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Carole S-S
December 14, 2007
Fri, 12/14/07
Dear Mom Mary,
Your son John and I received a picture of your great grandson today. It made me realize how much has changed in the last 22 years since we first met.
It prompted me to say a prayer for you. I also asked you to send me some kind of a sign that I could pass on to the rest of the family to help comfort them.
A little later while doing Spanish homework, translating traffic related items from Spanish to English, an unrelated word popped into my mind out of the blue. It was "Mariposa," Spanish for Butterfly. Over and over again I kept thinking of it. It distracted me so much I decided to take a break from my translation session.
As I walked around my house, I began to notice all the butterfly items I had collected over the years but never seemed to notice any more. They included a pin a friend gave me almost 40 years ago, some curtains left from the previous homeowner, a picture and a wind chime.
Why I was noticing these items now was beyond me. It was when your son came home about an hour later from a prayer service held for you, I got my answer. He gave me a Butterfly pin with a cross in it, that he had received at the service in your memory.
You did get through! Thanks for the sign! Everytime I see a Mariposa/Butterfly, I will think of you!
Hope this story brings some comfort to all your loved ones. I know you wanted me to share it. Glad I could do it before I go back into indefinite, self-imposed seclusion; just my way of dealing with difficult situations.
Love,
Carole S-S
December 1, 2007
Sat 12/1/07
Dear Mom Mary,
It has been a pleasure having you in my life. I always enjoyed our weekly visits. Last Tuesday night your son John and I stopped by to see you and say our final Good Byes before God called you home. I'm glad I got the chance to kiss you and tell you I loved you before you fell asleep for the night.
Having had a near death experience myself, not so long ago, I know you're in a far better place, free from pain and watching over your loved ones.
I will always miss and love you. But I only have to turn and look at my husband, your son and my daughter, your granddaughter, to see you.
Love
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