Who's That Girl?

Do you believe in receiving signs from your loved ones that have passed away?  I have always felt a strong connection to whatever other world the afterlife may be and felt that I have received signs at specific, significant, and important moments in my life over the years starting from my grandfather.  I truly believe he came through to me at such critical moments including sending Mila to us and being her protector through all her surgeries when she was younger.  Once my grandmother passed away, they both were sending me signs and messages that were so direct that it was crazy NOT to believe. 

My grandparents loved Mark so very much.  They truly thought of him as their grandson or even a son.  I have such wonderful memories of the year we lived with them after we got married and seeing my grandfather watch Mark leave for work every morning with a proud grin from ear to ear.  Maybe Mark was a reminder to him of when he had his own business and was providing for his family.  Or how about when my grandmother would prepare a pre-dinner for Mark since he would get home before me and to hold him over until we had our dinner together and how she would say “shhhhhh it’s ok, Lisa doesn’t have to know”.  Whatever the case may be, my grandparents often came to me in dreams or sent messages my way and I truly feel that it helped me through some very rough times while Mark was sick.  I can still hear my nonna saying “you need to love and respect one another” with her adorable Italian accent and in those difficult moments I know she would have been proud of the support I was to him and how I cared for him to the bitter end the way she did for her husband when he was sick.

When Mark passed away, I instantly started having signs come my way.  Whether it was during the funeral planning process and making such hard decisions, to those deep dark moments when I was alone and in tears under the covers, he always found a way to come to me.  Some of those signs I shrugged off and thought “it’s impossible” but the more they happened the more I couldn’t deny them.  There are too many to list, but each sign has brought me such peace and reassurance.  He has sent me messages through an amazing woman that has become such an important part of our family over the last few years and who Mark really trusted and those have been beautiful too.  Who wouldn’t want to hear the proof that their loved one is always around, or to show that they support decisions you’ve been making along your new path?  It has made my journey that much easier and to know he isn’t missing out on seeing some incredible things as we move along means so much to me too.

Maybe I sound like a crazy person but it’s not causing any harm to anyone so why not just trust in it and enjoy each message.  Some days I will talk to him and ask him for a sign and then it will happen.  Then other times he just does it without me even asking but somehow, it’s always right when I need it and it is very clear.  I feel him all around us whether it be with each pink sky, each shiny dime in the most random of places or the special visits in my dreams I know he is at peace and no longer suffering and that is an incredible gift.  I know he isn’t alone and that helps too.  Mila and I have our night routine of saying goodnight to each other and to her daddy and we always end it with an extra kiss for her from dad and for me from dad because no matter what happened during the day or even if we had disagreements when he was here, we always ended the night with saying “I love you” and sealing it with a kiss so that tradition will carry on. 

As we navigate through our new second life, I hope the messages and signs will continue and I will welcome each one with a big smile and an extremely grateful heart, no matter what. And finally may any of you who are missing someone important from your physical world be blessed enough and open to receiving these little gifts from your loved ones as well and may you find joy and peace from them too.

LM