This coming November 18th will be the two year
anniversary of Aunty’s passing into heaven.
My close friends know that losing Aunty in the physical
sense has not been easy for me.
The loss was profound. The good news is Aunty’s spirit is
alive and well and better than ever! Everywhere I go Aunty is remembered and
talked about as if she were still here. This makes me so happy. And I know she loves
that. Shortly after her death I came to realize a spirit that pure and that
Godly cannot ever die. And, I give witness to that every single day. I know unequivocally
Aunty is Everywhere! Miraculously we are still “in a relationship.”
Take for example two weeks ago in church. One place Aunty
and I spent a lot of time together was church. And it’s still hard to attend
mass without her by my side. A couple of weeks ago, I simply could not hold back the tears
of not having that perfect human being beside me as I stepped into the pew. When the tears couldn’t be held back any
longer I noticed out of the corner of my eye this lovely little flower. When I looked
closer it had a heart in the middle of it! I picked it up and held it
throughout the mass. I brought it home and put it in water. It has floated for
two weeks! Aunty tells me she is watching over me and sends her love
wholeheartedly, exactly as she has all her life.
I am not the only one who Aunty comes to. Gracie was Aunty’s’
other best pal and Gracie misses Aunty beyond words. Because Gracie and I have
long felt that the essence of Aunty is like the warmth of the sun, we always think
of her when we see sunflowers and other comforting works of
nature. Above Aunty holds the bright flower while Gracie holds her.
Gracie holds an Aunty Flower
A few months ago miraculously in Gracie’s’ front yard this sunflower
appeared. She swears she did not plant it. “It’s my little Love Face,” Aunty’s
sweet friend declares. If you knew Aunty
like we know Aunty this is not hard to believe. Aunty was and always will be
one of God’s flowers. By all accounts the word Precious could describe her. I know it might seem hard to believe
but she really was that selfless.
Today is All Saints Day in the Catholic Church. It also
would have been Aunty and Uncle D’s 71st wedding anniversary! They were married
on All Saints Day, November 1, 1942. Having lived with them for my entire life
(till two years ago) I can testify…they
were Saintly. And now they are Angels. And, anyone who has lost a loved one….
I AM GLAD TO REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES….YOU NEVER REALLY LOSE ANYONE WHEN
THERE IS TRUE LOVE! THEY ARE
ALWAYS WITH YOU. LIKE AUNTY PROMISED…. “FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER.”
Here at Ageless with Aunty....She's your Aunty too….
