She is with Us..

I decided I needed to make an entry since it's been a little while, but as I sit here with everything racing through our lives at the moment there is nothing in particular coming to mind. EXCEPT.. we just made a trip up north, to the farthest point north in the United States. This is where my father happened to be raised. My grandmother passed away a year ago this past July and my grandfather back in 2006. Both funerals I was unable to attend. For various reasons, business travel, graduating college and starting my new job, that has always tugged at my heart. I was never able to completely say goodbye. Well in my grandmothers last days she made her children, my dad and his brother and sisters, promise to try and come together at least once a year. So this year, honoring their mothers words, we gathered a couple weeks ago where they grew up. Since my dad's brother lives in New Hampshire we often opt to fly into that airport and make the drive from New Hampshire to the tip of northern Maine. I never really knew how much history my dad had with each of the surrounding cities on the drive up, but it became very clear of it and everything he experienced growing up. So as we continued the 8 hour drive up to our destination, we were already in the great state of Maine and all of the sudden I looked straight ahead and what did I see? One of the most beautiful rainbows I have ever seen. One that you could see each and every color so distinctly and bright. It stretched across the entire sky in front of us. As we drove it slowly drifted to our right side and then we began to see the entire rainbow complete from one end to the other. It was the most magical rainbow right here for us to see. Just as it began to fade my dad reminded us of what was on my grandmothers memory card that was given at her funeral. Behind the picture of her lyes a huge rainbow through the entire card. It was at that moment I knew that my sweet Memere was there with us that day and continues to shine her bright colored lights over us every day we are here. What a memory.. We miss you soo much Memere and Pepere but you were definitely there celebrating the love you passed on to your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. I will never forget the rainbow we saw on our journey up to Maine that day.