On Friday, a group of girlfriends and our families got together for our annual Summer Soirée. Girlfriends I’ve had since t-ball who have really been through the ups and downs of life with me and with each other. In this group, tie-dye has become our way of honoring those we’ve lost.
A few weeks prior, I received a package in the mail from my extremely talented girlfriend filled with tie-dye shirts for me and the boys. She, too, has suffered unimaginable loss. We honored hers with tie-dye… now she’s thoughtful enough to honor Matt, too.
During the party, I received an email advertisement from our favorite restaurant in Naples- Pinchers. It made me smile. Matt loved being with the girls and hearing the gossip or catching up from the year prior. I’ve never gotten an email from them before- it was so clear that that was a sign he was there with us, too. He wasn’t one to miss a party, and surely not this one.
Admittedly, I was a little distracted during our soirée as one Son was having a very difficult time. All of the children had both parents accounted for except mine. The Dad’s in the group did a fantastic job of caring for and including my boys as their own alongside their children. Seeing that literally brought tears to my eyes and was confirmed when we were leaving and my youngest said to the one Dad, ‘you’re my best friend.’
I had a difficult conversation with a friend this morning that left me in tears when we hung up. I felt my phone vibrate thinking for sure it was a text from whom I just gotten off the call with- nope. It was another email from Pinchers.. another sign confirming he was right there beside me.
I’m sitting outside after a long day gazing at the stars. ‘The galaxy is on Orion’s belt,’ Matt and I would always say every time the sky was clear. I can see the belt tonight.
Recently, my girlfriend was comforting me when I told her I’ve been ‘hearing’ from him less and less… she assured me, ‘he always shows up when you need him most.’
Truer words have never been spoken.
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