I need to start saying Happy Birthday Sweet Boy! Today May 18th was Kory’s birthday. I miss him more than anyone can understand. I am so grateful for my special gift to talk to him on a regular basis and know of his happiness. It still does not replace the hollow, empty feeling, but peace and hope pull me through. I was blessed with a special dream  a couple of weeks ago. It was a dream about Kory. I love these dreams. He just wanted to come say ‘Hi” to his family. He gave us all a big hug. I love seeing his good looks with his shy smile and gentle spirit, I am reassured that one day I will get to touch and hold him again in a sweet mothers embrace.

It is also Sweet Oliver’s birthday. My little Yorkie. He is one today.

I have been on quite a journey visiting family and introducing my book. I wanted to wait to do my next blog until today.  I felt it was appropriate to have my Huntsville book signing today on his birthday.

Introducing my book has been an amazing experience.  Everywhere I go I seem to get into conversations with people about the book, about Kory and how I have dealt with his loss. I find myself reassuring many people I do not even know until that moment. A door opens and they share their experiences. It has been so comforting. Everyone has been wonderful and supportive. I pray that I am able to continue to share Kory’s story with others and maybe they can find a token of peace and maybe some answers they were seeking.

We are spiritual beings and respond to such. I have had to reevaluate my feelings about having a spiritual gift.  It was funny because since my last post, I found out some information about a distant relative that has made me look at things in a different light. I have never been able to explain my visits or the sense of the spiritual I feel. I just feel a connection, but I have always felt it my whole life, and I do not know anything different. I just thought everyone felt that way. Well, my mother gave me some information that one of my great grandmothers and her mother had what they referred to as “the gift.” I guess they could communicate and see things from the spirit realm and maybe more.  I will like to meet these ladies one day. Our posterity can be interesting and we have a connection with them like no other way.

I want to emphasize that I do not exercise the ability to talk to anyone that has passed on but Kory. I have never tried and I do not intend to.  I know from which source my communications with Kory come from and I trust them. I cannot guarantee other sources so “I just don’t go there, ever.”

I know that through my experiences we can find peace and happiness no matter how hard the trial.

I would like to share with you an article that was written from my Pocatello book signing from the Idaho Sate Journal in Pocatello Idaho, click here.

I am having my Huntsville book signing tonight from 7-9 at The Summerfield Clubhouse. Just Turn on Sarah Jane off Mount Zion Road right next to the Monrovia Volunteer Fire station. Follow around to Misty Glen and sign for the clubhouse.
The facebook event page
 

I think it is appropriate to post about the resurrection at Easter.  The resurrection is one of the most important events in the history of the world. All of us have been told the story of the resurrection and I do not wish to turn my blog into a Sunday school class so I will assume that you know the details of the “First Resurrection.” I would like to impart some information about the resurrection of loved ones and even what we may expect from our own experience at resurrection from what we have been given. If you would like to see more of the resurrection of Christ please visit…

http://www.lds.org

and  http://www.relfectionsofchrist.org
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I have posted 30 blogs to date. It gets very difficult to think of new topics each week. I ask myself “Have I talked about ….?” what ever the subject is.

But this week I experienced the thing that EVERYONE that comes to the Tennessee Valley experiences. A really bad sinus infection. I didn’t even know I had sinuses until I moved here. But how does this relate to today’s post? Well I feel horrible. I mean when you have a really deep infection, your whole body aches and you just want to crawl under a rock.  I cannot wait until after this life I do not have to experience this again. That is one aspect of the Spirit world that we sometimes don’t think about until we are in the throws of pain and illness. Unfortunately if the pains and illness escalates you can end up on the other side. We are going to discuss the actual experience of relief of pain and illness at the time of death. In this way maybe it will give those that have lost love ones in pain at the time of death a sense of peace and understanding of the experience their loved ones had a little better.

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It is interesting to be in the same place as we were last year during the April 27th tornado outbreak. It makes me reflect back and I think that in light of the outbreak of tornados yesterday across the country it would be a good time to post an additional blog that is related to the recent storms and a chapter in my book.

