The most vivid for me is the one about a week after her passing. It was about 6:30am I was sitting at the kitchen table having my morning coffee. The kids and my husband were still asleep, and the animals were all relaxed and laying about in various spots through out the house. I heard this sound of like tools and sockets rubbing together sorts which came from our back porch. I stood up to look to holler at the pup to get out of there and realized she was under my feet at the table. As I walked out to the porch I looked and saw nothing but the plastic bag that had an oil wrench and some sockets in it. It had been laying on the floor for several months flat and I had never heard that sound before. I gently opened the bag and all the tools were flat as could be on the floor like they have been. I then heard my pup in the living room growling but wagging her tail at nothing. And I instantly felt this calmness and then felt like someone was embracing me. I stood there for about 5 minutes with that same feeling then it finally loosened up so I walked back into the kitchen and sat down at the table again. I looked up and just said "Thank You Mom."

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?            Yes

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?            Yes

I felt like I was getting a big hug, a familiar hug like she always gave me when she knew I was sad

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar?   Very familiar

            Was anything communicated by the touch?  not that I can think of

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?  no

Did you see the deceased?         No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      Yes

            What smell, scent, fragrance or odor did you smell?           it was the smell of her lotion she used

            Was the smell, scent, fragrance or odor familiar?     Yes it's an unmistakable smell I'm smelled it my entire life

            Was anything communicated by the smell?   no

            Is there any possibility that the smell, scent, fragrance or odor was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?        no

How long did the experience last?        about 5 minutes

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         It seemed more gradual, the embrace loosened then released slowly

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           Uncertain

I felt like things were happy

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  no

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?           Experience was definitely real

            Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:           We have always believe in the after life and communication from those that have passed. As kids we had a few experiences then. But there was no mistaken these as mom's words were if there was a way to communicate with us after she was gone she would

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           I felt relaxed and happy at the same time. It was just a good feeling in general. That feeling like when a puppy licks your face and how happy it is.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           Yes

I just felt less stress and a little less sad about it all.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      It was all the best it was uplifting

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No      

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     I felt better about the questions I was wondering, suddenly it didn't seem like I needed to worry as much

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?            Yes     This has all turned me a lot closer to God I do know that it has made my faith stronger

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?        Yes

It's been agreed upon in our family that we would do just that

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Happy and at ease

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           No

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?            No

Did you see a light?           No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?            No

Have you shared this experience with others?        
Yes     Amazed by the description I was able to give as far as detail. My brother had a dream that night that they were talking on the phone and when he said good bye mom had gotten mad so he said see ya later then.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?   No

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?            No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?           No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes