My 59 year old father came to live with us in 2001. He was stricken with Parkinson’s disease. He improved on new medications, and he gave me 2 heavy gold chains before he moved out to live on his own. He lived on his own until 2003 when he fell and had hip surgery and needed to live in a nursing home. He had his ups and downs, but took one day at a time. I visited him as often as I could, sometimes daily, at the nursing home, with my son. I felt tremendous guilt that I could not take care of him at our home.
My little girl has a friend named Zachary. He is a freckle-faced quiet and shy nervous young man. He plays guitar very well for a 3rd grader. He is in love with my daughter. He does very poorly in regular public school. His mom and dad told me they couldn’t afford to send him to a special school that would enhance his guitar talent. I don’t lend or give money out ever, but I felt compelled to get him into that school. It cost $400 to enroll him. I told his mother I would get him into that school because he is such a wonderful boy and he needs those guitar lessons. I thought suddenly of the gold chains Daddy had given me, just sitting in the jewelry box. I never wore them. They meant little to me since Daddy had given them previously to an ex-girlfriend. They were heavy. I called Zachary’s mom and we went together to the jewelry store that buys gold. She brought a necklace too. Together the total was $400. I told her I felt like God or something was pushing this.
I could not sleep that night and at 2am I got a call. My father died in his sleep. I thought “And I just sold his necklaces!” and I felt pangs of guilt but then felt comfort. I got out pictures of my father and looked in disbelief. In the morning I called Zachary’s mom and told her “Get over here right away. I have to show you something.” I found a picture of my father as a boy, freckle-faced, smiling and holding a guitar. She looked at the picture and she smiled. “This is your father? He looks so much like my Zachary!”
In my heart I feel like my father’s spirit was guiding me to let go and use his necklaces to help this little boy who was so much like himself. I don’t know if he is in the spirit realm, but after I got the call about his death I went outside in the dark to try to breathe because I was sobbing so much. I sat down on the driveway and looked up at the moon. Then a calico cat resembling my childhood cat came up to me. I felt comforted. I have seen that cat two other nights. I have offered her tunafish and she refuses to eat it. Yesterday I was in a silent room and I felt like I heard the song “Who Put the Bop in the Bop Shu Wop” and it was as clear as a radio. I am so tempted to go to a psychic to see if they see something around me. I feel like my father’s spirit is still with me somehow…like he is watching over me and protecting me…guiding me.
Written by Cheryl J. Lee, Copyright 2009
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I believe he is watching over you indeed. I think he is happy you put his necklace to good use.
God bless you .
What a truly lovely story. I know your father is there with you. You gave of yourself so unselfishly and will be rewarded ten-fold. Take peace in the knowledge that you now have a new guardian angel to watch over you!!!
God bless you! In times like these it is so refreshing to hear of truly self-less acts!!!!
You are a wonderful person and I am certain your father is so very proud of you!!!
Its so nice of you to put your dad’s necklace in good use. I am sure your dad is really happy that you did so . That’s definitely a good deed you did for someone.
i think hes trying to tell you somthing but hes probably happy that you did somerhing good for that kid.. i will also agree for you to go see a phycic (sorry for the mispell) well hope everything goes well with you god bless and best wishes…
I have no doubt that our loved ones are with us because I have had too many weird things happen after a loved ones death. When my aunt died my answering machine came on and the phone did not even ring; the radio would come on on her birthday; I could go on and on!
I believe strongly that my Mom and Dad are with me–I talk to them like they are anyway.
This is a wonderful story. I really enjoyed it.
That is very gracious over you, only if more people were like you.
That is true that loved ones give you signs, my sister had been sick for a long time, I live in Europe and my sister lived in the U.S. She passed on in September and it was during the night at 4 am, it was already 10 in the morning here, I was looking out my kitchen window and in the clouds I saw a man sitting in a high back throne and to his right was another figure wearing a flowing robe, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing ( God and Jesus ) I took pictures on my mobile phone, but the only thing that showed up were holes in the clouds where the images were. An hour later my step-mom called to tell me about my sister, I know that was a sign from God that she is with him!
Our loved ones never leave us. Your dad is still there with you,protecting u.
What a lovely thing you did! There is no way that you should feel guilty for selling ‘material’ possessions to do good Cheryl.
He was proud of you!!!
this is so touching. i hate to sound like a softy but u did a wonderful thing. helping that 3rd grader.
Great story. What a wonderful use of an old girlfriend’s jewelry. I’m sure your dad is proud of you, and near you as long as you need him to be. By the way, I’d keep that cat. It came to help you, in my opinion. Best of luck
So sweet of u, Cheryl… That was a very selfleSs act!
such a wounderfull thing you did, i am sure it was what your dad would have done also.god bless you!!!!!!
this is so true i believe your father is still with you the whole way
‘m sure your father is very pround of you. He is watching over you, and protecting you. Like sometimes i feel like my grandfather is here. I never met him because he died when mom was 14, but I feel he’s here with me sometimes. this is such a lovely story
That is a beautifull story. And I do beleive he is guiding you.
That’s so cool. You’re a good person for donating those chains for that boy!!! Most parents would hate kids who are in love with their children.
You’re dad must be so proud of you!!! I’m so glad I read this story. ;D
I hope is your father, who is watching over you .
and that was pretty nice helping that kid. =)