Humming Birds and Butterflies

Wings flutter and tails shake
Humming noises and soft wings beating to the rhythm
Gently kisses and ticklish tongues
Every time we would see one, I'd get a big smile on my face because I knew how much you loved them.

You'd always say "Look Theresa, There's a beautiful Butterfly right over there" and I would scoot close to the sliding door to look at it, amazed by the beauty of its wings. My little six year old hands pressed to the door and wondering what would it be like to live like a butterfly.
As they days grew longer, the older I got, so did my wonders and dreams. 
Every visit I would do, we would always see the hummingbirds or the butterflies flying or fluttering around the beautiful backyard you had when I was just a little girl, picking the sweet strawberries and playing with the other kids that were my friends when I went over there.
I remember the days my dad and I would spend Christmas over there with you, you and I hoping to see either a hummingbird or a butterfly. I would sit on the couch and rip open the presents from you and him, smiling with so much happiness it hurt to even smile from so much joy.
As the days grew even longer, the older you got, so did my worries of losing you.
Things started getting worse and I was growing even more worried by the minute, I never knew this day would have to come too soon.
That's when you passed away in September.
I was heartbroken and only twelve years old when you passed away, I thought all my hopes and dreams where lost after this tragic day.
I prayed everyday for you to come back to this world, just too at least say one last farewell…
As the days grew longer, my hopes where slowly fading away from me, I was losing my hope 
Then one day I see a butterfly and smile, I had this feeling that no matter where I was, you where there with me always, either in spiritual or carnation form. 
As the days grew longer, I grew even older as my hopes slowly came back to me and my dreams were restored.
I knew that every time I saw a butterfly or a hummingbird, you where always there by my side. I love you Grandma Dorothy and we all miss you dearly.