OK, now, let me first say, that I am a person of faith and none of this has any Biblical background. But I believe what I've seen!
I got an e-mail from the daughter of one of my folks' business partners--her dad died earlier this year (I knew him) and her mom died several years ago (but I don't remember her). We're dealing with her while we're settling Mom's estate. She wrote: "I hope she [your mom] 'visits' you. My mom shows up in the form of birds and other animals usually when I am getting too serious about something and I need to take time to smell the roses."
I just about fell off my chair. Because I do believe my mom--and my dad--have 'visited' me!
Right before Thanksgiving, on a very cold, quite windy and rainy day, I heard a little "tap-tap!" on the window here in the kitchen by my computer--and there were TWO HUMMINGBIRDS at the window, looking in! I said outloud, "Hi Mom & Dad!" and even gave them a little wave because any normal hummingbird would not be out in that weather and it seemed very reasonable to me at that moment that it was my folks. And then they flitted off together.... Also, this summer, a flicker started hanging around our house--and I'd never seen one in this neighborhood before. My mom's camp name when we were in Girl Scouts was "Flicker."
We started thinking about this theory when my dad died in 2000. We were at his graveside service, and I was thinking to myself that I was doing OK, and not completely losing it, when I looked over at my (normally very strong) husband who was just weeping. When I asked him what was the matter, he pointed to a black Labrador Retriever. There was no human with it--it was just trotting around the cemetery. Now, if you knew my dad at all, you'd know that he always had at least one Labrador at his side for the past 40 years. And we both knew that Lab that day was him. After the service, it just sort of vanished....
We kept looking for "mom" at her service, but no animals really stood out. But between the flicker and the hummingbirds, I feel very comforted.
Wouldn't it just be SO COOL if God said, "Hey! Jerald & Susie! Ann needs a little pick-me-up! What would you like to be?" I'm certain my dad's first choice would be the Labrador, and my mom would KNOW I'd get it if she came to me as a flicker, or even a hummingbird.
I got an e-mail from the daughter of one of my folks' business partners--her dad died earlier this year (I knew him) and her mom died several years ago (but I don't remember her). We're dealing with her while we're settling Mom's estate. She wrote: "I hope she [your mom] 'visits' you. My mom shows up in the form of birds and other animals usually when I am getting too serious about something and I need to take time to smell the roses."
I just about fell off my chair. Because I do believe my mom--and my dad--have 'visited' me!
Right before Thanksgiving, on a very cold, quite windy and rainy day, I heard a little "tap-tap!" on the window here in the kitchen by my computer--and there were TWO HUMMINGBIRDS at the window, looking in! I said outloud, "Hi Mom & Dad!" and even gave them a little wave because any normal hummingbird would not be out in that weather and it seemed very reasonable to me at that moment that it was my folks. And then they flitted off together.... Also, this summer, a flicker started hanging around our house--and I'd never seen one in this neighborhood before. My mom's camp name when we were in Girl Scouts was "Flicker."
We started thinking about this theory when my dad died in 2000. We were at his graveside service, and I was thinking to myself that I was doing OK, and not completely losing it, when I looked over at my (normally very strong) husband who was just weeping. When I asked him what was the matter, he pointed to a black Labrador Retriever. There was no human with it--it was just trotting around the cemetery. Now, if you knew my dad at all, you'd know that he always had at least one Labrador at his side for the past 40 years. And we both knew that Lab that day was him. After the service, it just sort of vanished....
We kept looking for "mom" at her service, but no animals really stood out. But between the flicker and the hummingbirds, I feel very comforted.
Wouldn't it just be SO COOL if God said, "Hey! Jerald & Susie! Ann needs a little pick-me-up! What would you like to be?" I'm certain my dad's first choice would be the Labrador, and my mom would KNOW I'd get it if she came to me as a flicker, or even a hummingbird.
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