I was about 10 or 11 when this happened but I still remember it clearly as if it was yesterday... While our house was being renovated, we (my mom, my sister and I) were staying at our Mom's Parents house. My Great Grandma had died a few years earlier in that same room we were sleeping in. In the hallway we had one of those christmas bells hanging from one of the door handles. The night was absolutely windstill and all the doors were shut. It was 2:30 a.m. when that little bell suddenly started to ring very loudly. Normally my mom and my sister should have awoken by that noise. But no way. They said they didn't here a thing during that night.
When I told my mom what I had experienced during the night, she looked at me as if I were totally nuts. My sister also didn't believe me as she doesn't believe in ghosts or any supernatural happenings. Later I found out that my great Grandma had died at 2:30 a.m. Exactly 4 years earlier. Somehow I know it was her saying her last goodbye to me...
I have to say that we had been living in the U.S. And just returned after my parents had divorced. I wasn't there when my Great Grandma died but I had been close with her even though I was still so little.
What do you think?
In my opinion, our loved ones do stop by to visit us and they will give us signs to let us know that they are present in our lives. Their signs are usually signs that relate to them, and ones that we will make a connection with. In your case, your great-grandmother used the jingling of a familiar door handle, Christmas bells to get your attention.
We all experience paranormal experiences on different levels and in different ways according to our own awareness and knowledge. It is up to us to figure out where we are and empower ourselves to believe in ourselves, even if others have not yet reached our level of awareness or we have not yet reached their level. You are not alone. Be patient, all things will come at their own time with bells on.--Abby