14,197 days ago, my Husband was born. I talked about his awesomeness last week, but last night as I was reading through an old journal of my Grandmothers’ (Which I’ve been slowly reading chronologically) I realize the page I’m reading, was written on the exact day he was born. Friday, September 2nd, 1983.
These little “God Winks” or “signs” always make me warm and fuzzy inside. Almost like a gift from the universe.
“I see you, Tiffany.”
“You are exactly where you are supposed to be.”
On this particular day, My Grandmother played the organ for a wedding that morning. She said “Hearing the exact words that were spoken at our (Her and my Grandfathers’) wedding made me realize what we had promised to “be” for each other ~ “Cherishing” in sickness & health ~ For better or worse ~ That’s the name of the game alright!”
Ironic it all happened the day my husband came earthside? I won’t be offended if this puts me in the cuckoo column, but things like this, to me, are like being hugged by something far bigger than I could ever comprehend.
But there’s more.
My Grandmother went on to share details about her day, and at the end of her entry she says ” We had smelt & salad for supper ~ Played the recorder til late ~ then went out in the yard to see if I could see any falling stars ~ I didn’t, but I did see Cassiopeia and the Big Dipper ~ It’s a lovely still balmy evening.”
If you know anything about my husband & me ~ it’s that we started off conquering the galaxy together. So to read about her reflecting on a marriage that lasted over 59 years, while she also is finding solace in the stars… It invoked a really great feeling.
Here is her short poem from that night:
“To make the stars “home”
we pattern their shining
in the huge darkened dome
of the sky.
There’s the Big Dipper
and Cassiopeia
from her chair
is gazing nearby.
Making meaning by naming
the patterns of the stars
gives a sense of belonging
in this odd world of ours.”
Poem by Faith L. Sanders
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