My Aunt Teri and I on Christmas day - Merry Christmas
When I walked into the nursing home I was unsure what to expect of Teri's condition, I hadn't talked to her since she was in the hospital and nearing death. I was nervous, but, had this feeling of good spirits all around me. It was almost as if I were floating to her room. When I walked through the open door and she was gone, I didn't quite know what to think. There was a small group of elderly people outside of her room gathered around singing hymns and praising the lord, so I waited in the peace of their singing. 5 or 10 minutes went by and I was getting impatient so I asked a nurse where she might be. The nurse said I would be able to find her amidst the crowd of elderly people I was listening to earlier. I walked back to the crowd of elderly folks, sitting in wheelchairs with their backs facing me, and scanned each one of the back of their heads until I saw her.
I asked an elderly lady if I could push her aside to get through to my Aunt Teri and she was more than happy to have me move her. As I approached Teri's shoulder the feeling of floating came back. I reached out for it and she turned to me with this great smile. "Justin", she said in a tone that made my heart tingle, "what a nice surprise to see you." We looked at each other for a few seconds, smiling, and another song started to play so I gave her her Christmas card and asked her where they were. We sang the last two songs together before we went to her room and shared more stories about what we've missed out on since the last time we saw each other.
I'll never forget that moment and I'd like to thank God and our angels for giving Teri another Christmas to celebrate.
I love you...
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