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GHOSTS IS STILL REAL ON XMAS EVE!!!!! Hey guys, in honor the holiday season and the color red, this week's story is about CARDINALS! A listener's relationship with her grandmother and the beautiful red birdie...

"My great grandmother and I (I called her special grandmother) were always very close until she passed away when I was in 4th grade. We used to have tea parties in her library, play dominos, and she taught me to swim. She was the kindest person I knew. I always correlated cardinals with her. She lived on cardinal street and she loved birds. Aside from the folklore behind cardinals, I always think of her when I see them.

I recently got engaged and bought my first house so the stress and aggravation of things was a bit overwhelming. Then, I got a visit from her. I was heading out the house to work through my garage and my fiancé had left the garage door open for me. I heard some tweets really close by and looked around wondering if a bird was stuck inside. Then I saw her; a cute stout lady cardinal was sitting on my squat bar, just staring at me. No matter how close I got, she didn’t freak out, didn’t fly away the closer I got. I kept trying to shoo her out because I had to close the garage but she didn’t want to leave. It didn’t dawn on me until a few minutes later that it was my great grandmother checking in on me and letting me know she was there with me. Curious as to what I was doing, but proud. I now have two bird feeders in my backyard and a ton of cardinal friends stop by everyday! I miss her so much, my favorite memory was one time when we were playing dominos we gave each other Italian names and played the rest of the game sounding like Italian men. She’s one special lady."