Aliens in This World

My grandma was recently very ill and underwent surgery. Afterwards, she was very restless and reluctant to follow doctor’s orders. She ended up giving herself a relapse. Apparently, the patience of my dad and his sister finally snapped, and trenchant remarks were spoken as to the advisability of following doctor’s orders if she ever wanted to be well.

Apparently, Grandma then snapped, “I don’t care; I’ll just be an invalid like my twin sister.”

Said twin had passed away a few years before. But in my family, we don’t take that sort of thing lying down, even if we’re in the grave.

And sure enough, that very night, Grandma had a dream in which her twin told her to eat, follow doctor’s orders, “and stop being so obnoxious!”

Which is even funnier, because Auntie B. was not exactly great at following doctor’s orders herself….

Anyway, Grandma is much better and eating like a horse for the first time in years. So don’t discount the power of the Communion of Saints, especially those in your own family. Since nothing can separate us from the love of Christ, and we are all part of His Body, we are always together.