Angels All Around

Today marked the 1 year anniversary of my mother's passing. I have spent a lot of time this last year allowing myself to miss her and to try to stay connected to her by wearing her favorite perfumes, cooking dishes that she taught me and sharing many memories of her with our kids. Today I choose to be quiet, for the first time in my life, about what the day marked and what was on my heart.
Once again, I am blown away by the awareness that children have of the spiritual world that is all around us. Caitlin and I were on our way to the grocery store today when we she said "Mommy, look at the sky (the sun was shining through the clouds creating beautiful rays) it's your mommies spirit shining down from heaven." Usually we say when we see the sun's rays that they are God's light shining down on us, but today out of the blue with no guidance she uttered differently. It was all I could do not to wreck the car by the tears that were now streaming down my face, all I could say is "yes baby you are so right!"
It is such a gift to be able to see your creations with such simplicity and clarity; the ongoing connection between heaven and earth. I believe it is always there, it's just as adults we get so near sighted to this world. Father God, I am so grateful for the gift of your constant connection that is with us. To know that heaven and earth are not so far apart. Help us to see this world through children's eyes and help us to shed our focus from ourselves to the beauty that is all around us. I do believe there are angels among us and all around us. I look at 4 each morning as I look into my childrens' eyes.