A Day Brightener: So, who was it who liked happy thoughts? Oh yes, it was Peter Pan who desperately needed a happy thought so he could fly. A happy moment can make all the difference. The following two memories happened during a time when I was in need of some encouragement. They are packed with warm fuzzies.

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Mother & Daughter Moment:  In 2009, while shopping with my soon-to-be-married daughter, our shopping carts overflowing with food items for the wedding reception, I suddenly was overwhelmed by my love and care for her. I said to my daughter, “I need a hug.” She replied, “Me too.” It was a close clinging as we hugged there in Sam’s Club. My sweet girl all growed up, and me letting her go and finding it hard to do. She was so beautiful, tall, and radiant. I could see her joy. Our relationship was changing and we could sense it. We both felt deep emotion, like when you would rather cry than do anything else. It reminded me of our embraces when she would leave for University during earlier times in her life. That hug spoke of love, treasured love.

Message in the Sky:  The Canadian Snowbirds Air Force jets performed an air show at the local airport that same year. I was home alone, and, as I often do during air shows, I stood on the creek bank behind the house and watched the show. Better than some, I thought to myself while watching their wonderful formations. I was ready to return to the house when the jets dove down, came up straight together, then divided; half of the jets swooped down to the right and half swooped down to the left heading toward each other. The jets crisscrossed at the bottom leaving a beautiful heart trailing in the sky like an ending signature move. That heart in the sky spoke to me and lifted my spirits. I watched the heart while the vapors slipped back and forth during the next few moments before it melted away. My own heart felt full like what I had just seen was a gift from God speaking of His love for me.

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