Having been born and raised in Arizona, I was living in Washington, D.C., with my then boyfriend of 8 years. The year was 1984 and unfortunately I lost both of my grandmothers (who were both in their 90's) that year, my paternal grandmother in July of 1984 and my maternal grandmother in November of that same year. Both my grandmothers still resided in the small Arizona town where most of their 13 children each lived and raised their children, the numbers totalling many grandchildren. We were a close and hugging family and loved each other immensely. When my grandmother died in July I was unable at that time to return home to the funeral. However, when my mother's mother died in November, my boyfriend asked me (as he previously had) if I wanted to fly home for the funeral. Knowing that the family would all be devastated over my grandmother's death, I decided to remember her as she was and not attend the funeral. However, this being the second death that year, ! totally devastated me likewise, however, trying to keep a good front while living so far away from home. My boyfriend, who is the most caring person in the world, decided that we should get away from the house to get my thoughts off my grandmother. So being that we were still exploring the East Coast, he decided to take me to Atlantic City for the weekend to walk on the Boardwalk, as both of us were not gamblers, thus we had our three Old English Sheepdogs accompanying us everywhere we travelled. Having being communicating with my family back home, I knew the time my grandmother's funeral ceremonies were to commence. As we were departing the Washington, D.C. area and while we were crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which is quite lengthy, I was looking toward the West as the sun was setting over the Bay. I then looked at my watch and saw that at that very moment in Arizona, the family was probably laying my grandmother in the ground. At that moment, a illumination from ! the sunset in between the clouds over the bay took the form of a cross and slowing inched it's way up into the sky until it could not be seen any longer. I knew at that very moment that even though I was unasble to attend my grandmother's funeral services cross country that she touched me at that very moment as her spirit was winging it's way up to heaven!!!! She touched me cuz she loved me and I loved her!!!! I said as tears were streamiing down my face and as they are now as I write this: 'Goodbye Mama!!!, I love you!!!' and threw her my last kiss. When we arrived at our destination, I called my mother and she verified that it was at that very moment that she was laid into the ground!!!! May God Bless her ever loving soul. How it changed my life:Mama was always inspirational in all of our lives, whether it was her own family or my friends who all admired her. By her specially coming to me cross country to say goodbye just reinforced my love for my family for always. We are still a close and hugging family, however, we all miss Mama, though we talk about her continuously as I said she was quite an inspiration.
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