When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunny summer days, and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at night. Sometimes, I'd have some vivid dreams, making me1for a moment. I would stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then 2over and go back to sleep. I can still remember a few times when I woke up, 3 out into the darkness, and actually saw someone there. It was Mom 4 over me as I slept. Each time she 5 told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling 6 and loved.
I never asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to time, but after seeing my own children 7so fast, I think I know why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and 8 it in her heart forever. I just9 that she carried a lot of those moments with her into Heaven when she 10 at only 55.
Last night I was sleeping lightly 11 I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom's 12 standing in the room, smiling at me, and then she was gone.
Now some may say that this was just a dream, a wish or part of an old13. To me, though, it was 14that Mom's loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evidence enough to know that one day I would be 15 with her and everyone I have ever loved.
Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of love, too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a smiling soul.
