On Annie's last day at home, it rained. I was standing on the back porch looking up into the eastern sky. Suddenly there was a break in the clouds and sunlight came from the west. Soon a rainbow formed. �Thank you, God,� I said. Suddenly I was aware that Annie was on the porch with me. She didn't say a word. She quietly came up beside me and put her arm around my waist. The two of us stood there looking up at the beauty. This was Annie's final gift to me.
In the days to come, I will be enjoying the backyard garden that Annie created. And of course I will be searching for rainbows and waiting for Annie to once again place her arm around my waist.
I believe that love never leaves.
Mark |
