the end of September and how good it would be to have the whole Marcell family together in one place since half of us are in New Jersey and the other half are in South Carolina. Kyle was making us laugh because he kept saying he had to go to the bathroom but wanted to wait until he got home and could use his own bathroom. We had a long ride but he insisted on waiting. We finished up our meals and then braved the teeming rain outside around 8:30pm.

As I stepped on the sidewalk, I noticed the flow of the rain. It was coming down the street like a flood and it was a few inches deep. I had never seen anything like it. I urged Briella to get in the car quickly, so we could get out of there. My brother left in his car and my dad left with my mom and aunt. We drove away, though I couldn’t see very well from the rain and my iPhone Maps app kept timing out because the heavy rain was affecting the data signal of my phone. I didn’t know the area because I had only been there with my parents a handful of time and my dad always drove. As I slowly made my way on Franklin Street, the water was rushing down because the street was on a decline. We drove about 1/4 mile and we reached a low point with a small overpass above us and a car two lengths ahead of us was stalled in the water, which covered the vehicle’s tires. We had to turn around and head back up Franklin Street against the rushing water. Emergency vehicles with flashing lights were heading down the street to help the person stuck. We turned down a side street and it was flooded and cars were heading back toward Franklin. I turned down 3 other side streets to get off Franklin Street but all the side roads were flooded and some cars were stuck in deep water. I knew I had to get off Franklin Street and get higher than the rushing water. I got to the top of Franklin and turned on Kingsland Street and halfway down that street, a car was floating and we had to turn back. I felt like a little mouse in a large maze except I wasn’t looking for a little piece of cheese; I was looking for a safe place, so we didn’t get stuck and drown.

For a moment, I slipped into fear. My heart raced and I started to cry as I put the car in reverse and turned back the way we came. I said to Briella,”I don’t know where to go. We’re trapped and I can’t find a way out of this. I don’t know this area. I need help with this.” The rain was the heaviest I had ever seen. I could barely see two feet into front of me. The wipers were on the highest setting and couldn’t keep up with the volume of water. The water on the road was at least 6 inches deep and rising. Briella looked and me very calmly and said, “Just try to stay calm, Mom. We’ll be ok.” I took a deep breath and with my thoughts I said to God,”Lead me. Show me the way to safety.” I asked my sister-in-law’s mother to send me help because I didn’t know my way around the area. I glanced to my left and saw I was passing an open parking lot on level ground. What I noticed was the bright light in the lot. It was like a beacon in all the chaos. I couldn’t turn around to get to it because there were cars behind me. At the street light, I turned back on Franklin and did a K-turn in the middle of the street. I went back on Kindsland Street, turned right into the parking lot, and parked right under the bright light. I couldn’t tell what business was in front of the parking lot because I could not see much with all the rain but I knew we were above the pooling water that was rushing down Franklin Street and we were in a safe spot. I said a prayer of thanks and I grounded my energy, so I could stay centered.

Because I’m a mom, I always have the following items in my car:

1. Bottles of water
2. Candy and snacks in the glove box (always black licorice and ginger candy)
3. A towel
4. Blankets
5. Protein shaker cup

I said to Briella, “We’re staying here until someone finds us. We’re above the rushing water. We have food and water, and blankets. I told her if she needed to go to the bathroom, she could use the protein shaker cup. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked me if I wanted to watch a Netflix movie on her phone. I held her hand and said, “We are going to be ok. I know it!” She smiled and nodded her head in agreement. She watched the Netflix movie and I put on some meditation music that I use in my client sessions, while I aligned my energy.

My aunt texted me and said she was praying the rosary. They were stuck on the parkway because it was shut down.

My brother, Kyle, texted me because he was stuck on the NJ Turnpike. It had shut down due to flooding and all the cars was stopped on the road. Kyle, who has a bit of anxiety, and doesn’t like being alone, was struggling plus he had to go to the bathroom.

Kyle called me and I talked to him for a bit and helped him calm down. He was just worried that the water level would rise and he would have no where to go to get away from it. The rain kept pouring down and just when we thought it would stop, another thunderstorm would hit. As long as it kept raining, we were all at risk of flooding.

I was trying to get him to settle himself but he needed a little assistance. Once I got my energy field in check, I sent him some energy and then asked him to work on his own energy. I had a link to a Solfeggio Frequency 963Hz that I thought would help him. I asked him to listen to it for about 15 minutes just to disconnect from fear and connect to Source. You cannot be plugged into Source if you are filled with fear. The frequencies are contrasting.

