Hi Patty I will breifly explain about angels as I know it to be. Angels are light beings (meaning beings of the light) that have never lived on earth. There are of the highest realms and come through the light to earth to guide,assist and protect us while we are on earth. We each have a guardian angel that is there to guide and protect us through our life span here on earth. We are however not limited to the help of only one angel, many angels may come through to help you on your journey, more often than not you have little awareness of this. Some however whom are more open spiritually have seen angels in soild form, some through visions, some through dreams, some through feelings and knowing, some have heard them. Some have being made believers when they had little or no faith. Some of us are more connected and in tune with them than others. Some push away all belief and dont want to acknowledge them in any way. Angels have being seen by many and one thing most religions can agree on, that they exist.
Spirit guides that also are around us in spirit to help guide us, however are soul thats have perviously lived on earth and being through the light and come back to help guide and protect us. They say with guides we know them through past life times or even family members that we may of shared time with in this life time. It is with our spirit guides that we may have karmic ties, or be part of the same soul family as some people discribe it.
We have also what Dorren Vitrue and others call earth angels. How often have you heard the saying, oh what a angel that person was? Ohhh they were here just when I needed them , they were my angel in time of need. Each and everyone of us can be a earth angel, through love and compassion and through our actions by being there for another in there time of need :)
These are breifly some of my own personal thoughts and what I also have learnt along the way.
Blessings Misty