Message From Beyond

My grandmother knew she was dying. Before she did so, she left a list of her posessions and who she wanted to receive them. To me she left a cheap gold "angel on your shoulder." A tacky pin that you were supposed to affix to your shoulder to make sure you were being watched over. At the time, I was jealous because my cousin's gift was a beautiful heart pendant that I was hurt was not left to me, her only female grandchild. This "cousin" was actually my uncle's second wife's sister's daughter, so technically not blood related. It hurt me that I got this cheap piece of jewelry rather than the beautiful necklace. But Mom-mom did strange things that often didn't make sense. So I honored her memory by pinning the angel to my bra strap.

Mom-mom knew about my struggles about being single. It was always her wish that I would meet The One, settle down, and get married. About four months after her death, I started dating someone. I liked him but I had my insecurities and I needed to work things out. One day, he was over at my apartment for a visit. When he left, I noticed that my angel pin was missing. I called him up in a panic. He looked around and finally found it stuck to the bottom of his shoe. I believe this was a message from my Mom-mom from the grave telling me to stop looking, this was the one that she liked.

We celebrated our 20th anniversary this summer.