She Was There

Today, I went to Mass in Sherman with my sister, my dad, and my wife.  The Mass was uneventful until the Communion Hymn.  The title is "Bread of Life." It is a rather innocuos  hymn, but I noticed that it was the first time my dad had sung during the entire Mass.  When they announced the hymn, my sister told me that it was mom's favorite.

That was a fact that I never knew.  This was also the first time that I had attended Mass in Sherman.  Mom has been gone for almost nine years.  Most of us have moved on. But memories remain.  As the hymn came to an end, I noticed my dad weeping while trying to finish the hymn.  This hymn isn't sung every week, or even every month.  The fact that the one week that I am in Sherman, it is sung? I'm just saying.

Chance, coincidence, happenstance?  I don't know. But as for me, what do I think?

She was letting the four of us know that she is still with us.I still miss her, but I don't think of her enough.

I also saw my dad in a new light.  The tears that he was unsuccessfully holding back showed me the bond between the two of them.  I can only hope that the bond between Faye and me is as strong. I think that knowing Mom is still guiding me will keep me heading in the right direction.