I am a Christian. I believe the bible to be the word of God and I take it literally. Therefore, I believe that when you die you either go to heaven or hell...there is no in between waiting room, nor is your soul reincarnated. However yesterday I could have been easily persuaded, for a brief moment, to believe otherwise. Something very cool happened.
I homeschool my daughter. It can be a very hard job. My mom was a great supporter of my efforts and quite proud too, I think. She was my silent cheerleader. The night before we started classes for the year, I was feeling very sad and down trodden. I was really missing my mom. I wanted to tell her that we were starting school. I wanted to tell her about the cute clothes we got at Gymboree. I just wanted to hear her say "Have you started school yet?"
Monday morning came very quickly and the day began. We were sitting doing our Bible lesson. I looked out the window and there was a hummingbird hovering there, looking in at me. She then went to the next window, looked in and then flew away. I am not a "signs and wonders" Christian. However, I DO believe that this was an angel from heaven...my mother was with me that morning. She is always with me in my heart. No amount of time can change that and I will continue to honor her in my heart.
Mom was with me that day, in a very special way, cheering me on, as always. I will never forget the feeling that overcame me as I stared back at the little bird. Oh how I miss her....
