This May Seem Unbelievable
(but it's a true story)

Two Saturday nights ago, my household got a visit from Joe. I was awakened at 3 AM because I heard Jacob speaking loudly in his crib. He was clearly having a conversation with someone, and the conversation was so clear, I felt the need to investigate.

I went into his room, and watched him, still sleeping, talk to Joe. He was talking about building a sand castle with him, and answering all sorts of questions. He kept referring to "daddy." It freaked me outs so much, that I actually woke Jacob up, by gently rubbing his back. He stopped talking, and I went back into my room.

Within minutes of getting into bed, my visit came through. I can only describe it as a windstorm around me. The force of the wind was unbelievably strong. And with the wind came Joe's voice. We had an entire back a conversation. And he left me feeling slightly freaked out, but mostly peaceful.

I shared this story with very few people, b/c I know how crazy it sounds. If it didn't happen to me, I doubt I would believe it.

But last night at widow group, I shared the story with those who hadn't been present last week. And as I was sharing it, Linda, who had been there last week, interrupted and said she was wondering from reading my blog, if that's why Jacob is suddenly scared of the wind. And that question literally took my breath away. I don't know why that thought had never crossed my mind.

If you have seen Jacob in the past couple of weeks, you know that he has a true fear of the wind. And I've really been at a loss as to why. But if he experienced the same wind effect that I did, it would make complete sense to me.

So that's my story. Do with it as you please.

-b