Ami is a bird.

I saw my mother in a bird.

When it comes to the paranormal, I tend to be a skeptic. But I am not sure of the unknown. I do believe in the energy of the universe and ethereal connection. 

A few days after she died, we were hanging out in the backyard. A bird came and sat at the end of the pool strangely close to all of us. For about 25 minutes she sat there watching us. My brother waded over just a few feet from the bird, the kids were being rowdy and we all approached and she still didn't fly away. About 45 minutes later at my sister's home a bird sat near the pool as my brother-in-law did laps, in a way strange enough that he noticed. This means something to me.

My mother had a connection with birds. She adored and respected them. They gave her a sense of comfort. Birds are lovely things - graceful creatures with colorful voices and a free energy. She was much like a bird actually. We once asked her how she would communicate with us, if possible, after she passed. She said in the form a bird. 

There are many stories I can recall. When she was diagnosed and around her surgeries an eagle started flying in our backyard. One time a tiny bird, half white half black, sat at the window at the sink watching straight at her as she did all the dishes. So many other noteable instances.

A bird will be engraved on her headstone. The bird will be a part of me forever. My mother had a connection with birds and now I have a connection with birds.

'You broke the cage and flew.' Rumi