Miracles in the Midst of Devastation
 

Both of our parents were graced with heavenly guidance from their own parents during that devastating day. The message serves as a reminder that God’s grace is always present to carry us through even the hardest moments of our lives.


A Heavenly Connection

On the day Beth died, my mother was suddenly overcome by a deep sense of dread. Something in her heart and gut told her that something was terribly wrong. She was at work that afternoon but couldn’t shake the feeling. Knowing that Beth hadn’t been sleeping well, she decided to leave early to check on her.

As my mother drove home, she experienced something extraordinary. She felt the unmistakable presence of her own mother, my grandmother, sitting beside her in the car. At the same moment, she smelled her mother’s favorite perfume, filling the space around her. My grandmother had passed away about five years before Beth, yet my mother said it was the most powerful spiritual experience she had ever had. It was so overwhelming that she began to sob uncontrollably and had to pull her car to the side of the road. The time was just after 1:00 p.m.

At that same time, my father was driving along the highway and happened to pass the cemetery where his own father was buried. Though he deeply loved his father, he was not someone who visited gravesites and had not been there since his father’s passing in 1977. Yet on that day, twenty-one years later in 2003, he felt an unexplainable pull to stop.

He parked his car, walked to his father’s grave, said a prayer for our family, and offered a special one for Beth. He then picked a single blade of grass from the grave and tucked it carefully into his pocket. The time was also just after 1:00 p.m.

Beth passed away just after 1:00 p.m. — the very moment both of my parents experienced a visit from their own parents.

God’s Grace in the Midst of Grief

Before the funeral, our family gathered privately at the funeral home to say our final goodbyes. My father reached into his pocket and pulled out the blade of grass he had taken from his father’s grave. As my mother and the six remaining children stood around Beth’s casket, he shared the story of how he had been guided there at the exact time Beth died.

He told us that he believed both his father and God the Father had led him there. He reminded us that we do not die, but live forever with Jesus Christ.

The devastation we felt in those days was indescribable, but even through the pain, God carried us. Knowing that Beth was in heaven with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit brought us comfort and peace that could only come from faith.

A Sign from Heaven

About a week after Beth’s passing, my brother took a photo from her bedroom window. When we looked closely, we noticed something astonishing in the clouds was the clear side profile of Beth’s face: her eyes, nose, chin, and even the flowered wreath she had worn on her head.

It was as if heaven itself wanted us to know she was safe, radiant, and near.

We know in our hearts that Beth lives forever in heaven with Jesus and the angels — and that one day, we will see her again. Until that day comes, we hold on to the truth that God is always with us, that our loved ones never truly leave us, and that we are surrounded and guided by an army of angels. 

We are collecting miraculous stories for a book I am writing called A Collection of Miracles. If you have experienced a miracle, please email me at [email protected]

— your story may be included in the book.

Our remaining siblings without Beth but we know she is with us in spirit!

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Carin Winter at [email protected] 

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