What are the possibilities that there are ghosts or spirits living amongst us every day, following our every move? How comfortable does this make you feel? Do you believe? If you do believe, have you always been a believer? Or did something happen to change your opinion?
For me there have always been two types of ghosts that I believed in. There are the friendly and not so friendly ghosts that we all pay to go see at the movies, such as Patrick Swayze in Ghost, or any number of nasty scary spirits, such as Linda Blair in The Exorcist. These are the ghosts that keep us up at night because we can`t stop thinking or wondering if there could be something to all of this. I remember a night, after seeing "What Lies Beneath" with Harrison Ford, that I could not close my eyes or shut off my brain. Every noise our house made sounded like footsteps or banging from a ghost and I could not fall asleep. I was 32 years old and freaked out, how could this be possible? Well, nothing has changed, at 43 a good scary movie can still give me the chills and even keep me up. The other type of ghosts I have had a mild belief in are the ones that send chills up your spine and make the little hairs on your neck stand on end. These are the ones that you only feel, real or not, once the lights are turned off and you still must climb the stairs. You feel them right behind you reaching out to grap your leg or put a hand on your shoulder. I don't know about you, but I can make it up the stairs pretty quick with the lights out.
A recent experience has me wondering if these feelings we get could possibly be lost relatives that are not trying to grap you, but make certain you do not tumble back down the stairs in the dark. If you believe, and I now do, that spirits are always with us guiding us and trying to protect us than it all makes sense that they would be there in the dark guiding our footsteps, doesn't it?
To help you understand what happened with me that made me more of a believer I need to take you back 5 years. Our twins became hospitalized at only eight weeks old and it was a very scary time especially for Frack. My wife desperately wanted her rosary with her, although she had not been able to find it since we moved into the house six months earlier. This left it to me to go through every room top to bottom so that I could get it to her, making her more comfortable. No luck. A few weeks later, after the kids had improved and were safe at home, my wife and mother in-law visited with a Medium, which was a first for both of them. Long story short, I came home, heard the details and that my wife asked her father if he knew where her rosary was. As she flipped the box with the rosary over to me my heart skipped a beat and I was thankful to be sitting down. Her dad had laughed at her and said not to worry as it was misplaced during the move and you will find it under a drawer. Sure enough, under the drawer of my wife's night stand she found the rosary. I had checked all of these drawers, as did my wife, and we never saw it or thought to pull out the drawers. I was beginning to believe.
On March 31, this past week, my wife had her third appointment with the medium. It had been almost three years since her last visit and she decided to take me along and allow me to experience what she already believed in. Now, the medium had only spoken with my wife when scheduling the appointment and (important fact) there was no mention of anyone else joining her. Once we arrived, the medium, greeted us at the door saying hi to my wife, than took my hand to shake and said "you must be Ken, your grandfather told me you were coming". I looked at my wife and she said "I didn't tell her you were coming or your name". The medium laughed and commented that she was being reminded by the spirits that I was a newbie at this and to take it slow with me.
Throughout this whole ordeal I had the chance to hear from my Grandparents, dad's side, my Grandmother and Uncle, mom's side, and a friend. My wife had her dad, brother, a cousin, Grandma M, and apparently a whole slew of others that were there, but did not speak. We learned that they knew our kids personalities to perfection, and that we will have our hands full with Frick and Frack, although there will be lots of laughter. My father in-law knew my wife's job and everything she has been experiencing of late. My Grandparents were aware of my dad's health issues and the fact there is confusion amongst the doctors. They informed us that 2-6 weeks will bring some answers and they will be positive. As it turns out we are expecting word on a new drug that could come at any time.
When our time came to an end I didn't know what to say or do. I cannot deny everything I heard and the accuracy of what our relatives discussed. My wife's cousin Julie, who I wrote about only a few weeks ago, was there and the medium new of her long battle and the details of her struggles. She, the medium, commented on how beautiful Julie is and her expression was one I cannot describe, but can say was very real. I have spent almost every moment thinking about what happened and I am a believer. I will always have questions and will want to return to the medium again in a few years, although I do believe. After sharing my Grandparents comments with my dad I would say he is a believer as well. They wanted him to know they are with him every day and he will never be alone. Do you believe?
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