For Richard’s Birthday once I gave him a book called “God Wink’s: Precious Stories of God’s Divine Hand in our Lives.”
Time turns the page and you have a parent gone to heaven too soon. I crossed that bridge in 2006, my mother passed away at 59 from breast cancer. Now I am turning 57 and I understand a little more all that she had to say good-bye to. I can share with you a true testimony that she is still interested in my life and ever so often she gives me a clear “hello” from heaven. Often I call these mom moments God Winks as well.
The most common theme is surprise, it catches me off guard and takes my breath away. During my niece Savannah’s wedding weekend we were talking about it and she asked, “How does it feel?” The best I can say is that suddenly, I feel that she sees me and I am in the warm embrace of her love.
Richard’s mom passed away in December, and she really went big for his Birthday God Wink this year. As we concluded Richard’s 52nd Birthday challenge of 52 consecutive weeks of flying, the candle on that cake was a fly by from two F-15’s, Richard’s favorite plane.
We were flying to Half Moon Bay for lunch and could hear Air Traffic Control talking to a flight of two F-15’s. Richard said we probably wouldn’t see them because they could be 100 miles away. Just then I saw them in front of us flying past from left to right, but that’s not where it ended. They climbed up, made a turn, and as ATC called us out to them they continued their turn flying right at us passing above us by 2,000′. It was incredible and I was completely awestruck. What a heavenly Happy Birthday God Wink from his Mom.
