Each of us loses an immediate family member. The grieving process is natural and important, but at the same time we have an incredible opportunity to have a new and more expansive relationship with them as spirit, their nonphysical soul. Not only can we feel our deceased loved ones, but see them and even have a two-way conversation with them. We are never alone. Spirit is always with us.

Unexpectedly on June 12, 2017 my twenty-eight-year-old sister Jenna died. Her death and the circumstances around it were shocking and traumatic for our family, along with all the people that Jenna touched during her physical life.

Losing a person at such a young age is challenging because we know they had more of their life to live. She was planning her wedding and honeymoon the week she passed. I wish I had more time with her.

The third day after her passing, I was lying in bed anticipating flying from California to Maryland to be a part of the services. My own thoughts changed to advice about feeling patient and calm as I make my way through the airport, and to take my time being present. As this was happening, my intuitive knowing recognized it was Jenna speaking in my mind.