Well, I woke this morning and the first song I heard was coming from my little girl's room. She had the radio on and it was playing "Cupid"...(The Drifters)
THAT was my mum's song, and often, at night, I say to Florence "Listen out for Grandma's song"... It has come on at the strangest of times, and I have cried by Flo's side as I put her to bed, whilst this song plays in the background. It has played when she's been ill in bed, and I think it's mum saying I can leave her because she's there and will watch over her.
It's just that going to bed last night, this thread was the last thing I read, and as I woke this morning, the house was silent, except for Flo's radio and Mum's song.
Sign or no sign, heightened senses or not, I have had so many things happen since losing my parents that I feel are signs, that I choose to believe they must be. My dad always promised to send them, and my mum would do anything to comfort me, in life, and no doubt, in death too.
I am a big believer. When you feel their presence near, there's no logic for that, and it's completely exclusive. I have felt touch, I have smelled them, I have sensed them in the room, and you know that my daughter spoke to my dad when she was 2 years old? He had died a few months before.
I had been filming her singing, when she stopped abruptly and looked terrified. She kept saying "I scared...I scared..." whilst staring at the french windows. She was trying to hide behind me yet checking to see what was "there". She just stared at this same spot for ages. I was asking her what she was scared of, while reassuring her that there was nothing there, when suddenly her expression changed from fear to a relaxed and very happy smile. Recognition flooded her face and she simply said "Gandad"... I was floored. I was still filming! There's an audible holding of breath on the filming as I tried to take in what she had said. I stared at the spot where she had been looking. Nothing. But I felt warm and wonderful and privileged.
So, feel what you feel and if it brings comfort, let no one tell you it's a coincidence!!
THAT was my mum's song, and often, at night, I say to Florence "Listen out for Grandma's song"... It has come on at the strangest of times, and I have cried by Flo's side as I put her to bed, whilst this song plays in the background. It has played when she's been ill in bed, and I think it's mum saying I can leave her because she's there and will watch over her.
It's just that going to bed last night, this thread was the last thing I read, and as I woke this morning, the house was silent, except for Flo's radio and Mum's song.
Sign or no sign, heightened senses or not, I have had so many things happen since losing my parents that I feel are signs, that I choose to believe they must be. My dad always promised to send them, and my mum would do anything to comfort me, in life, and no doubt, in death too.
I am a big believer. When you feel their presence near, there's no logic for that, and it's completely exclusive. I have felt touch, I have smelled them, I have sensed them in the room, and you know that my daughter spoke to my dad when she was 2 years old? He had died a few months before.
I had been filming her singing, when she stopped abruptly and looked terrified. She kept saying "I scared...I scared..." whilst staring at the french windows. She was trying to hide behind me yet checking to see what was "there". She just stared at this same spot for ages. I was asking her what she was scared of, while reassuring her that there was nothing there, when suddenly her expression changed from fear to a relaxed and very happy smile. Recognition flooded her face and she simply said "Gandad"... I was floored. I was still filming! There's an audible holding of breath on the filming as I tried to take in what she had said. I stared at the spot where she had been looking. Nothing. But I felt warm and wonderful and privileged.
So, feel what you feel and if it brings comfort, let no one tell you it's a coincidence!!