A Night to Remember, I Guess (Part 2)

We had recently moved from Georgia to Texas. We had lived in Georgia for over 50 years between us and both our parents were buried there, and all our siblings live there now. After living in Texas a couple years, I had been feeling a little homesick; missing the huge trees (our city has few trees), the hilly streets in the mountains of north Georgia and remembering the places I had visited over the years in Georgia. I never thought I would miss that Georgia clay or the plethora of kudzu along the highways or the humidity from satan's greenhouse that only people who have been to Georgia know about. But I do. My memories start me thinking , about my mom, my best friend, wishing I could talk to her cuz she always knew what to say to bring me out of a funk. Wondering if she somehow knew I was living in Texas, far away from Georgia. It was a bad night. I cried myself to sleep.

I was standing in the parking lot of our apartment building, waiting for my mom to pick me up. We were going to go to lunch together at the same restaurant we always went to. She was driving the big green "monster" of a car that she drove years ago. It was huge but the make & model eludes me. She used to drive sooo fast in that car, she made me nervous but she was an excellent driver and never got a ticket. Anyway, she pulled up to me in the parking lot and I climbed in. We got to the restaurant and ordered our favorite meals. I couldn't tell you what we talked about but we laughed and talked as if everything was cool and no problems, no worries. no pain.

Then she drove me back to the apartment and I told her I would call her when I can and she agreed. Just like old times.

Then I woke up. I believe God allows loved ones to return to earth to visit when it's needed most.

Reassured me that God is in control of my life.

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