All Saints' Day - Where Love Still Lives

Marcia Vallier
Nov 1
2 min read

Today is All Saints’ Day, a day to honor every soul who has gone before us — not just the saints whose names fill the pages of history, but the quiet, ordinary saints who shaped our hearts and lives.

When I think of that, I think first of Elijah.

He wasn’t a saint in the traditional sense, but in the way love defines it — through laughter, kindness, and the way his light still reaches me, even from beyond this world. He reminds me that sainthood isn’t about perfection; it’s about love that keeps shining, even through the ache of loss.

And I think, too, of my mom and dad, who taught me what love, family, and faith look like in real life. Of my aunts and uncles, my cousins — those who’ve gone before me, each leaving behind a thread of love that still connects us all. Their voices echo in my memories; their presence lingers in the small, sacred moments — a familiar scent, a song, a dream, a sudden feeling of peace.

All Saints’ Day reminds me that heaven is closer than it seems — not somewhere far away, but woven gently into the life we’re still living. When I visit Elijah’s resting place, I feel all of them near: my parents’ steady love, my family’s warmth, and Elijah’s beautiful, unending light.

So today, I light a candle for Elijah, for Mom and Dad, and for all the saints I know by heart — those whose love shaped me, whose spirits still walk beside me. Their light is part of mine now, and in remembering them, I feel both grounded and lifted — rooted in love that never fades.

💛For Elijah

For anyone missing someone today, I share this for my son, Elijah —

whose light still finds me, even in the quiet.

When I see the way sunlight filters through the trees,

or a feather drifts across my path,

I feel him near — reminding me that love doesn’t end;

it simply changes form.

Elijah’s spirit is part of everything beautiful and still.

He’s in the wind that brushes my cheek,

the music that moves through memory,

and the strength that helps me keep going.

So on this All Saints’ Day,