“If we're patient and wait for the larger context to reveal itself, eventually all the pieces fit together and make sense in an awe-inspiring way."  
- Penny Peirce   

This seemed to happen for my mom near the end of her life. There was something powerful in the way she uttered, "Oh," several times during her last few weeks on Earth. She also said, "I see" and even "Everything is falling into place, Charlene." 

I got the sense that my mom was seeing 
scenes from her life in ways that showed meaning, brought healing, and gave peace. 

Sometimes when I look back, I wonder why I didn't ask her to explain, but then I remember how it seemed to me that something personal, private, and sacred was happening within her, and I should honor it.  

This memory of my mom, while nurturing my hope and faith, supports my belief that, on some level, the pieces of our lives are always in place and that someday we shall "see."

In the meantime, I aim to trust what is unfolding. 

May we all trust.  

With love,
Charlene 

THE TWELFTH GIFT IS FAITH

May you believe.

from The Twelve Gifts of Birth