An Incredible Gift

Today we had a visit from Lex's friend Shayna her husband and their beautiful daughter. They were  visiting family for Chanukah and made sure to make time for us. I really enjoyed seeing them and am very pleased that they are staying in touch with us, once again I am reminded of what wonderful friends Lex had. Seeing this beautiful family would have been enough but they also brought us an incredible gift. Shayna told me of a visit she made to a psychic medium and she shared a powerful message with me. Before my visit  to a medium last summer I asked Lex to give me a sign to validate that this was real,  I asked that 1 of 3 things be mentioned, the painted stones that we placed on her monument, Turtles or acknowledgement that I am using her beautiful doodles in my paintings. None of these came up in our first reading, however, in the second reading the medium said 'your daughter is holding a Turtle, does that mean anything to you?'  Then recently when I received Alexis's hug that medium also told me that Lex liked the coloured stones on her monument and now, today..... today, Shayna said that in her visit with the medium she was told  that someone very close to Lex is using her 'doodles' in their paintings.  Each one of my requests has now been addressed, 100% validation.  I am convinced without a doubt that this is real,  interesting that each validation came from a different medium also interesting that none were duplicated, each medium relayed a different message. Alexis has worked very hard to let us know that she is near us and ok, she always worried  how we would be without her, I hope she sees how hard we are trying. I miss her very much but am comforted that although she is out of reach she is still very much around, maybe closer than we think. Each day I put a smile on my face and go about my business and when someone asks 'how many children do you have'? I always answer 2 but, one has passed, I cannot and will not deny her existance. This last message through Shayna's medium sealed the deal for me, Lex still exists somewhere, she once lived in this world and now inhabits another but is still an extremely important member of our family who influences our choices on a daily basis. This doesn't get easier, we just get better at handling it and as we approach the 2nd anniversary of her passing I hope she is as proud of us as we are of her.