my guardian angel
my maternal Nan - Jean Ingall Franks died about 24 years ago -(she was the one who lost her sight due to diabetes). I was her eldest grand-daughter and we shared a special bond. I know I was her favourite, not that she didn't love the others, she just had a special place in her heart for me & I, for her. I was devastated when she died and I guess a part of me died when she did. I often talk to her, ask her advice & tell her my problems. A priest once told me that just because a loved one had died, that did not stop the love they had for us when they were here on earth. It continued after they had gone & I believe that. You just can't 'see' them. But I tell you, I can feel my dear Nan and I can smell her. Yes, sometimes I can faintly smell her - the floral perfume she wore, the 'nan' smell that she had. Just last night as I was drifting off to sleep, I knew she was there with me - I could feel her gently patting my brow and I could smell her and it comforted me. It was like - all is ok in my world. Even at 48, sometimes we need our Nanas, to hush us and tell us all is ok.
9 Comments:
Couldn't agree more.....
We do.
True.
Sometimes I can "feel" my husband near me. Hard to explain. But you understand.
xoxo
This is true.
my mom's mom-we called her baba -slovic for grandma..anyway, i know the feeling or smelling, me, my sister and my 2cousins, notice quite frequently my grandma's scent..it is so lovely and comforting to know she is around us..she was remarkable, just like our mom and my aunt..she could make something out of nothing and the same went for food, she had nothing in the cupboards or fridge but would whip up a feast...i miss her~
she has been gone for almost 20yrs....
xox~k
We called my Dad's Mom "Gram"...and my Mom's Mom we called "Nan-Nan"....I wish they were still here on Earth!
Their spirits or auras are certainly always around us...I feel my dad around me quite often, especially when I'm troubled and just sensing him beside me soothes me. Quite often I'll go to his grave, sit on the grass and talk to him...some might think that morbid but to me it helps!
I know what you mean about all of this.
When I have my gram visit in a dream I am so excited the next day to think she came by....
Never get used to having them gone do we?
I miss my grandma too, my namesake. She was always so grandmotherly. There's a special feeling there, isn't there.
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