“In the blink of an eye, my life changed. One second. One stoplight. There were no sirens, no warning signs. I remember saying, ‘Please heal my son and let him live.’ He was mad at me. ‘Why did you pray for me, mom? I wish I could’ve stayed with dad.’ My heart broke.”
‘My son woke from his coma. ‘Dad’s in heaven. I saw him there.’ I was startled. ‘Mom, I saw your other 2 kids, too.’ He was an only child. I knew what he was taking about, but how did he know?’
‘She couldn’t stop looking over to where her brother would have been, had he survived. I couldn’t help but feel he was lying there, letting her know he was present, and will always be with her.’
“‘You’re having a boy AND a girl!’ I thought to myself, ‘One of each. How perfect!’ When I arrived and saw what she had set up, I lost it. I knew I had to honor James somehow. She smiled countless times in his direction.”
‘It was like she knew, and was sending this to me’: Grandmother sends an unexpected ‘perfect’ gift from heaven to her beloved granddaughter
“I remember holding her hand as she took her last breaths and giving her hugs. Our wedding day was made even more special because I was able to wear my grandma’s wedding dress she wore 60 years prior.”
‘The rings vanished into thin air’: Grieving daughters discover late mom’s diamond rings in unlikely place, knows they are ‘a gift from heaven’
“We truly believe without divine guidance, those rings would have been lost forever. Our families haven’t been to church for many, many years and didn’t used to believe in miracles, but none of us can think of any other explanation.”
