3 Surreal Signs From My Wife in Heaven

As I wrote about yesterday, my wife of 19 years of marriage, passed away Tuesday night at 11:30pm in our home, after a lifetime suffering from type-1 diabetes and kidney failure...
 
Nicole had told my son and me she would send signs that she was okay after her passing. It seems she has kept her promise. She's sent at least three clear signs.

1. Thunder: For the next day after her passing, The Weather Network had predicted blue skies. Instead, on Wednesday morning it began to pour... and thunder. We had three thunderstorms that day, after a summer with barely any (due to drought). Nicole loved thunderstorms. Many times this year, she had said she was waiting for a good thunderstorm. Now it feels as if she can make them happen.

2. "Mama": Our son Jonah has always referred to Nicole as Mama. Amidst Wednesday's thunderstorms, an email arrived in my inbox from cartoonist Bob Moran with the subject line "Mama." I subscribe to Bob's email list, where he releases his latest paintings several times a week. Inside this email was the following cartoon called "Mama"...
  Just as Mama Nicole broke free from the cage and shackles of her broken body. Nicole had worked with a local shaman only weeks before, and believed her power animal was the bear. She also believed that upon passing she would be reunited with our late daughter Skye. Notice how the baby bear is surrounded by the sky?

3. Widow(er)s: On Friday, Bob Moran sent out his next painting. At this point, I felt Nicole was just playing jokes on me... Regardless of these outwards signs, since Friday, I've had a growing and overwhelming sense that she is happy, free and helping me, my son and the world in ways we can barely imagine.

—John C. A. Manley

PS My inbox now contains over 150 emails from readers sending their condolences. I appreciate these messages immensely and will respond to each as soon as I am able.

PPS If you missed the post detailing my wife's death, you can read it here: My Sunflower has blown away. And here is a tribute to Nicole that I published a couple weeks ago: My Red-Headed Sunflower.

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