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Mom passed away back in June after a long battle with cirrhosis and God only knows what else. Although she has passed on she still makes occasional visits to check up on us...
Mom was a firm believer in spending as much time as possible at Wal-Mart, and God forbid you go there (or anywhere, for that matter) without checking to see if she needed to go. A couple of years ago Dad got her a miniature Wal-Mart shopping cart and a piggy bank for "Wal-Mart Funds". That buggy has been sitting on top of the refrigerator for months, not budging a bit even if the kids slammed the fridge door.
Well, Dad and my sister went to Wal-Mart a few weeks ago. As they were putting away the groceries that Wal-Mart cart came rolling off that refrigerator and down at them. Both of them immediately attributed that one to mom...
The other day we all were visiting Dad. My sister and nephew were there as was myself, my wife, and our two kids - mom's most cherished of the grandkids.
Dad, my sister, and my wife were in the dining room chit-chatting. I came out of another room and asked what the kids were into. The reply was they were into nothing and were in another room watching a movie. So I asked who had been in the cologne. The reply was nobody, and then they started to smell it, too. There was a bottle on top of the refrigerator but it, like the buggy, hadn't been messed with. And it was one of mom's kind. I'm almost certain it was mom because I jokingly told her to knock it off with the perfume and the smell faded away.
No matter what anyone else would say, I say mom was there checking up on her grandkids - some of her last words to us (we all knew her time was limited) was to take care of those kids. She told me that, and she told my sister to help take care of 'em too. And she said she'd come back and haunt us if we didn't...
Mom was a firm believer in spending as much time as possible at Wal-Mart, and God forbid you go there (or anywhere, for that matter) without checking to see if she needed to go. A couple of years ago Dad got her a miniature Wal-Mart shopping cart and a piggy bank for "Wal-Mart Funds". That buggy has been sitting on top of the refrigerator for months, not budging a bit even if the kids slammed the fridge door.
Well, Dad and my sister went to Wal-Mart a few weeks ago. As they were putting away the groceries that Wal-Mart cart came rolling off that refrigerator and down at them. Both of them immediately attributed that one to mom...
The other day we all were visiting Dad. My sister and nephew were there as was myself, my wife, and our two kids - mom's most cherished of the grandkids.
Dad, my sister, and my wife were in the dining room chit-chatting. I came out of another room and asked what the kids were into. The reply was they were into nothing and were in another room watching a movie. So I asked who had been in the cologne. The reply was nobody, and then they started to smell it, too. There was a bottle on top of the refrigerator but it, like the buggy, hadn't been messed with. And it was one of mom's kind. I'm almost certain it was mom because I jokingly told her to knock it off with the perfume and the smell faded away.
No matter what anyone else would say, I say mom was there checking up on her grandkids - some of her last words to us (we all knew her time was limited) was to take care of those kids. She told me that, and she told my sister to help take care of 'em too. And she said she'd come back and haunt us if we didn't...
Hi KDogg,
I'm very sorry for your loss. ((hugs)) Well it sure does sound like Mom is giving you signs that she is there watching over everyone. =) I firmly believe that our loved ones do visit us and always keep a watchful eye. Sometimes the signs we are given are subtle and we can overlook them however other times they are not to be mistaken.
Smells are common signs and surely you would have known if someone sprayed the cologne for it would linger for quite some time and not simply stop as it did. I agree some ppl may feel that although the cart didn't move before it finally dislodged from repeated use of the fridge. I don't, for two reasons: one the timing of it's moving is not just a coincidence (don't believe in coincidences) and two, by the way you know in your heart that it was her. When I have had signs from my loved ones on the other side I simply smile at those who try to convince me they have a ready explaination for it. Often little things happen that do have explaination and which I don't attribute to visits, but other times you just know, plus some things cannot be explained. Thanks for sharing this with us. =)
I'm very sorry for your loss. ((hugs)) Well it sure does sound like Mom is giving you signs that she is there watching over everyone. =) I firmly believe that our loved ones do visit us and always keep a watchful eye. Sometimes the signs we are given are subtle and we can overlook them however other times they are not to be mistaken.
Smells are common signs and surely you would have known if someone sprayed the cologne for it would linger for quite some time and not simply stop as it did. I agree some ppl may feel that although the cart didn't move before it finally dislodged from repeated use of the fridge. I don't, for two reasons: one the timing of it's moving is not just a coincidence (don't believe in coincidences) and two, by the way you know in your heart that it was her. When I have had signs from my loved ones on the other side I simply smile at those who try to convince me they have a ready explaination for it. Often little things happen that do have explaination and which I don't attribute to visits, but other times you just know, plus some things cannot be explained. Thanks for sharing this with us. =)