The Night Before My Birthday, My Late Father Came to Me in a Dream and Said, “Don’t Wear the Green Dress.” The Next Morning, I Saw It — and Realized He’d Been Right to Warn Me.

of his eyes that deepened when he smiled.

Twenty years together. Two full decades of shared life, joys and hardships overcome side by side, a daughter raised, a grandchild welcomed.

How could I possibly suspect him of anything sinister because of a silly dream?

I lay back down carefully, pulled the comforter over myself, and forced my breathing to steady.continue reading …