What a beautiful story and I hope it's true, too! If so, God sure had the right person 'in place' for
'Meredith'! I know that really blessed the 'person' so much to do that! My eyes are all teary!!!!

Thank you, Joyce--it made my day right before bedtime!!

Janice

I have to share a very TRUE story of my own!

Our youngest daughter, 'Stefanie', had a very special friend that been in her class with her
from kindergarten to the 4th grade, and after telling our daughter she didn't feel well
on a Friday at school, she was rushed to the hospital the next day with the progressed symptoms
of bruising all over her body and cracked and bleeding lip, bleeding from the navel, etc.
A week later, she went into a coma, after complaining of a severe pain in her head and after days
of waiting for improvement and having no brain activity during that time, they allowed her body to die.

Our daughter was, of course, devastated and wanted to have her friend, 'Bonnie', back from heaven.
I told her that was not possible. She wanted to pray to her and asked if it would be okay!
I told her, that whereas God is the only one we can pray to, He or Jesus would be glad to tell
'Bonnie' what she wanted her to hear, if she asked Him to deliver her message to her!

She then asked me if 'Bonnie' could come back to her from heaven. I told her, "No,
that is not possible and besides she's so happy there she doesn't want to come back!"
That really upset her and she said "Well, I want her back!"

Then she wanted to know if 'Bonnie' could talk to her from heaven? I said not really in a way she
was expecting, but one day they would be together again to talk all they wanted!

The next day, her 2nd grade teacher phoned me, to ask if she could give Stefanie something
she found in her garage. She had gone out there and looked around and thought that she should
really try to organize and throw away some stuff from previous classes she had been saving.

She walked over to the very first box and right on the top of the contents was a note from 'Bonnie'
to 'Stefanie', apparently written 2 years before!

It said:

"Dear Stefanie, You are my very best friend--I love you so much!!!!
Love, Bonnie"

Of course, I agreed that it would be a very good thing to give to Stefanie--in fact--'very timely'!!

The next day, Stefanie came running in after school, leaped into my arms and told me how 'Bonnie'
had written her a note and asked me if it was possible it came down from heaven?

I told her, that it was more likely, that God knew that she would need to hear from 'Bonnie' that day,
and so He made sure that it was saved and found at that very time, to be given to her!!

I can certainly tell you, it impacted that little girl, greatly, at a very tender age and time to realize that
God is so *in control* and knows what we will need, even before the need ever arises! And, that
He is willing and faithful to meet the deepest needs of His children!! A truth, played out over and over
in my own life!!

He is so good to us!!

Your story is beautiful, Janice. Sometimes we do get those little signs right when we need them most. One that comes to mind for me, happened a couple of years back, for my next oldest sister. She had been, and still is, going through so very terrible things, healthwise. However, as her health has gone downhill, her faith has grown tremendously. About 2 1/2 years ago, when my mom was still with us, my sister had a row of gladiolas blooming in front of her house. I don't recall the color for sure, reds, I believe. But she looked out and there was a single bright shining peach colored stalk of blossums. She had those same glads the year before and had dug the bulbs and replanted them herself. She hadn't had a peach colored one in the batch. Peach was the color of the dress my mom was married in. My sister said she saw that flower and she knew it was put there as a sign to tell her that everything was going to be all right.