little, hoping that working together they would be able to talk about his experience like mature logical adults, adults who didn’t believe in ghosts talking to you in the middle of the night.
A couple hours later, the hives looked great. Roger though t they looked better than he remembered them. “Thanks! I do believe that they are ready for some bee habitation. Wonder how we can find a swarm? It would be almost unbelievable to think that there might be some by the pond, just like when I first found them with my grandfather.” Roger seemed to get lost in his memories. Having worked side by side with her grandfather for the past two hours, Calli seemed to mellow and feel better about the bee hives and the potential of learning how to be their keeper. She even supposed that she could talk to him about his grandfather’s visit, but just not today. She had to sort through some more ideas and beliefs and probably could use some more girl talk with Sally. She was the one who could get her thinking put back into place better than anyone else. That’s what she needed, some time with Sally. Lucky for her, the sun was almost overhead which meant it was close to noon and her lunch break. “Think I’m going to head into town for a bit and see what Sally is doing for lunch.” Calli wanted to sound nonchalant and didn’t want Roger to suspect why she was going. “That sounds like a great idea. Tell her thanks for coming last night and being with you while I was hooked up to all those machines. So happy that I have good insurance, I wouldn’t want to see the bill if I didn’t.” Roger went to the barn to get the skid loader so he could move the hives back down to the pond. Whistling and grinning like a kid, he felt happier than he had in a very long time.
Sally was sitting on the bench expecting Calli to show up any minute. She knew her friend well enough to know that there would be about a thousand questions about Roger’s talk with his grandfather’s spirit. She hoped that she could find the words that would put her mind at ease, Calli wasn’t a believer just yet, but Sally knew that eventually she’d have an experience that would bring her around to knowing that life really is eternal and we can communicate with others whether they have a physical body or a spirit body. Just like clockwork, Calli’s van parked right in front of the bench and she hopped out with another sack of vegetables. “You are the vegetable fairy these days. I am living the good life and will be so healthy I’ll probably never die!” Sitting down beside her friend, Calli turned very serious very quickly despite Sally’s attempt to keep everything light and fun. “Now, I want you to tell me that my grandfather isn’t going senile or crazy or both. Could he possibly have talked to his grandfather last night? I’m having a very hard time wrapping my head around the idea that you can talk to someone who is dead. I mean dead for a very long time. This is so far outside what I believe and you are the only one whom I trust to give me the truth. I know that we don’t always believe the same things but this is your arena and I’m at a loss to make any sense out of the entire thing.” Catching her breath Calli continued, “…and what about Jim? What did he mean about his own experiences? Do you have any idea what he was talking about? It seems to me like everyone but me have had other worldly experiences and they are so much more advanced than I am spiritually. I do believe in God and I do pray although I don ’t go to church very often. I feel my church is out in my garden, that’s where I feel the closest to God.” Sally paused looking for the best way to answer her questions without scaring her away. “Well, this is going to take a little longer than we have time for during my lunch hour. How about you come over tonight and we’ll invite Jim and
A couple hours later, the hives looked great. Roger though t they looked better than he remembered them. “Thanks! I do believe that they are ready for some bee habitation. Wonder how we can find a swarm? It would be almost unbelievable to think that there might be some by the pond, just like when I first found them with my grandfather.” Roger seemed to get lost in his memories. Having worked side by side with her grandfather for the past two hours, Calli seemed to mellow and feel better about the bee hives and the potential of learning how to be their keeper. She even supposed that she could talk to him about his grandfather’s visit, but just not today. She had to sort through some more ideas and beliefs and probably could use some more girl talk with Sally. She was the one who could get her thinking put back into place better than anyone else. That’s what she needed, some time with Sally. Lucky for her, the sun was almost overhead which meant it was close to noon and her lunch break. “Think I’m going to head into town for a bit and see what Sally is doing for lunch.” Calli wanted to sound nonchalant and didn’t want Roger to suspect why she was going. “That sounds like a great idea. Tell her thanks for coming last night and being with you while I was hooked up to all those machines. So happy that I have good insurance, I wouldn’t want to see the bill if I didn’t.” Roger went to the barn to get the skid loader so he could move the hives back down to the pond. Whistling and grinning like a kid, he felt happier than he had in a very long time.
Sally was sitting on the bench expecting Calli to show up any minute. She knew her friend well enough to know that there would be about a thousand questions about Roger’s talk with his grandfather’s spirit. She hoped that she could find the words that would put her mind at ease, Calli wasn’t a believer just yet, but Sally knew that eventually she’d have an experience that would bring her around to knowing that life really is eternal and we can communicate with others whether they have a physical body or a spirit body. Just like clockwork, Calli’s van parked right in front of the bench and she hopped out with another sack of vegetables. “You are the vegetable fairy these days. I am living the good life and will be so healthy I’ll probably never die!” Sitting down beside her friend, Calli turned very serious very quickly despite Sally’s attempt to keep everything light and fun. “Now, I want you to tell me that my grandfather isn’t going senile or crazy or both. Could he possibly have talked to his grandfather last night? I’m having a very hard time wrapping my head around the idea that you can talk to someone who is dead. I mean dead for a very long time. This is so far outside what I believe and you are the only one whom I trust to give me the truth. I know that we don’t always believe the same things but this is your arena and I’m at a loss to make any sense out of the entire thing.” Catching her breath Calli continued, “…and what about Jim? What did he mean about his own experiences? Do you have any idea what he was talking about? It seems to me like everyone but me have had other worldly experiences and they are so much more advanced than I am spiritually. I do believe in God and I do pray although I don ’t go to church very often. I feel my church is out in my garden, that’s where I feel the closest to God.” Sally paused looking for the best way to answer her questions without scaring her away. “Well, this is going to take a little longer than we have time for during my lunch hour. How about you come over tonight and we’ll invite Jim and
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