Almost daily, something odd and out of the ordinary would occur with a bird. They would fly right in
front of my car, so close to my windshield that it would scare me. They would land in the middle of the
road in front of me and just sit there. If I was in the passenger seat, they would fly beside my window.
Over & Over he showed me birds. I felt better, but he still hadn’t fulfilled my request for the
hummingbird. I found it a little odd, but figured I would understand the reason for the delay soon
enough.
One morning when I was finally feeling like ok, thinking maybe it was the right thing to do, and maybe
he really was ok, I asked him if I could have one more little miracle, to help me be certain. I asked him
to surprise me with something I wouldn't expect, but would know immediately that it was from him. A
couple days later, I received the bill from my vet. The vet itemizes each procedure under the horses
name. It was a busy month here, so I knew that there would be 3 horses listed on the bill.
The first horse listed on the bill was Dreamer. Dreamer had a stroke 2 days after Assurance left.
Dreamer survived and has had a pretty profound recovery. The next horse belonged to one of the
boarders, just routine stuff. And the third horse should have been Assurance, but that was not the
name listed. I immediately assumed they had added a horse that did not belong to me, happens once
in a while. So I looked at the itemization for the unknown horse and it detailed euthanasia. So I looked
back at the name of this foreign horse and his name was Spirit, a grey, nine year old, TB gelding. I
cried. It was Assurances final goodbye, his Re-assurance that he was well and happily in spirit now. He
gave me one more miracle that was clear and undeniable. He did exactly as I had asked, I so
appreciated it.
A few days later, I was out in the back yard watering my plants, when I noticed for about the 100th time
the chair that on the day he passed, I had placed Assurances halter, lead, name plate and a lock of his
tail hair. I had not been able to touch those things since that day, but today, it was different. With all of
Assurances help from the other side I had let go of much of my guilt and was now pretty certain that he
was ok, pain free, and happily in spirit. I felt I could now pick up his things and finally put them away.
As I stood there watering my plants and thinking about this, a hummingbird flew up to my face and
hovered maybe 5 inchs away from my nose. The bird was bright red, and humming so close to my face I
could feel the wind from his tiny wings. This was Assurances final sign. The instant it occurred I
realized why he had waited to show me this specific sign. It had all come full circle, my grief & guilt, my
realizing thur his help that he was ok and it was the right thing to do, my letting go of him and forgiving
myself. Had he shown me this specific sign any early it would not have had the meaning it had today. It
came at the end, the end of our cycle to together. He’s an amazing spirit. I can never thank him
enough for all of his gifts, I am truly blessed to have known him.
front of my car, so close to my windshield that it would scare me. They would land in the middle of the
road in front of me and just sit there. If I was in the passenger seat, they would fly beside my window.
Over & Over he showed me birds. I felt better, but he still hadn’t fulfilled my request for the
hummingbird. I found it a little odd, but figured I would understand the reason for the delay soon
enough.
One morning when I was finally feeling like ok, thinking maybe it was the right thing to do, and maybe
he really was ok, I asked him if I could have one more little miracle, to help me be certain. I asked him
to surprise me with something I wouldn't expect, but would know immediately that it was from him. A
couple days later, I received the bill from my vet. The vet itemizes each procedure under the horses
name. It was a busy month here, so I knew that there would be 3 horses listed on the bill.
The first horse listed on the bill was Dreamer. Dreamer had a stroke 2 days after Assurance left.
Dreamer survived and has had a pretty profound recovery. The next horse belonged to one of the
boarders, just routine stuff. And the third horse should have been Assurance, but that was not the
name listed. I immediately assumed they had added a horse that did not belong to me, happens once
in a while. So I looked at the itemization for the unknown horse and it detailed euthanasia. So I looked
back at the name of this foreign horse and his name was Spirit, a grey, nine year old, TB gelding. I
cried. It was Assurances final goodbye, his Re-assurance that he was well and happily in spirit now. He
gave me one more miracle that was clear and undeniable. He did exactly as I had asked, I so
appreciated it.
A few days later, I was out in the back yard watering my plants, when I noticed for about the 100th time
the chair that on the day he passed, I had placed Assurances halter, lead, name plate and a lock of his
tail hair. I had not been able to touch those things since that day, but today, it was different. With all of
Assurances help from the other side I had let go of much of my guilt and was now pretty certain that he
was ok, pain free, and happily in spirit. I felt I could now pick up his things and finally put them away.
As I stood there watering my plants and thinking about this, a hummingbird flew up to my face and
hovered maybe 5 inchs away from my nose. The bird was bright red, and humming so close to my face I
could feel the wind from his tiny wings. This was Assurances final sign. The instant it occurred I
realized why he had waited to show me this specific sign. It had all come full circle, my grief & guilt, my
realizing thur his help that he was ok and it was the right thing to do, my letting go of him and forgiving
myself. Had he shown me this specific sign any early it would not have had the meaning it had today. It
came at the end, the end of our cycle to together. He’s an amazing spirit. I can never thank him
enough for all of his gifts, I am truly blessed to have known him.
