Cleared Out The Rain

The wedding was lovely.  Daddy cleared out the rain and made a pretty sunset, and even prettier stars.  Being here makes me sad.  Daddy is everywhere.  In the water fishing.  In the hammock.  Walking on the beach.  It makes me miss him so much.  - Miranda, May 2008

My Dad was really sick at the beginning of 2008.  He died in March.  My sister got married in May that year, on the beach that my Dad loved.  It rained all day, but just before the ceremony, the clouds parted and the sun came through - just like a movie scene.  In my last conversation with my Dad, he said he couldn't wait to dance under the stars at her wedding.  Even though he wasn't there, he made sure there were stars.

Storm clouds blow over all the time - it's a common weather phenomenon.  Still, against all logic, I believe that was my Dad's doing.  The natural world has its own systems and rules, but that doesn't stop us from trying to make sense of things. I go back to that beach as often as I can.  That's where I feel my Dad the most.  Maybe it is just sand and water.  Maybe it is just another sunset.  Or maybe it is something more.