The Grasshopper

At 12:00 P.M., I asked my mom to let go.  I told her we would be okay. 

At 1:45 on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, My mother left us to be with her Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven.  It was a long and hard journey as the cancer attacked her for eight long years.  She was a valiant fighter, undergoing chemotherapy and other radical treatments until March of 2013, when she’d had enough.  The drugs being pumped inside her were no longer effective in her fight.  She decided to let what would be…be.

As I held my mom’s hand until her final breath, I thought about all the wonderful memories, experiences and laughs we had had through the years.  After her departure, I bent beside my mom, told her I loved her, gave her a kiss on the forehead, and said goodbye.  I walked out to my room, crying and wiping my eyes.

As I entered my living area, I saw a grasshopper sitting on the chair that I sit in to watch TV, write or read.  The insect was some two inches long (Very long and big for a grasshopper).  I put my hand down to trap the bug and toss him outside when something wonderful happened…..the grasshopper offered no resistance and gently walked onto the palm of my hand.  I looked at the green insect and brought it close to my face.  I felt something, I don’t know what, but I felt it.  I walked outdoors with the insect and gently allowed it to crawl onto a large tree.  It did so with calm and serenity.

Mind you, I had never seen a grasshopper within my living quarters up to that point.  That I saw it startled me, but the peace that flowed through my body was the best and most relaxed peace I’d ever felt in my life.  I knew it was something more…..

The grasshopper had arrived to let me know that everything was okay.  It wasn’t a simple coincidence, but a real delivery of good news….That my mom had entered Heaven and was doing very well!

I know it sounds contrived and very odd, but I tell it like I see it.  My mom is okay and living in Heaven with the people who had previously passed.

Today, a grasshopper landed on my step-dad’s shoulder.  A coincidence? Maybe?

Things happen for a reason.  I can accept my mom’s departure.  She’s in a place that we as human’s can only imagine.  My mom lives in Heaven with her Lord.  She is peaceful, serene and surrounded by loved ones.  No more pain.  No more guilt.  No more drama.

Enjoy it mom.  I can’t wait to see you again.

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