"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (Isn't that amazing? Do you ever think about that "glory?" I wonder about it all the time!) The creation (including butterflies) waits in eager expectation..."Joy's Butterfly Story
When my husband, Arthur, passed away on November, 4, 2009 his body was cremated. My daughter and I picked up his ashes and I just kept them for over a year. At the time my daughter, Laura, was living in Pagosa Springs, CO, which is a very beautiful area very close to the Rocky Mountains. In the summer of 2011, my other daughter, Gayle, drove up from TX with her two children, to where I live near Denver. We went down to spend some time with Laura and her family in Pagosa. On a Saturday, Laura, Gayle and I took Arthur's ashes and drove out to the West Fork of the San Juan River. Arthur loved the mountains so we thought this would be a fitting place to scatter his ashes.
We tried to find a quiet and rather private spot along the river to have a little ceremony and scatter the ashes. We pulled off in one place where we could easily access the river by stepping out onto some large rocks. Almost immediately a huge monarch butterfly came soaring down the river to where we were. We were so amazed to see a butterfly in that area and immediately felt uplifted by its presence. It hovered near us for a bit and then flew away. Gayle, Laura and sang a few songs and choruses. I can't remember what they all were, except I think we sang "Because He Lives". Then we prayed together. We hugged each other as we sang and prayed. When we were finished, again the beautiful butterfly appeared near us. We felt so heartened by seeing this and felt as though, in some way it was sent to encourage us in the loss of our husband and father. It was a lovely ending to our little ceremony.
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