Seeing the Small Signs

Tonight, I am thankful for the small signs that we find. My friend, Mindy ran into a woman who drove a green jeep at the Springstein concert last weekend. As she tried to scalp a ticket, the woman passed by and told her not to worry, that a man in a blue shirt was going to sell her a great ticket. A little bit later it happened, and it was a good seat. I called Mindy just a little bit later as she tailgated alone at the back of her Mini Cooper in the parking lot. We talked for a few minutes, both never imaging ourselves facing what life had given us; struggling to figure out how to live without our loves. After Mindy hung up, a woman, the same woman who had told her about the tickets, yelled from another aisle of cars where more people were tailgating, "You will both be happy again."

I felt that sense of peace wash over me as I was reminded that there are angels among us and that we are not alone. How did she know? After that happended, Mindy walked over and talked to the woman. The woman told her that she was psychic. She shared a few more things with Mindy all of which were quite amazing...I guess time will tell. But it was a sign for me, too. This week I prayed, asking God to send me another sign. Maybe this was it. Mindy carried that first sign about nine months ago...and now another one. Yesterday, Mindy was going through boxes, trying to pack things up when she came across a card that Hamid and I had sent her when her cat, Artichoke died. I had forgotten all about that, but she shared how I had just signed the card (she gave me credit for buying it and paying for the stamp!), but Hamid had taken a minute to write that he understood as his cat was seven years old. He had been talking about Chewey. He loved Chewey so much. And she found a Christmas card that we had both signed. These may seem like such small things, but it fills my heart to know that we, Hamid and I, brought Mindy a smile years ago, and then again, yesterday when she really needed one. And it brought me a smile, too... it is that bittersweet smile accompanied by that dull ache, but I will be happy again.