Unbelievable Things Can Happen

All my life I've had dreams, divine interventions, and Déjà vu's but this one went the long haul. Over this past summer, June of 2015 more specifically, I was being taunted by June bugs here in San Diego, California. The fact that I'm deathly afraid of these critters is only one reason for me to take notice of their presence when I'm outside reading a good book, but for them to enter my dreams after I've dodged them all day was ridiculous. These dreams, and the bugs themselves, continued to haunt me throughout June and well into the month of July. Surprisingly, James Robert (Radio) Kennedy, from the Movie "Radio", entered the next dream sobbing just like the part where his mother died but holding a picture of a man, however, I couldn't make out who it was. I've probably watched that beautiful and emotional movie 100 times and can appreciate it even more from raising an autistic son; but the next dream I had Radio appeared to be having a heart attack and that's what pushed me to search the Internet for more information about him. I was saddened when I actually found an obituary that told of his older brother, Walter, passing. Goosebumps and curiosity drove me to making a call to T.L. Hanna High School. I told my story to the lovely woman who answered the phone and asked if she wouldn't mind forwarding my concerns for Radio's family to Coach Jones. She did and the very next day my call was returned. Not only did he return my call but he had a bit of news about Radio's older brother that he thought I would be most interested in. It turns out that Radio had two brothers and the Coach was getting ready to attend a birthday party for the younger one who goes by the name "Cool Rock Kennedy". The synchronicity in this story was the fact that his older brother went by the name "Walter June-bug Kennedy" hence June bug...Wow! We talked for a good hour about all their lives since the movie and then he invited me to attend a game with his family and Radio's if ever I meandered towards Hanna in Anderson, South Carolina. Ironically, my niece had just visited us that same July from Prosperity SC, about two hours away from Anderson, before I made the call. She had always wanted me to revisit this part of the country where I spent time growing up at when I was just 15. I'm a basketball fan so when February, 2016 rolled around I scraped up the money and away I went. My niece, her two girls and I met up with Coach Jones, Radio, and his younger brother Cool Rock at a T.L. Hanna High School basketball game. There he was big as life; just like the movie. It appears that not much has changed for Radio. He's now 69 and checks in with the school nurse every morning for his health issues, exercises in the gym while kids practice, and is still welcomed in the 11th grade. On the other hand, Coach Jones is retired from coaching and teaching but has acquired a position on the Special Education Board. I finally decided to bring up the subject of Walter's spirit visiting me to Radio and he simply responded with, "Mama's in Heaven, Walter's in Heaven and Radio's going to Heaven when he dies to be with them." Then he remarked that he cried at the part in the movie where his mother died just like everyone else. It was even more moving when he said, "When I die everyone at Hanna is going to miss Radio!" I for one agree and can't tell you how overwhelmed I am with what Coach Jones did for their family, Hanna and the City of Anderson. Did Walter send the June bugs and the dreams? Hmmm! I'm also writing a children's book series that takes place in Prosperity, SC and needed to visit for its completion. Ironically, I had been procrastinating and I think Walter gave me the kick in the pants I needed by wanting me to check up on his brothers at the same time. After my visit I now feel I have everything I need for its success. I believe what's meant to be is meant to be; so I made it a habit of saying this to my kids when these kinds of things happened, "Coincidence is once in a while; but everyday is on purpose!"