In today's video, I answer a question from a viewer who is curious about what her loved ones in Heaven are doing all day. I share specific examples from three private readings where Spirit communicated about this--one of which is hilarious! Also brought up for consideration is the relevance of time to us on the Earth versus the eternal plane and why it's difficult to prove what exactly the Souls are doing in the afterlife.

This past weekend I was sightseeing with a friend, celebrating the 4th of July holiday. While we were taking pictures with our iPhones, she asked, “Do you know of a way to zoom in all directions, rather than just vertically?” She ran her finger across a slider bar on the screen. 

 I replied, “Yes, you just swipe the screen with two fingers in a pinching motion. Don’t use the slider bar.”

“Oh, wow, that is so easy!” 

Problem solving at it’s easiest. She just needed a little more information. 

 The most pervasive issue I see with people who have suffered a loss is a lack of knowledge about how a loved one in Spirit can and will communicate with them...

Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star, answers a question from a bereaved parent in Dallas, TX who has a concern that young children might be unable to communicate during a group event. Mollie explains why you may, or may not, receive validations from any specific Soul at a group event, what to expect at a group and the right reasons to attend this type of session. 

Shortly after I moved into my home, I totally redesigned the entry. The previous owners had erected a fence that blocked access to the yard. From the moment I first saw my house, this struck me as off. Once I removed the fence and rerouted the walkway, I carefully chose landscaping that would create a sense of being welcomed. I wanted guests to feel drawn in, then enveloped in comfort.

Over the winter, several of my boxwoods were killed by the harsh weather. Nothing says, “Welcome!’ quite like a bunch of woody, dead bushes bordering your entry. (Ha!) The work involved in removing the bushes is ridiculous. I spent over an hour and a half on just one!  As I hacked and dug away the gnarled root system, I couldn’t help but to think about how hard it can be to start over. 

There is so much to clear away before we can even begin to plant again.

 I'm sharing this story again in honor of my brother Bill's 50th birthday today.  I've been telling him for weeks I want to find $50 as a sign from him--so far I have found 2 pennies and 4 quarters. (The beginning of a fortune!)  Enjoy the story! 

The very best communication a person can have with a loved one in Spirit is the one that happens on it's own, without the help of a medium. I simply validate the connected presence of a loved one, but I don't make it happen. Because a Soul who is no longer present in a body can't simply show up and talk to you, we have to learn how to trust the synchronicity and coincidences that display their love for us.

Last week in Chicago, during the final group session on my Spring Tour, I delivered a message that is still dancing in my head. There was a young woman in the audience whose close friend had recently passed from cancer. The friend came through loud and clear to me. There was no doubt it was her, communicating from a higher realm. Her message was simple: “Thank you for doing nothing.”

Evidential Psychic Medium, Mollie Morning Star answers a question from a viewer who's granddaughter passed at 7 weeks of age, 15 years ago. Mollie's shares her experiences in connecting parents with children that have passed and the different ages they may present themselves at during a session. There is also discussion on the difference between the growth of a physical body and a soul.

With Mother’s Day just behind us, and Father’s Day coming up soon, I’ve been reflecting on what a bittersweet job parenting can be. 

  A parent creates life, and then at some point has to release their most precious creation to the will of the Universe. In the toughest scenario, parents have to endure the death of their child. I remembered how I struggled when my two children hit their 20s and moved out of our home to permanent residences in their college town. It took me three months to stop crying and readjust my life. But no matter how sad I might be that my children have moved on with their adult life, they can still come back, fill my house with noise, and be a part of my physical reality. A bereaved parent’s options are far fewer.

In today's video blog I answer a popular question about dream visits from loved ones passed. Not only are these visits real, they can prove to be deeply healing gifts. I discuss the differences between spiritual visits and typical dreams, frequency, and why a loved one may choose to pass a message to you through someone else's dream.

I’m wrapping up my Spring Tour and heading home for two Wisconsin events this weekend. Being on the road can be tiring, but you sure do learn a lot when you are out of your comfort zone and making your way through unfamiliar territory. One thing I have learned being on tour this past month is the importance of doing the “right thing,” according to your heart.

I've just returned from a wonderful five-city tour of the Upper Midwest that involved driving about 1,300 miles.  Let me tell you, my back hurts!  When I would sink into my car, I'd turn the seat heater on high because it provided some comfort for my aching back. Churning through my mind, though, was an incessant worry about what might be happening beneath the surface. Three years ago I had back surgery to remove pieces of a broken disk. I had suffered terribly for two years before that surgery, trying every possible therapy. The surgery finally provided the deep healing I needed. 

With so much time on the highway to think about the people I had met on the trip and the messages from their loved ones in Spirit, I found myself debating the qualities of healing versus comfort.

Did you grow up being indoctrinated with the belief that "It is more blessed to give than receive?" 

I'm looking deeper at this, especially as Valentine's Day approaches, the traditional day when everyone longs to feel loved. Most of the people reading my blogs and newsletter are spiritual people, and by nature, "givers." And of course, none of us would have to think too hard to identify the "takers" in our lives; people who drain us energetically, financially and emotionally. Those who are self-serving, who give no thought to the cost inflicted upon others. But I'm not musing about the takers today.

One of the great pleasures of my job is sharing the joy when loved ones in Spirit make jokes or recall funny situations that bring up happy memories during a reading. So many people are afraid of mediums, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say they are afraid of what their deceased loved ones might have to say to them during a session. Not too long ago I remember a comment left on my Facebook page from man who said, "Why do dead people...

Without a doubt, the most talked about, written about, and misunderstood topic on the afterlife are "signs" sent to us from a loved one in Spirit. 

• What makes something a sign and not a natural occurrence?
• How do we know who the sign is from?
• Why don't I see any signs?
• Why have they stopped?