My dear friend Leesah Marie from Caring Cardinals sent me a beautiful CC Covid-19 mask to help keep me safe.
I took a picture and sent it to her with lots of love and gratitude. She loved it so much she asked if she could use my picture on her Caring Cardinals website and I happily gave her permission....
Only moments after she posted my picture, she received an order for two masks from a "Mary" ❤️
#nocoincidences #lovefromabove
I ALWAYS seem to get a sign at the most auspicious times. Times where my loved one up above wants me to know that she is here with me. Today I wasn't feeling very well, I was up all night with a belly ache, so I headed to Panera for a late lunch of some brothy soup and then this license plate appeared in my view and took my breath away. I knew immediately it was my Mary sending me a sign 🙏❤️👼👭✨ #lovefromabove
I'm doing a 21 day writing journey put on by Mike Dooley (TUT). Each day there is a theme word. On this day it was "Magic".
I have so many magical moments in my life it's surreal. Just moments ago I was writing a story for my day four (4) theme "Intuition", and a magical moment happened.
I wrote about a time I was called or nudged to go to the roof of my building i manage in NYC. No reason or feeling of reason was given in this nudge and I didn't take the time to question it, I just went. I was greeted by a beautiful red cardinal in a tree on the roof there in NYC, followed by a little blacked eyed junco sitting right beside it. I was in complete awe and knew it was a sign from above. My sister had just passed in the months before and she was showering me with signs everyday (birds, orbs, songs, 11:11, objects moving, feathers, electric signs, synchronicities, people). I was surprised to see this beautiful bird so high up in the sky and in nyc where no parks were nearby.
As I was writing this experience at my dining room table, I had the back door open for some fresh air, all of a sudden a cardinal appeared just outside the door staring in and chirping at me.
That is the kind of Magic that happens to me almost daily.
Love from above letting me know that I am not alone!!!
Happy Birthday Mary! 👼💛✨ your love for life and helping others and contagious enthusiasm still lives on sis! We will always celebrate you - thank you for amazing memories and continued magic you bring to my life. 
I was just sitting at the dining room table telling (okay maybe whining) to Brittany how much pain I'm still in with my shoulder surgery recovery and how I can't take anything for the inflammation because of how sensitive my stomach is ,(no ibuprofen, no steroids, no pain meds....) And then I look out and see a beautiful red cardinal on the outside umbrella staring directly in at me. 😲 I grabbed my phone to snap shot of him but only caught him in flight (see the arrow), until I went outside and saw him hopping around the grass almost as if he was waiting for me. I felt almost an instant relief and an ease in the pain I was just talking/crying about. Sweet Saturday....#LovefromAbove ❤️
I was feeling a little down on my train ride home today. Some Mary memories were popping up in my thoughts and I felt the break in my heart that's there.💔 (Im okay, this happens sometimes when you lose a part of you) - I know she's still here..... Especially when a random feather just appears!
Like this one that showed up just now in the garage on the way to my car.
#LovingMaryForever #featherinmypath #lovefromabove #signsarereal
Mary gave her heart and soul to everything she did and everyone she met. She was my little sister and I was her #1 fan (still am). She lived and loved with no judgement and was a true cheerleader in her life as well as her schools. She accomplished a lot in her little time in life. Always giving it her all. She danced and cheered her way through high school and in college too where she graduated on the Deans list from Howard Payne University. She competed in triathlons and even co-ed roller-blading races - yes, she won most of them. She was humble too - a beautiful quality that shone through in her compassion she had for everyone else. She left us with precious gems - Kelsey and Brett - who are shining legacies. She left us too soon, but she is all around us and cheers for us all. She shows us her signs and when i catch them, i share them on a blog i had made just for her:
Link to Loving Mary Forever (Dancing and Cheering blogpost)
Those who knew her, know exactly what i'm talking about here. Mary was pure love and joy. She has touched many peoples hearts with who she was and will live on through us forever. I will cherish her forever - she is connected to my very soul. I am a better person today because of her. She has allowed my faith to longer be blind. I can see Clearly now. The synchronicities she has brought illuminates my life.
LOVING MARY FOREVER!!!
Mary at Howard Payne University:
Mary at her teacher/coach job in Nederland, TX:
Mary dream this morning. Saturday, April 11th the day before Easter!
Then I started making her something, not sure what it was but Kelsey saw it and liked it saying she wanted one too.... I said of course but her mommy first 💗
It was such a sweet visit.
#lovefromabove
In Memory of Mary Emma McCraw
Melville, New York
On March 22, 2008, a little red bird flew to my side during the darkest moment of my life – I had just received the news that my sister Mary had lost her life. I was standing outside in the breezeway of my home, lost in grief when a beautiful red cardinal landed on the shrub in front of me. He took my breath away; he was such a vibrant sight. For a moment, my pain disappeared. The very next day I flew to Texas to prepare for my beautiful sister’s wake. As I was driving down the main road to the funeral home I couldn't believe what was flying right next to me. Not one, but two beautiful red cardinals, racing me to the home. The little red bird was just the beginning to the many signs and each synchronicity that showed me that there is more after this life and there is more all around us.
A few months later, I started a blog titled Loving Mary Forever in honor of my sister Mary because she was an AMAZING light of love. Her light shined wherever she was our entire life. I was three years older and felt blessed to be viewed as her star. I loved that she often called me her Silly Sis. She loved you before she knew you – it was in her DNA. In the early stages of blogging to my Mary, amazing things started happening. Signs were EVERYWHERE. I documented each amazing occurrence one by one and my faith grew as these confirmations revealed my sister was still with me. My grief lessened and hope prevailed. My little red bird kept appearing at crazy places and special times (along with making a home in my backyard), making her appearance to me along with each fun synchronicity! I giggle just thinking about her.
I am alright today but feel sad at times when missing her physical presence, her amazing Mary smile that lit up every room she entered, and the loving energy she always radiated to everyone in her contact. Sharing my Mary's story has given so many people hope, so I will continue to cherish her memories and share her signs of love to help others heal from their loss too. Also, with a soft nudge from above, Little Red Bird Chirps was born on Facebook. It is a comforting place to visit that confirms what the little red bird is – a sign from above!
Grateful, loyal and blessed to call Mary my sister.
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"When cardinals appear, angels are near". This saying weighed heavy on my heart last summer. Literally everywhere I went cardinals were around. I was riding the 4 wheeler with my two boys and the song just came to me. My angels were with me too.. 1st Verse is about our dear friend Stacie Campbell. 2nd verse is about our sweet little cousin Isley Thibodeaux who was killed by a drunk driver after the Carrie Underwood concert. 3rd Verse- about my Dad. 4th verse- Jillian Johnson and Mayci Breaux...the beautiful young women who were killed during the Grand Theater shootings. This song is deep but I hope it will bring comfort to those who have lost loved ones. Thanks Uncle Rex Berard for the picture.
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Fun feather in my path early this morning.. I hadn't had one in a while. I was thinking this earlier this week and then this happens.
Then I run into a train friend I hadn't seen in a long time, she took the subway with me and even paid my fare so I didn't have to wait in line. Then, I ran into her Again at the end of the day and rode the LIRR with her. Such good company. Made for a nice way to end my day. She has to order dinner for her family so I sat and listened as she called her restaurant of choice... "Mary's"! Lol yes, Mary's in Farmingdale, NY. Most of the times I wouldn't think much if it, but for me, it was another sign from my Mary. She's all around me and loving that I'm catching her signs. I know she is.
Well, one more .... I get home and found this special gift in the mail box. A Luca and Dani cardinal bracelet from my friends in Florida!!!!
