I was just remembering when I took one of my students for a walk the day after her father's funeral. It was perfect weather. I took her to this wide open field of nothing but green grass and lots of clear blue sky for as far as we could see. We looked for 4-leaf clovers, picked some buttercups, talked, and walked. I told her to just feel the sun on her face, the wind through her hair, the smell of fresh air...and then something magical happened.
A large and beautiful butterfly landed on her shoulder, it's wings slowly fluttering like a ballet. It fluttered off and then landed on her other shoulder, then fluttered from there and landed on her sundress where she just stared at it in awe. It stayed for about 15 minutes encircling her. There were no other butterflies around. It ignored me completely. It was all about her.
I don't know if I believe in our spirits hanging around here on earth but I felt there was something very special going on there for her. Or maybe an angel or a message from God. And she felt it too. Like a loving closure...perhaps a message that she will always be special and always be loved.
It was a magical moment I'll always remember.
