I just don't know where to start......My name is Mike Barnett.I was born April 11, 1972. I have lived through some frustrating times in life from dealing with living in a dysfunctional family in which I was abused from an early age, going through life with panic attack disorders and OCD.
Painting, drawing and playing music was very healing to me...I always felt it wasn't so much a talent as it was a way for God to help me.
Here I am years later, married with two children. Brandon, age 12 - Born AUG. 11, 1997 and Mandy, age 9 - born June 13, 2000.
I always thought it was funny how my son has always had a nack for Art and Writing.... Also experiencing mild mental instability such as High anxiety.
Lately, I've gone through some real stressful times with work and spiritual challenges. And without going into too much detail, One day I was taking a long walk (as I do quite often), and a strange thought popped into my head..."Research the number 11". Now keep in mind, I had no clue of all this stuff everyone has been talking about concerning 11:11.
Well, it really freaked me out. the most disturbing thing was that same night, I had a strange "foggy" dream - woke up kinda disoriented, wondered just what time it was and....BOOM! There it was staring back at me in bright glowing green digital numbers "11:11". I stared at it for what must have seemed like eternity in disbelief.
So far, this has been the first and only time...that was just a couple of days ago. Oh, did I fail to mention that paranormal stuff seems to follow my family. Ever, sense I was a little boy, it seems I've lived in a lot of Haunted houses. So, am I loosing my mind here or is this the quite normal experience?
Normal you are and in good hands. 
Take a look around the message board, especially the FAQs, as I am sure they will be very helpful in answering some of your questions. 
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Sounds like you’ve got a lovely family. I’ve always felt that way about drawing, painting and writing myself - very therapeutic and a great way to develop spiritually.
