His Spirit Visited Me

Larry died on November 13, 2018, at 4:45 am. On Sunday, December 16, 2018, as I was preparing to go to church (alone!), I noticed as I ate my breakfast in my living room chair that a plant on display had been moved from its position of the previous day. 

This basket of plants was sent to me by my dear cousin Barbara Doying following Larry's death. I was always careful to place it directly in the center of the seat of this stool because I'm OCD about things like spacing and placement of objects and Larry was very particular about things being straight and in balance.

This is what I saw that morning. The plant was moved to the left of the stool, almost to the point of falling off! It had also been turned so the bow was on the right front side, not in the middle as in the photo above. You can see that the handle is moved from its original position the night before. I know that Larry did this to get my attention, knowing I'd notice this change. And I would know he'd been to visit me on the one-month anniversary of his leaving me. 

I was dressed and ready for church as I put on my watch. Instead of seeing the display time of 10:15 am, it said 4:45 am and the date displayed "13" instead of 16. Remember I said Larry died at 4:45 am on Nov. 13th. Again I believe he was telling me that he'd been visiting me during the night. He knew I'd get the message when I saw the plant and the time/date change on my watch. 

At Christmas time I put red and green Hershey kisses on my coffee table. I filled the bowl before I drove to my son's house to enjoy Christmas Eve with my family. I'm neat and filled the bowl leaving nothing on the table surrounding the bowl. This is what I found when I returned home that night. 

Notice the little green "kiss" that was beside the bowl. I think Larry left me a KISS for Christmas.

In the weeks to follow, I also noticed these visits. As I was dusting my nightstand, I moved the photo of me and Larry. Under the frame, I found this little feather. Larry always believed random feathers told us our loved ones had been present for a visit. Whenever he found one he'd leave it somewhere in the house for me, with a note that always said "I Love You!"

The final indication I noticed of Larry's visit would not have been obvious to anyone else. But this is how I'd arranged the things on my coffee table.

I observed it daily as I sat in my recliner. The white rock was one I'd found in my son's front yard, and since I've always considered Matt as "My Rock" it was meaningful and on display right in front of me. The little green bowl was filled with candy, at my easy reach, and the white coffee cup on the left was a gift from Matt. When he gave it to me it was filled with chocolate Hershey kisses and the cup says "A Bunch of  Kisses for Mom". 

As I sat down in my recliner one evening, this is what I noticed.

Items had been rearranged and coasters had been moved to the opposite end of the table from where I'd put them. I ALWAYS kept the coasters at the far end in front of the TV, never in front of me. But here they were. Since I lived alone, I knew that nobody else had been in my house and moved things. I knew Larry had come to visit and left a little sign of his presence, where I'd notice. I was comforted and at the same time, quite amused!