Following Bliss (The Quest series) (20 page)

Shelby walked
out of the bathroom in disbelief.
One look at her and Daniel knew.

Shelby was
pregnant.

Author’s
Notes

In May 2010, two
months after my grandfather Earl passed on, and while on vacation in Maui, he
appeared at the side of my bed in the middle of the night. I was so freaked out
that I could barely breathe. He held my hand, calmly saying my name, in an
attempt to soothe me. Much like Daniel’s reaction to his mother’s appearance, I
screamed, asking him to leave, telling him I couldn’t handle seeing him.
Shortly after, he came to me in a dream, with a message that I was to deliver
to my grandmother (and, no doubt, the message he wanted to deliver to me in
person). He wanted her to know that he loved her and not to worry, they would
be together soon.

And like
Shelby’s experience, my grandfather also wanted to warn my grandmother about
some electrical issues at the home they had shared for more than 30 years.
While my grandmother does not believe that something like this is possible, her
reaction to my message from grandpa was thoughtful and kind (normally she would
align this with an act of the devil and most likely hang up on me). Since that
visit, grandpa makes rarer appearances to me, although I have awoken to see him
in a wispy outline like described in the Rose Garden scene, doing some type of
work in my energy field. He also occasionally makes appearances in healing
sessions and psychic readings I have received.  

Then, in
December 2011, I began waking up in the mornings in a lucid dream state with
messages for a male friend of mine. In these messages, I was told things that I
couldn’t possibly know. After much internal debate, I finally decided to share
these messages with him, primarily due to the intensity in which it was
insisted upon that I share with him. His mother had passed on 15 years prior, and
began giving me very specific messages to him about practices he needed to
follow and healing work he needed to do. While he admittedly thought I was
partially crazy (and yes, even I was beginning to think so!), the information I
gave him could not be denied. Much of what she shared about him and what he
needed was factual. And while he did acknowledge that the information rang true
for him, ultimately, he chose not to follow the guidance and the path that she
shared with him. It was shortly after this that she stopped giving me messages
for him.

In May 2012, I
came together with a man who was almost identical in nature to the Scott
character featured in my first novel,
The Quest: A Tale of Desire &
Magic
, even sharing the exact same initials as the character. On our first
date, I began hearing, “Tell him I’m proud of him,” over and over again until I
was so irritated (we were about to kiss!) that I had to blurt out the message.
His father had passed on 10 years earlier and during the first three months of
our relationship, we regularly felt the cold breeze, light, and heat around us,
signaling that his father was with us. I was also given guidance from his
father that he had supported us in coming together, and that our relationship
would be deeply healing for the both of us.

On a walk in
August 2012, the opening paragraphs that you read in Chapter 1 began appearing
in my consciousness. While I batted them away, asking that they return when I
was actually at a computer, it came in with such urgency that I stopped walking
and sent myself a text message with the opening paragraphs (I didn’t have a
smartphone at this time due to my sheer defiance of technological conformity!).
The words came out so fast, I could barely keep up. As I continued to write
this novel, things transpired much as they did for Daniel—I would close my eyes
and let my fingers do what they needed to do. The characters and story
essentially wrote itself. I never knew where we (me and the characters) were
going, but trusted that the story that needed to be told would come through.

If you had told
me any of this would happen to me a few years ago, I would have told you that
you were crazy (along with the fact that I wouldn’t be caught dead writing sex
scenes, much less spiritual/paranormal romance novels!). But, as it turns out,
there is so much more in store for us than we realize. Including that the other
side is consistently communicating with us and doing their part to support us
in fulfilling our soul purpose in our lifetime, as well as who we form
partnerships with.

As I wrote this
novel, passed loved ones began making more of a presence in the one-on-one
sessions and healing circles I provide via my private healing practice, further
confirming the power and impact our non-physical loved ones have in our lives.

What I know for
sure is this: we are not alone on this journey of life. We have access to
tremendous non-physical support—in finding our next true love, in our soul’s
purpose, in our family relationships, in claiming our abundance—and so much
more. Every day can truly be a day of connection and magic, we simply need to
believe it’s possible.

Do you believe?

I know, I do.

xoHeather