Butterfly Kisses From Beyond

 It doesn't seem to matter how much time passes since our loved one was taken from this physical realm.  There will be moments that hit you like a brick, and the emptiness fills your shredded heart. Sometimes I catch a glance at my son's photo, and I yearn for his presence.  I know he comes to me in a spiritual way, to comfort me in the moment but I long for more.   The last days of his existence in this world plaque my mind, and I wish we had talked longer, hugged, and made the most of our last moments together.  Unfortunately, they ways of the world overtook us, as we had to cut his birthday celebration short as the next work day was looming over the evening. I remember picking him up the next morning to drive him to work, and as our last minutes were fading, we were consumed with the time on the clock.  We were running late on the highway, and when I pulled into the community to drop him off, the cement truck was waiting for him. He grabbed his item...

Reckless words from the past can haunt us in the future. Have you spoken words that you regret, or not said the things you should have? Missed opportunity to apologize becomes a thorn in the side of many who have lost loved ones without rectifying past hurts. We can carry many burdens when it comes to wishing that things had been different before someone has passed away.  Perhaps you suffer with the knowledge that things were left unhealed between you and someone you truly cared about, and they left this world before you had the chance to say you were sorry. You may not have realized your participation in the turmoil, while they were here on Earth, but since their passing, you had time to reflect on a different level.  You perhaps came to know that things could have been handled differently, so there wasn't so much pain inflicted during an argument, disagreement, or fight. We are all human, and I believe one of the reasons we are playing in this game of lif...