After losing his beloved wife in a horrific car accident three years before, Sam Jordan was left as a single dad caring for their daughter Mia, who was only four when her mom, Jennifer, passed away.<\/p>\n
Life had become very difficult for Sam, who was trying to resolve his own grief, while also helping Mia through hers. When the two finally reached a place where they were ready to move forward, Sam decided to hit the restart button by taking his daughter on a trip.<\/p>\n
What he didn\u2019t know is that this trip would send them spiraling back to the time he lost his wife. We hope this feel-good story brings some hope into your life!
\nThree years after his wife Jenny died in a car crash, Sam Jordon, 34, booked a two-week beach getaway to southern California, which would be a welcome break from their Colorado hometown.<\/p>\n
Once arriving at their little vacation home, the father and daughter duo quickly fell into vacation mode, settling into a daily routine of going to the beach in the morning, picnic lunches, and sightseeing in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Then, one afternoon, something extraordinary happened. Breaking from the burning sun, Sam and Mia, now 7, grabbed some ice cream and walked across the sandy beaches, hand in hand.<\/p>\n
Then Mia shouted words Sam never expected to hear.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaddy, it\u2019s mommy!\u201d she cried.<\/p>\n
Breaking free of her father\u2019s hand which tightly grasped hers, Mia was gone, weaving through the crowd people gathered on the boardwalk. Sam dropped his ice cream and chased Mia. Finally catching up to her, he grabbed her hands and sternly told her \u201cYou know you can\u2019t run away like that!\u201d<\/p>\n
Mia, who was trying to free her one hand to point at a lady, said \u201cBut daddy, it\u2019s mommy! She\u2019s right there!\u201d Using her head to show him the direction she her mom, Sam followed her glare and spotted a couple, standing a little further away.<\/p>\n
Sam dropped to his knees and took Mia\u2019s little hands in his. \u201cHoney, you know mommy\u2019s in heaven\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Mia refused to step down, insisting it was her mother, \u201cNo daddy, it\u2019s mommy! That\u2019s mommy!\u201d Though she was very young when Jennifer died, there were photos of her all through the house, and one on her nightstand, that she said goodnight to before falling asleep.<\/p>\n
Sam was about to explain once again that Jenny was gone when the woman Mia had pointed out turned around. When he saw her face, Sam felt that he had been gut punched and gasped to catch his breath. The woman looked exactly like his late wife!<\/p>\n
Rising to his feet, he took Mia\u2019s hand and stood there in shock as the woman walked toward them.<\/p>\n
As the woman neared the pair, again Mia broke free from her dad, who was too shocked to notice she was no longer holding his hand.<\/p>\n
Running toward the woman, Mia wrapped her arms around the woman\u2019s waist and cried, \u201cMommy! I knew it was you!\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman looked down at Mia and smiled, and then looked up at Sam, apologetically. \u201cI wish I was your mommy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
They meet again, Sam was about to ask the woman forgiveness for his daughter\u2019s eager embrace but when the man she was with turned around, he was stunned.<\/p>\n
It was an old friend, Clive, whom he hadn\u2019t seen since Jennifer\u2019s funeral.<\/p>\n
Sam stood there speechless, while Mia still tightly grasped the woman\u2019s waist.<\/p>\n
Clive looked ashamed and grabbing the arm of the woman who looked like Jennifer, he said, \u201cWe have to go!\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman snapped back, \u201cSam, why are you being so rude to this little girl?\u201d<\/p>\n
The bigger question was why was the woman, who looked like his deceased wife, calling his friend Sam?<\/p>\n
Finally, Sam found the words and started expressing his confusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s going on here, Clive? Who is this\u2026lady?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
Responding in his place, the woman said, \u201cI\u2019m Sam\u2019s wife,\u201d she said, running her fingers through Mia\u2019s hair. \u201cI\u2019m Jennifer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The little girl shouted, \u201cDaddy, I told you so! It is mommy!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy?\u201d the woman said, gently touching Mia\u2019s face. \u201cI do wish I was your mommy. I always wanted a little girl\u2026I was going to call her\u2026Mia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m Mia,\u201d the child said, adding \u201cAnd you\u2019re my mommy, and that\u2019s my daddy!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not what you think. I didn\u2019t plan it, it just happened,\u201d Clive said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d Sam asked.<\/p>\n
Clive explained that after the accident, the car Jennifer was driving was so badly burned that they weren\u2019t able to identify the body.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the accident\u2026We had the funeral\u2026Then one night I was watching a late-night missing persons show, and they showed the photo of a woman who\u2019d been found. It was Jennifer! She\u2019d suffered a major brain injury and didn\u2019t remember who she was, but doctors thought from the injuries and the burns she\u2019d been in a bad crash.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then he explained that on the night of the crash, Jennifer picked up a woman looking for a ride. The vehicle hydroplaned from the pools of water on the road that were caused from the earlier storm and when Jennifer lost control, it crashed into a tree and rolled over several times. Both women were thrown from the car, one tossed midway while it rolled down a hill, and the other landed a couple feet away when it came to a stop and exploded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy didn\u2019t you come to me?\u201d Sam said angrily, tears breaking from his eyes. \u201cMia and I haven\u2019t stopped mourning her, Mia has been growing up without her mother!\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeling the shame but not regretting what he did, Clive replied, \u201cI loved Jenny. You knew it when you started dating her. You took her from me, so I took her back\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Jennifer was listening to this in horrified silence. \u201cYou\u2026You told me you were my husband\u2026You said my dreams about a baby girl were fantasy\u2026you lied to me!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam called 911 and saw that Clive would get what he deserved.<\/p>\n
Later, explained to Mia that mommy needed time to remember everything, he asked her, along with Jennifer to be patient.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese three years I always felt that something was wrong. [Clive] told me I loved him, that he was my husband, but it never felt\u2026right. I was always missing something, and I didn\u2019t know what it was,\u201d Jennifer said reaching out for Mia\u2019s hands. \u201cNow it feels right.\u201d<\/p>\n
It took a little time, but the family was back together again, leaving behind the mess that one man\u2019s obsession made of their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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