There are signs everywhere… One of me and my wife’s favorite movie is Fools Rush In; yeah, I know… sappy. I do have to admit, I do like some sappy movies here and there, and this is definitely one of them, and oh yeah, it’s Salma Hayek too! Anyways, after her and Matthew Perry break-up, and he tries to move on with his life, he starts seeing all these things that remind him of her, which eventually leads him to go find her, and… OK, I won’t ruin the movie; go see it! Haha… But yeah, signs ARE everywhere. I do believe it.
I was driving over to my parents’ house the other day. Each time I’ve done this since my Mom has passed, as I get close, I start to get emotional. I’ve made the drive over to their house, the same house I grew up in, 100s of times over the years, but these last few times have been different; my Mom is not there, at least not physically. So back to this one day… I’m about 2 blocks away, just driving past the Boys & Girls Club, and a bird flies in front of my car; OK, big deal, that’s happened a number of times… I just try not to hit it. But this bird on this day, stayed in front of my car, flying about 5 feet in front of my car, for about half a block; I’ve never seen that. It was almost like the bird was guiding me… follow me. Yeah…
I was getting ready for work. Before I left, I wanted to take the garbage and recycling out. The recycling had just been picked up; the bin was empty, well, mostly empty. When I opened the lid to throw the new recycling in there, there was a piece of paper wedged in at the top of the can. I grabbed it, turned it over, and tossed it to the bottom of the can… but hold on. This wasn’t just some piece of paper; it was an envelope… the envelope that had held my son’s birthday card, from my parents, with my Mom’s writing on the front. How did this piece NOT get dumped when the recycling came? I reached back in there and grabbed it. As I turned to walk back inside the house, a strong gust of wind blew… Hi Mom…
Finally, coming home from work, I saw a single red tulip that poked its head out in front of our house. I called my wife out. Do we always have flowers that come up here? She thought so, but wasn’t sure. OK, so maybe this isn’t some miracle, but a lone red tulip, sitting there, all by itself… my Mom loved flowers. She IS still with me. I started tearing up…
Yeah, I think it’s going to be like this for a while, and you know what… that’s OK. My Mom IS still with me. I would always think when I knew somebody who passed away, that now, I had someone else in my corner up there. Well, now, I have the ultimate ace in the hole. Missing a piece of my heart? Yes. Still in my heart? Yeah… always.
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