After he listened to the meditation, he decided that this was a lesson in being in his own energy and connecting to God. He was long overdue for a one-on-one with Divine energy and now was a good time to fill that gap. He was stuck on the turnpike for 7 hours before it opened back up but when he drove away, he was different. He was grateful and he learned how to control him mind and overcome his fear. This was a huge breakthrough for him.

Around the same time, my sister-on-law was going to drive to get us. She was only 3 miles away and most roads were closed but she thought she could try because they have an Expedition that is high off the ground. We packed our shoes and put a bunch of things in my purse but she called about 15 minutes later and said the emergency crews would not let her in. The bridge was out and the Passaic river had flooded. She said it was like driving through an apocalypse. People left their cars in the middle of the street. They were walking in water up to their knees and there were people everywhere fleeing the floods. She had to turn back and go home.

My mom was texting throughout the night making sure we were ok. As the traffic moved slightly, they went through a hole in a fence and got off the parkway in Newark. My dad, who is a retired Newark Deputy Fire Chief, showed up at Engine 26 and the guys helped them out. I know a lot of firemen because of my father and they are always great men. I have never met one that wasn’t a good guy. I think it’s kind of a prerequisite to be a good guy and run into burning buildings to save other humans. My parents and aunt were safe and that was really good news.

A car pulled up next to us around 1:00am. There was a young man in the vehicle but I could not see anything else. About 20 minutes after he parked, the Nutley Rescue crews were on site with trucks that had trailers with small boats attached. The man in the car ran over to the corner and talked to one of the rescue members. When he got back to his car, I knocked on his window and asked what the rescue team said. He was a thin build, dark-haired young man maybe 20 years old. He said that the rescue crew told him to stay put because he was in a safe place and to get back in the car. The young man told me he was delivering pizzas and got stuck on Route 3 and had to drive in reverse to avoid flooding. He was wearing only a pair of dark striped boxers. He said his clothes were soaking wet and he was freezing. I could tell his was reaching an emotional breaking point. I gave him one of our blankets to keep warm. About 20 minutes later he knocked on my window and said his mom arrived to pick him up and he handed me the blanket and thanked me for helping him out.

We were there, by ourselves for the night. Briella was sleeping, so I sent energy through the Earth’s elemental grids. Then I sent energy to the whole area because there was a lot of fear in everyone that was manifesting. Then I worked on my own energy again and staying centered. I would not go to sleep. I felt I needed to stay awake and make sure we were safe. I was basically running on pure adrenaline and 10% battery on my cell phone!

The rain stopped around 5:00am. I sat quietly in contemplative gratitude for being able to see another day of sunshine. Around 6:00am, people were pulling into the parking lot and leaving with cups of coffee. I realized we were in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot behind the building. There was an office being renovated adjacent to the parking lot but in front of the office was Dunkin Donuts. I woke Briella and we went in to get some breakfast. I don’t normally drink coffee anymore. I am an herbal tea drinker but I felt the caffeine would help me stay awake the rest of the day and I was never more happy to see the orange and purple Dunkin sign. We had our breakfast and we used the bathroom and cleaned up a bit.

Although we could have driven home, we were only 2 miles from the funeral home and the viewing there was from 8:00-9:00am, followed by a Mass, a service at the cemetery, and the repass at a restaurant. I was really going to watch my nieces, so my sister-in-law could have the closure she needed during the day. My nieces sat with us during the morning viewing, Mass, and repass. It was a really long day and by the the time we were ready to drive home, I had been awake for roughly 34 hours and I was starting to feel it. I kept the air blasting in my car and the radio on, during the drive, while Briella slept in the back seat. She was a little trooper the whole time. She never complained not even once. When I dropped Briella off at her dad’s, we hugged each other tighter than ever. “I am super proud of you,” I said. She smiled, “I’m super proud of you, too,” she said to me. “In this story, the princesses saved themselves,” I said to her with a wink in my eye. She giggled.

As I watched her open the door to her father’s house, I realized that this experience had helped us overcome another level of fear. We had no time for fear, we had to find a way out and with some Divine help, we found our way. It was a challenging experience but we came out of it transformed. We are stronger and we are fearless; we are faith-filled!

Namaste,

Anysia