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If I'm Doing Everything Right
I have been researching my family history for some time
now. And I think my long dead great-great-grandma came to
see if I was doing everything right.
Here's my experience:
I was lying half-asleep one night about 5 years ago. I had
my eyes closed when I suddenly "felt" something, like a
presence, standing in the doorway of my bedroom. At first
I thought it was my mother, so I called out to her and
asked her what she wanted. That's when I noted the figure
looked nothing like my mother. It had a long dress on,
styled somewhere in the 1860s period, with its hair up in a
bun. Out of nowhere a quick flash of light illuminated its
face (it was the middle of winter, so it wasn't lightning,
and there was no one else up. I cannot figure out, to this
day, where this light came from). When the light flashed,
the figure's face was lit up for a brief moment and I noted
it was an elderly woman, with big bright eyes and grayish
hair. I gasped and pulled the covers over my head. I
stayed this way for a long time until I gathered up enough
courage to peek out. The figure was gone.
A few days later I was researching the family history when
I came across a photo that had been buried deep within a
box. I pulled it out, turned it over, and nearly fell on
the floor. It was the same lady I had seen that night! I
know I'd never seen that picture before then. The picture
had no writing to tell me who the lady was, so I took the
picture to my great-uncle, the family historian. That's
when he told me the photo was of his mother, taken shortly
before she died.
Did my great-great-grandma come back from the dead to look
in on her sleepy descendant? I think so, and I don't think
I was dreaming either.
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