Steve Doocy, a ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host, has lost both his mother and his father, his mother passing away on Christmas in 1997. Calling his mother on Christmas Eve, Doocy asked his mother what her gravy recipe was, although he knew it, he wanted an excuse to call his mother for a quick chat and to show her that even though he was 40-years-old, a son always needs his mother no matter what age they are. Eight hours later, Doocy was getting a call from his sister that his mother had passed away. Doocy is one of the many people in the world that struggle with the loss of a loved one during the holidays, but he is quick to say that our loved ones in Heaven are always close to our hearts. “Somebody said once that a legacy is not leaving something for people, it’s leaving something in people. My mom’s gravy? As I tap on my chest, I know it’s right in there,” said Doocy.

Doocy recalls his hardships after his mother’s passing, struggling with coming to terms with the fact that she was actually gone. He tells the story of one night asking God for a sign that his mother was okay in Heaven, getting disappointed when he tossed and turned all night with no sign from God. Until he woke up to his clock radio playing Janet Jackson’s “Together Again,” a song about reuniting in Heaven with a lost loved one. He recalled his emotions after hearing the song playing, feeling like it was his mother speaking directly to him. Doocy spoke about the other coincidences after his mother’s passing that he just couldn’t explain, taking them as a sign from his mother. “A priest once told me ‘Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous,'” said Doocy. “Maybe it is just a coincidence, but then again a lot of us are praying that somebody is actually listening. My parents may be gone, but I see reminders of them every day. And in my heart I know this Christmas my mom is watching over me, and my dad is right beside her, he’s in his La-Z-Boy with a half-eaten bowl of ice cream on his chest, as they watch one of their shoot-em-up shows,” he said.