{"id":11384,"date":"2021-05-27T10:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11384"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T16:05:45","slug":"counting-my-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11384","title":{"rendered":"Counting My Blessings&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=11385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5.2021 angel in the sky\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?resize=584%2C779&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky.png?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Sitting out on our deck, Steve and I were talking about Morgan&#8230;we miss her so much!<\/p>\n<p>The pain of her loss remains, and always will.<\/p>\n<p>Remembering her beautiful smile, and upbeat presence still makes us smile \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=11388\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?fit=2087%2C1426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2087,1426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5.2021 angel in the sky upclose\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?fit=584%2C399&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11388\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=584%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?w=2087&amp;ssl=1 2087w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=1536%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=2048%2C1399&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?resize=439%2C300&amp;ssl=1 439w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/5.2021-angel-in-the-sky-upclose.png?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then all of a sudden&#8230;I looked up into the sky, I asked Steve if he saw an angel, like I did. He was so excited, &#8220;Yes,&#8221; he said, &#8220;that cloud looks like an angel.&#8221; We both felt so blessed to see this sign.<\/p>\n<p>We kept staring at the sky, it remained for such a long time, and then, just like that, it suddenly seemed to disappear, all that was left was a beautiful sky, full of what looked like angel wings.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=11386\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1621886524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Angel wings 5.2021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Angel-wings-5.2021-scaled.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Please let me know what this looks like to you. For Steve and I, it seemed like a sign that our sweet, beautiful Morgan was saying, &#8220;Hi, Mom &amp; Dad.&#8221; We feel her presence around us, especially when we need it the most.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Morgan&#8230;we love you with all our hearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sitting out on our deck, Steve and I were talking about Morgan&#8230;we miss her so much! The pain of her loss remains, and always will. Remembering her beautiful smile, and upbeat presence still makes us smile \ud83d\ude42 Then all of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11384\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88894,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,39],"tags":[2071,2078,2076,2073,2075,1414,2074,2072,2077],"class_list":["post-11384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-morgan-ingram","category-tonis-reflections","tag-angelclouds","tag-angelwatchingoverus","tag-angelwings","tag-countingmyblessings","tag-loveismorgan","tag-loveneverends","tag-morganislove","tag-signsfromabove","tag-surroundedbylove"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wvjS-2XC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":651,"url":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=651","url_meta":{"origin":11384,"position":0},"title":"Messages on Morgan&#8217;s birthday &#8211; 2 days ago:","author":"Toni Ingram","date":"August 18, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"L said: I miss her smile, her face, her grace, I miss the happiness she brought you, and the over protective, big brother she brought out in Ryan. 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