12/18/2025
The holidays can be especially hard. When we are missing loved ones, facing unexpected challenges, or moving through grief, this season can amplify the longing to be close, to feel held, to know we are not alone. Even moments meant to be joyful can carry an ache beneath them. It is often during these times that Spirit shows up most clearly, not to take the pain away, but to remind us that love continues and connection does not end. Last week, messages came through with unusual strength, and there are a few that stand out that I want to share.
Sometimes, I will get messages from Spirit before I even go to the office. It’s as if they are so eager to connect with their loved one that they show up early, excited to let me know they are there. These messages don’t always wait for a quiet moment—they can appear while I’m getting ready for the day, daydreaming, painting, listening to music, or even when I’m driving. Spirit has a funny way of catching you off guard when you least expect it.
Last week, on my way into the office to see clients, a large man appeared beside me energetically as I was driving. He had a strong, commanding presence, military, unmistakably so, and felt Eastern European. Knowing that my first client of the day was also from that region, I asked him directly if he was there for her.
He was. He identified himself as her grandfather.
Without hesitation, he began delivering everything he wanted her to know, urgent, clear, and protective in tone. I remember trying to negotiate with him, saying, “Hey… I’m driving. Can you come through when we’re together at the office?”
The answer was immediate and firm. No.
This mattered now.
So I listened.
As it turned out, my client had been delayed that day, and my schedule was completely full. Her reading time ended up being drastically shortened. Her grandfather knew this. He was aware that she was in a difficult situation and wanted to ensure she received every message meant to help and protect her.
When I told her who had come through for her on my drive in, she wasn’t surprised at all. She shared that she had specifically asked her grandfather for help. He had been in the military in life, and that same protective, commanding presence came through unmistakably. He showed up exactly when she needed him, before the door even opened.
That same week, I had a mother come in who had lost her son unexpectedly.
Her first reading came in incredibly strong. Her son brought through so much detail and specific information that she became afraid I was somehow picking things up psychically or had found information elsewhere. Wanting to honor her grief, and as a mother myself, feeling the weight of a loss I cannot even imagine, I gifted her a second session.
Her son had struggled with many health issues throughout his life. They had been through so much together, and food had been one of his great joys, one of the few pleasures his body allowed him.
When she came in for the second reading, he was right there, standing just behind her on her right side. Immediately, he showed me a full plate of food, with a brownie on it. It turned out brownies were his favorite.
She then told me that when he was alive, he used to stand beside her on that same side and rest his head on her shoulder. She had asked him, before the session, to come in on that side if he was truly with her.
I had no way of knowing that.
When she asked him to relay a private conversation they had shared, he smiled and said it was private and then added that he wanted to remind her he was thanking her for the brownie, even though the rest was meant only for the two of them.
In that moment, everything softened.
It was such an honor to deliver this message, to help her trust not only that her son is with her, but how deeply he loves her, how present he still is, and how clearly he wants her to know she is not alone.
What these moments continue to teach me is that if we allow it, Spirit will always show up, especially in grief. Love does not disappear, and connection does not end. Often, it arrives in quieter ways, through a feeling, a memory, a familiar presence, or a simple knowing that brings comfort rather than answers. You do not have to be gifted, trained, or certain to receive it. You only need to soften and trust what comes naturally, without questioning or pushing it away. While mediums can help when reassurance is needed, your own heart is already a bridge, and Spirit meets you there gently, in the way you are able to receive.
Spirit doesn’t work on our schedules, and it doesn’t always arrive in the way we expect. Sometimes it comes boldly, sometimes quietly, and sometimes in ways that make us laugh or smile. But it always comes, exactly when it is needed. If we open ourselves just a little, soften our hearts, and trust, we begin to notice it everywhere. In the small signs, the sudden feelings, the memories that appear, and the gentle nudges that say, “I am here. You are not alone. Love continues.” 💗
