About three weeks ago, I had been reading a wonderful book, "The Language of Miracles" about animal and spirit communication. I woke up during the middle of the night and felt, for the first time since their deaths, the powerful presence of my mother, my father, and my dog, Gracie, all around me. I was so moved that I burst out in tears, which is unlike me. I have been under an immense amount of stress on my job and in my relationship. I was disapointed in myself for falli

Occasionally, friends ask me to let them know if I am able to make contact with their departed loved one. Once, a friend Jill* asked me if I could reach her mother who had died when Jill was a teen. I knew little of her family except that her father remarried after her mother’s death, and that the family remained close. She had never shared any details about her mother with me. Unfortunately, nothing came to me. After several months, I forgot all about her request. Now don