....in tears

Just the other day, I met with family and one after the other each family member had private sitting with me. I believe they all went well, and I have to say my greatest thanks go to Chuck to help me keep it going. Chuck was a brother who passed only a few years ago, then after him the parents both went within a couple of years. Before Chuck though also there was the sister-in-law who tragically passed, too early in life.

Later I received an email from a mutual friend who told me that the whole family was in tears and I got a pat on the back, telling me 'a job well done'

Today I was thinking that it can be so hard for me, to know that the work that I do more often than not will bring people to tears. Then on the other hand, I also know as I'm told I bring a lot of healing to people, confirming all the details of their loved ones, and details of their own lives.

The first sitting was with a gentleman, who was Chuck's brother-in-law. One of the things that struck me in the reading was that Chuck could not help himself but to make fun of his brother-in-law when he was in the yard the other day, looking for the pipes for the septic tank. Chuck laughed and repeatedly said....'You couldn't find where the shit was coming out of your own house, could you'! And then finally when B found the pipes he was so surprised how close they were to the surface that you could almost see all the pipes. Chuck found the whole thing terribly amusing.
Then, later that day suddenly Chuck makes me feel as though I had to sing and dance the 'Chicken Dance'
Well there was no way that I was going to do that, but I relayed the information, and apparently just the other day there was the family who all got together for a family celebration and they all danced the chicken dance. Chuck was having fun with them all too.
I haven't heard the chicken dance in a decade I think, until Chuck brought it to me that day.
Then I met with Chucks wife, E. That sitting was like a roller coaster. Chuck so desperately wanted to be close to her, but every time he's say something heartfelt his wife burst into tears. Then Chuck made sure to liven things up and mentioned something hysterically funny. She'd smile, then he'd remind her of something emotional.
All I can say, I do hope she found some healing with this connection. He was so extremely proud of his grand daughter Destiny. He praised her left and right, and I do know that he will be with her for a very long time to come.
He talked about the flag pole his wife E was thinking of raising in his memory but never got to. Obviously he was there with her. Then one of the most memorable time in the sitting was when he spoke of the Vietnam Memorial, down in DC and he described the families clothing, that cold and wet day when they all were there with their father, before his passing. Chuck was there too.

This post is for Chuck and Tracey.....Thanks guys for making my work so much easier!

Courage and Bravery

Today I saw one of my colleagues working, and doing a splendid job as always. He is by far one of my absolutely favourite mediums.
It was brave because yesterday his cousin died in a fire. She was only 21.
My colleague who is only 26, has lost 4 close family members in 15 months, one after the other. It has been a great toll, and I don't understand how he does it. He is brave beyond words, and he has courage to admire.
I'd like to send my prayers out to his cousin, a beautiful 21 year old woman, who lost her life 2 days ago.
It is so painful when the young ones go, and it is so extremely difficult to watch that, and be of no help.

I remember when my little cousin died at the age of four. She was wise beyond her years, with big blue eyes.
It has impacted me for life, and I think of her often. She is missed, even to this day, and it's been over 20 years since she passed.

They die young, those the Gods love the most.
This is a saying we often use in obituaries where I come from. This was the sentence I remember most vividly from my cousins obituary.
When my cousin died, half of the city closed down. Her family was well known and everybody mourned.
Regardless of family, the love is always the same, the loss is always as great.

To lose children is the most painful thing a parent can go through. I cannot even fathom the enormity of it.

I sympathize with all those that have lost children into the hands of god.
Blessed be they all.