08/12/2025
Mikaylaâs Messages â Through Her Eyes
Since Mikaylaâs passing, Iâve been gifted the rarest kind of miracle - moments seen through her eyes.
At first, I didnât understand why my perspective was suddenly so low to the ground, so close to the floor, almost like I was seeing life from another height entirely.
The first time was a dream. I was standingâŚor rather, sitting low on our old deck, before we had it rebuilt. I wasnât rushing anywhere, just quietly taking in the yard. It felt like a whispered message from her: Slow down. Thereâs peace in just BEING here.
The second time came as a quick flash while I was awake. A vision of my husband getting ready for work. Shirt tucked in and his âfancy pantsâ on. I couldnât figure out why that felt like such a priceless moment in my heart and through my eyes.
I told him about it later, and he smiled. âThatâs when Kayla and I had our time,â he said. âSheâd watch me iron every morning.â
And then the most precious gift of allâŚa memory I hadnât thought of in YEARS.
One of my kids, only three or four, playing in the tub. I was right there, head resting just above the bathtub, close enough to breathe in the warmth of the moment.
I later realized, as I was scrolling through my camera roll looking for something else, that this was a moment with little MaggieâŚI found the picture of that very snippet in time buried deep in my camera roll.
Only then did I realize⌠these werenât just my memories.
They were Mikaylaâs.
She had shown me the moments she cherished most - not grand occasions, but the quiet, ordinary seconds that make up a life. The ones we overlook until theyâre gone.
And now I carry them differently. I look for them in the present. I treasure them. Because if love is eternal, so are the moments that love adored.