You know those Facebook memories that pop up ever so often from years ago? One just popped up today from exactly a year ago that put a lump in my throat.
To understand what a tremendous blessing it is, I need take you back to April 2022. What started out as sadness with my grandparents passing in Spring of 2022 turned into one of the greatest gifts that I’ll cherish forever. A part of me walks the campus of university with my grandparents’ blessing. Their last parting gift to me was the opportunity to return to my studies and finish my degree.
I don’t put much weight on signs but sometimes you just know someone is sending you a sign that they are with you. After my grandparents passed, my family went to clean out their apartment. My grandpa always had this tradition of offering Hersheys Kisses when ever we came to see him. As we were clearing out everything, there in the middle of the floor was a single Kiss. I immediately knew my grandpa was with me. I can count on one hand the times I’ve felt my grandpa’s presence since he passed, but that was the first time. The second time was during the 3rd week of classes of Spring 2023 semester. I was sitting down outside one of my classes and there it was on a table next to me. A single Hershey Kiss in a silver wrapper. I knew grandpa was there. I felt his presence and knew that he saw me in someway, shape or form.
Driven To Hope 