This is a short story I wrote several years ago: A Visitor From The Past Today as I entered my daughter Kim's hospital room, I was so overjoyed because she gave birth this very morning to twins. I was surprised to see the lady standing over Kim as she slept. The lady looked at me and smiled. Then she was gone. My mind wondered back those many years ago when I first saw this mystery lady. That was the same day we had brought Kim home from the hospital. She was five years old and was suffering from a rare disease. The doctors told us they had done everything they could for her except trying an experimental drug. They didn't hold out much hope the drug would help because it had never, been given to a child so young. They told us to prepare for her passing within the next few days. We brought her home to die because that was where she loved to be. I woke up that night from a restless sleep and went into Kim's bedroom to check in on her . As I opened the door I saw a Native American lady, in her native dress, standing over Kim's bed as she slept. The lady looked up at me and must have seen the question on my face because she spoke in a gentle voice saying, "You don't know me because I went to the Great Spirit long before you were born. I am your great grandmother and my journey on earth was very short. The Great Spirit sent me to tell you your daughter will have a long life journey and one day many moons from today she will be mother to two babies on the same day!" Then she smiled at me and was gone. I hadn't seen her since but often remembered that night before the doctor told me how by some miracle Kim was much improved. Maybe it was the drug or even help from the divine power but in the days to follow she began to get better and soon was completely well. As I stood there today, I knew again that I had a visitor from the past. She has returned to let me know her prophecy about Kim living a long life and having twins has come true on this very day. I said a little prayer of thanks for my visitor from the past. Copyright May 14 2002 M. Doris Fuller