Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Love Notes: Personal Oracles for a Father from His Daughter
Kenneth had no idea what was occurring when he noticed a
song playing over in his mind. We were traveling
from the mainland to a hospital in Hawaii to be by Suzanne’s side. When we landed we learned we were too
late. Suzanne had passed around 9:30 that morning.
Dazed and devastated, we checked into a hotel in Waikiki and
then walked down to the beach. Finally we stopped to have something to eat. I
didn’t even register on the popular songs that were playing in the background
until Kenneth reached out and held my hand in his. “Ann, this song was
playing in my mind on the flight over,” he said.
I listened. Cindy Lauper was singing;
If you’re lost you can look – and you will
find me.
Time
after time.
If
you fall I will catch you – I’ll be waiting.
Time
after time
Kenneth started trying to remember what time it was when he
heard that song playing in his mind. In the end he came to the conclusion that
it was around the time his daughter passed.
A few months later we were at a pizzeria talking about family
surnames names and the unique strength of connection they represent, especially
in the English culture. This time I noticed Suzanne’s song, “Time after Time,”
started playing in the background. Suzanne had chosen another very specific moment
to let us know she was close by. Her message was clear. She was reminding her
father, just as she did by keeping her maiden name when she married, how proud
she was to be a McQuade.
That fall as Kenneth’s birthday approached, I realized it
would be the first year he wouldn’t be receiving anything in the mail from her.
It was never about the gift. Suzanne had earned a reputation with everyone: her
gifts were always first to arrive and were chosen with very special care. I hadn’t shared this thought with
anyone, even Kenneth, so you can imagine my surprise at what happened a few
days before his birthday.
A co-worker and I were working on a project when out of the
blue she asked, “Did Kenneth’s daughter call him DADDY?” Not only did she call
him Daddy, her cards were profusely decorated with drawings of child- like
hearts!
The co-worker paused. “I usually don’t get messages like this, but Kenneth’s
daughter wants me to deliver a message from her. She says, ‘Happy Birthday,
Daddy!’”
How like Suzanne to be early and reliable!
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In her bestselling book, Everyday Oracles: Decoding the Divine Messages That Are All
Around Us, author Ann Bolinger-McQuade uses memorable stories and photos to
introduce the formula for how personal oracles work, then teaches you how to
recognize and decode yours. If you have personal oracle experiences to
share, please submit them to Ann through her website www.personaloracles.com She will respond
personally. And while you’re there, check out the cloud photos in the
interactive “What Do You See
Section.” Have fun and exercise your psychic muscles. Who knows, you may
discover a personal oracle hiding in plain sight, just waiting to deliver a
special message to you.
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