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I first met Vera in 1983, when I moved to my little farm with the somewhat dilapidated farmhouse. Her40 acres adjoined my 25 acres, so she was my neighbor. Already in her upper seventies and a widow of ten years, Vera was one of those memorable women who live out their lives on their beloved homesteads.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Dwight passed on ten years ago,\u201d she told me on her first visit, when she came to greet me with a freshly baked peach pie and a welcoming smile. \u201cAnd my two girls moved on to live their lives in cities, so I guess our farm will be sold to strangers after I\u2019m gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, that\u2019s sad,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it is that. Our farm has been in the family since the 1800s. It was Dwight\u2019s home place. We lived here since we were married, and raised our family on it, and I\u2019m a-staying here until they carry me away and lay me down to rest next to Dwight in the little cemetery just a half-a-mile from here. Besides, if I moved, I\u2019d miss my mockingbirds, and they\u2019d miss me.\u201d<\/p>\n

I smiled at her remark, and as she got up to leave, I thanked her for the pie and the visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you be sure to come by and visit with me too,\u201d she said. \u201cI love company. When I\u2019m not at church, I\u2019m usually at home, piecing quilts or making dolls, and I\u2019d love for you to see some of my work.\u201d So the tall, thin, elderly lady with the soft brown eyes, white hair and warm smile became my friend. Soon I was over at her place regularly, watching her piece one of her beautiful quilts or work on her adorable soft, country dolls or just listening to her stories about life on the farm.<\/p>\n

A REDHEADED SIGN FROM HEAVEN<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One late spring day, as we sat on her little porch chatting, a mockingbird flew out of a holly bush by the house. It landed on a nearby fence post and began singing its little heart out. \u201cI guess that\u2019s one of your mockingbirds,\u201d I said, as the bird finally stopped singing and flew close to the ground in pursuit of an insect.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, that\u2019s one of them,\u201d Vera nodded. \u201cThey have nest in the holly bush. They\u2019ve been using it for several years now.\u201d<\/p>\n

“How nice. And you think it\u2019s the same mockingbirds that nest there every year?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I do believe it\u2019s the same pair,\u201d she said. \u201cSee that platform feeder there, on one of the fence posts? Dwight put that up, years ago. That\u2019s where I place my treats for my mockingbirds. They especially love bits of fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I always thought mockingbirds mainly imitate other birds. But they actually have their own song, don\u2019t they?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yes! And a beautiful song it is,\u201d Vera said emphatically. \u201cBut they are very good mimics. One year, my Dwight actually taught a mockingbird to sing his favorite hymn, \u2018How Great Thou Art.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re making that up.\u201d I smiled as I said that.<\/p>\n

“No, it\u2019s true. Dwight was a wonderful whistler. When he whistled, people stopped to listen. One day, after listening to a mockingbird\u2019s repertoire, he began to whistle that beautiful hymn as he worked around the yard. And he whistled it, and whistled it some more. A little later, I was sitting on this very porch, sewing one of my dolls, when I heard an unmistakable and beautiful rendition of \u201cHow Great Thou Art\u201d ringing from the boughs of my oak tree. A mockingbird had learned it from listening to Dwight whistling it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tears welled in Vera\u2019s eyes as she recalled that special moment. \u201cOf course, one is not supposed to whistle hymns. But Dwight\u2019s whistling was so beautiful that I don\u2019t think the Lord could have taken offense at it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

A few years later, I sold that little farm and moved 20 miles away to my present location. However, I kept in touch with Vera and still went to visit her regularly. One day, about five years later, she told me that she had been feeling pretty \u201ctough\u201dlately, and a checkup showed a spot on her liver. \u201cThe doctor says they could operate on it, but more than likely it wouldn\u2019t give me much more time if they did. So I decided against it,\u201d she said. \u201cAs much as I hate the thought of leaving my mockingbirds, if the Lord is ready to take me, I\u2019m ready to join Him and Dwight.\u201d<\/p>\n

A couple of months later, one of Vera\u2019s daughters came and took her to Wichita with her, where she passed away shortly after, at age 87. Of course, they brought her back, and she was laid to rest next to Dwight in the little country cemetery, shaded by large oak trees.<\/p>\n

Recently I drove back to my old neighborhood to visit a friend who had moved into the area. As I drove on Highway Z and passed Vera\u2019s old place, a sense of sadness and nostalgia enveloped me. Her little cottage was boarded up, her field was overgrown, the place looked unkempt. Someone from out of town owned the farm now; someone who didn\u2019t care how it looked.<\/p>\n

Suddenly I felt the urge to visit Vera one more time. I turned unto the narrow dirt road leading to the little cemetery, just half-a-mile from Vera\u2019s home. I parked and walked to the largest of the large oaks, where Vera\u2019s and Dwight\u2019s graves were. As I stood there in silent contemplation, suddenly a beautiful song filled the silence around me. And, sure enough, it was a mockingbird, singing his heart out from that oak tree above the grave. I was awestruck!<\/p>\n

Coincidence? Perhaps. But I walked away from there with goose bumps on my arms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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