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Well the moment that I have thought about for four years arrived on Saturday night.  Many of my facebook friends are aware from my post that my first copy of my book arrived from the printer.  It was so surreal. I hadn’t checked the mail all day and I went out that evening in the dark to walk Oliver, my little yorkie. I thought as we finished our walk I should check the mail. I did and there it was. I just sat there stunned.  I guess I followed the pattern of my life. I didn’t jump up and scream or anything. I just calmly carried it in the house and opened the package. I just looked at the book as I held it in my hands. I really felt like I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it had finally arrived. I have waited so long and it has been quite a journey.  I have been really waiting to have copies available for those that wanted to read the book.  In the next few days I will be ordering my copies to sell on my website. Watch for the announcement.

I couldn’t just do normal things. I went to my friend Annie and Bruce’s house to share the news.  We were with the Dearden’s in Kirtland Ohio when I received the email that my book was selected for publication. Then Randy and I went for dessert to celebrate!

I hope Kory is happy with the results. I will try to make the best decisions for the promotion of the book. I keep in mind the purpose of writing this book, it is more than a story and a book, it is so personal. I am inviting the world to experience the most difficult thing I will ever experience. My hope and prayer is that it will honor Kory, and My Father in Heaven.  I know the world needs to know of His love for us in all our experiences in this world. Maybe it will be a comfort to those who partake of its content.

As I come near to the release of my book I would like to offer some insight and explanation of the purpose of writing my book.

I felt guided to write my book “Kory” even before Kory’s death in 2002. I see that date and think “Wow!” I can’t believe that it will be 10 years this year since Kory passed away. It has been a painful but an incredible journey. To get a book into print is a long process. It took almost two years from the time the book was selected for publication. It took me five years before I was even able to write down the events of Kory’s death.  The book then took two years to write the first draft. Unfortunately I have not been able to write in my journal since Kory’s death.  I hope that I will be able to again someday. The experience I had in writing the book was joyful, sad, painful, and inspiring. I would grab a box of tissues for the hard parts and cry and write. Some chapters would just flow and be there. They would pour out of me with divine inspiration and after the chapter was written I would re-read the chapter and be amazed that I wrote it. I can tell you I did not write alone. Not only did I have Kory’s help, but also more importantly, my Father in Heaven guided me through the process. I know all of us come from different stages in our beliefs. Some will look at my book and dismiss the content as not true or worthy of their time. That is okay. My purpose is not to preach or convince anyone of spiritual matters. That is a very personal journey and I believe everyone should come to there own personal conclusions. I am a devote member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have a strong testimony of the restored gospel and I love my Savior, Jesus Christ with all my heart. I do not want anyone to misunderstand the fact that my book and blog posts do not represent the church but are my own personal opinions and experiences. I love the gospel and am so grateful for the knowledge it gives me to answer my questions. The purpose of writing the book is to help others understand the society that exists in the Spirit World and the incredible love our Heavenly Father has for His children. Even the smallest fears and hurts that we have are His concern. If my book and my blog posts can give some measure of comfort to those who read them, then I have accomplished my purpose.

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I would like to continue with a topic that is similar to my post last week. I had addressed the subject of light.  I would like to give some accounts of light and colors that I have come across in my research.  As I had finished reading the book “Heaven is for Real” it made me reflect on the many wonderful accounts that I have read in the past 35 years. I would like to share a few of my favorites with you.

Since I just finished the book “Heaven is for Real” I would like to start with that account. Colton Burpo had his experience after he suffered from a ruptured appendix when he was four years old. I loved his description mostly of rainbow colors. Near the end of the book he has this experience…

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I just finished a couple of new books that are out on the market. They are both stories of little boys that had near death experiences where they visit “heaven” as they called it.

The Boy Who Came back from Heaven by: Kevin Malarkey

Heaven is for Real by: Todd Burpo

Instead of calling their visit “heaven” I will call it a visit to the Spirit World. The thing that I loved was their description of the colors and light. It is a very prevalent aspect of the World of Spirits, that I would like to address this week.

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Today I would like to address a topic that I have come across a couple of times in the past few weeks.  I just finished a book about a little boy who went to “heaven” and then returned. I believe that he did in fact have this experience but the actual place that he went to was a part of the spirit world and not where we lived before we came to this earth. In addressing one of these issues it brings to mind the topic for today’s blog. Many people think that we are not to know mysteries about God. First of all, our Heavenly Father wants us to know everything! He does give us small portions of knowledge. Line upon line, precept upon precept, but he does not want to hide anything from us. Just as Joseph Smith discovered while reading In 1st James in the 5th verse. It states :

5 ^aIf any of you lack ^bwisdom, let him ask of God, that ^cgiveth to all men liberally, and ^dupbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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