A Cardinal in the Morning

       I saw an actual cardinal in my backyard when I woke up. I was shocked. It was sitting on my fence, inspecting my chaos garden. I have always heard that when a cardinal visits you, it means a loved one is visiting from Heaven. I immediately thought of my mom. I miss her a lot. I figured she was checking out my backyard LOL. She would have liked it. She would have liked a lot of stuff around here. She would have liked getting to walk around the neighborhood, going over to the lake. She would have enjoyed sitting on the porch with a cup of coffee in the morning. She would have made friends with my neighbors. She would have gotten very involved with the HOA. So many things I wish she had gotten to experience. I will never forgive myself for that day.