My Dad Came to Visit the Other Night
this is a true story, no exaggeration
Friends.
My dad passed away in March of 2023 and I miss him terribly. It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 years, but here we are.
For me, I believe that life doesn’t end when our earthly bodies close their eyes for the last time; instead, I believe that our soul continues it’s journey on the other side of a very thin veil. And so with that perspectice in mind, I am always talking to my dad, asking him for “signs”, even challenging him to show me or remind me that he’s still here.
And he does!
Sometimes his favorite song will come on the radio at random.
A few weeks ago I told you about a blue jay that randomly appeared at my mom’s window minutes after I asked him to “show us a blue jay” that day to remind us of his presence.
He loved butterflies and it’s not uncommon for me to see them during the spring and summer and even have them land on my arm or coffee mug if I’m outside with Jordan in the morning.
He also loved hummingbirds and they are always flying around my mom’s house in the warmer months.
But a while back I got really brave and really specific and asked for something that deep down inside I really didn’t think was possible. I’ve learned to do this from Laura Lynne Jackson who is one of the most well known and gifted mediums in the world. I’ve been reading her books …
… where she talks about how the souls of people who have passed enjoy when we challenge them to show us their presence with us. She said it’s not uncommon for souls to be able to manipulate electronics, work through electricity, and use various appliances or techologies to communicate with us.
After reading that I had an idea.
Shortly after Christmas I asked my dad to show me that he was here by turning on my art light one night while I was sleeping - it’s an LED light that I keep in my office that helps brighten up my creative space when I’m painting. And I chose this light for a very specific reason: it’s connected to a power strip that also has LED Christmas lights connected to it. And for some reason, when the power goes out and comes back on - even if those lights are OFF when the power goes out, they will ALL be on when the power comes back on:
The art light.
AND.
The Christmas lights.
And so I chose the art light because I knew that if the power went out during the night and came back on, the art light AND the Christmas lights would be on.
BUT.
If I came downstairs one morning to find ONLY the art light on - then that had to be my dad because a power outage would cause all those LED lights to go back on.
Anyways, so I gave my dad the challenge and told him that I didn’t need this sign right away, but would appreciate the sign coming at a random time when I was feeling particularly overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, etc.
Fast forward about a month later and the stressful season had come. In addition to some other things, we got hit with a major ice storm that closed school for a few days and then a major snow storm was on the way that ended up closing school for another few days. I was feeling behind on work, battling a cold, Dana was battling some migraine issues …
And.
… I had this one day where I felt like my head was barely above water. I remember crying that day, wishing that my dad was here, feeling very overwhelmed, and being very hard on myself - “I should be doing more, I’ve gotta keep it together”, etc.
I went to bed that night feeling drained and exhausted and far from the best version of myself; and the next morning I woke up feeling the same pressure, the same sadness, the same feelings of overwhelm. I got out of bed around 5:30, grabbed my glasses, came downstairs, and saw what looked like a light shining from my office.
Now.
This was a month after I asked my dad for the sign and so, honestly, I had forgotten all about it. It was the furtherst thing from my mind that morning; and so I assumed the light I saw peeking around the corner was from a light I forgot to turn off or something.
BUT.
When I turned the corner I literally gasped and the hair stood up on my arms:
That’s the LED art light and as you can see, the Christmas lights on the table behind it are not on. The only other light shining is behind the white filing cabinet, which is the light on the power strip that the art light and Christmas lights are plugged into. The only way to turn that light on is to hit the switch at the top of the lamp and since our cat sleeps in the laundry room at night with the door closed and the Christmas lights were off (meaning there was no power outage), AND none of the lights on the stove or microwave were blinking (which also happens if the power goes out) … there is no other possible explanation: my dad came to visit me.
I’m not sure what you want to do with that story, but I share it with you because I believe that our loved ones who have passed are never far from us - they are always here and working each and every day to remind us of their presence.
I hope that can encourage you today as you reflect on and miss the presence of a friend or loved one who you lost too soon.
Much love.
Glenn || SUPPORT / ART STUDIO
Glenn, I love hearing this story - you can tell it again and again. Such an important reality to remember.
I loved this story Glenn. I am right there with you and the thin veil. And love how you are talking to your dad. You know I think of when we have a cloudy day, and we can't see the sun, we know it is there, and it makes it's presence known in different ways.