I don't think that Ghosthunters from the Syfy channel will be setting up shop in my living room anytime soon, but we've had our share of strange events.
Sometimes a loved one is still looking out and leaves messages for us at just the right time.
A few years ago, while I was still married, an ex love passed away. I was flattered to learn that he was thinking of me on Valentine's Day, even in death. Without giving up too many details, he opened all of the cabinet doors in my kitchen and turned all of the pictures around on the walls in my hallway.
My then-husband discovered the Valentine's visit as I slept and he snuck into the house with a single red rose for me. Unfortunately, my ex's stunt upstaged my husband's romantic gesture, but in the end, I knew exactly why he had chosen to reach out from beyond the grave.
And sometimes, I think they just like to have fun with us.
A few months later, I was leaving the house with my son Max, a friend of Max's, and my daughter, Bella. My other daughter, Ali, was (as most teenagers are on the weekends) still in bed.
The boys went out the door and straight to the car. Bellie and I walked out together. I held the door for her and as she stepped over the threshold, we heard a doorbell from within the house.
Bella loves to ring our doorbell a million times for no reason, so of course I accused her of doing it although I knew better.
She screamed, "OMG Mom! You saw me walk right past it!"
She was right.
I asked the boys if they had rung it really quickly when they went out. They looked at me like I was crazy before answering in the negative.
I knew it wasn't them.
I called in to the house, "Hey Ali! Did you just hear the doorbell?"
"Did it sound like our doorbell normally sounds?" I asked.
"No, it didn't," she answered, and Bella nodded in agreement next to me.
My doorbell makes a high pitched DING DONG noise. The sound we heard was a low DING only.
It's all about priorities.
If we hadn't been in a rush to get some McGriddles and Starbucks, I might have invited our visitor in to haunt us some more, but instead I closed the door and locked it - maybe whoever it was could figure out how to get Ali up so she could join us in the land of the living.
Check out a sneak peek from my latest book, HAUNTED HOUSE...HAUNTED LIFE, which was inspired by real events like this one: http://simplystick.blogspot.com/2014/10/haunted-house-haunted-life.html
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6 comments:
You are pretty close to Stepney, CT, there are some people that can help you with visitors from the beyond. That'd be interesting to write about ghostly stories, pretty cool that your ex, still visits.
A tarot reader recently told me that my hallway is a portal..never told her anything going on in the house..and she said that if she gave me the cards, I'd be better at reading people than she is...I already knew that..lol. I do write about that stuff and won an award for one of my paranormal stories once. After my novella, SUKI, comes out, I'll tell you two more fun facts, but I don't want to ruin the story for you.
Well sombitch. I would've peed my pants right there on the porch. But hey, that's a love that's truly lasting. You must be a little firecracker mama!! Talk about keeping them coming back for more...
That's the word on the street...
Ooh! I love true ghost stories! I just rt'd on Twitter, but I'd like to invite you to check out this ghost story contest, too. Your Valentine's Day story would be perfect!
Here's the link: http://tuisnider.com/2015/09/27/contest-want-to-win-ghost-hunting-equipment-love-true-ghost-stories-check-this-out/
Thanks for reading Tui! I will look into that contest. Thanks for the link! If you love true ghost stories, you should really consider this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014U9T1VK . It is inspired by true events, and readers are really liking it.
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