I had a friend named Lori who was born with a heart defect and had numerous surgeries. Her heart was so weak she could only whisper. That was sweetest and most beautiful young lady I have ever seen. She told me that she wanted to be able to sing like the people in the choir but couldn't even speak a word aloud. I just wrapped my arms around her and she started crying. I prayed for her and asked God to heal her and let me hear her speak aloud and "sing like an angel."

About two weeks later one Sunday morning we went to church and, before the service, Lori was sitting on the seat in front of her mother, looking back talking with her and a friend. My husband and I walked in and sat down across the aisle from them. I looked over at Lori and could hear every word she was saying. I almost lost it and grabbed my husband's arms and whispered, "Listen, Lori is talking out loud to Alice. She just told her she graduates college on May 21st." It was in early April when I heard her. My husband said he couldn't hear her that I must have been hearing someone else. I said, "No, Lori graduates May 21st." I sat there and listened to their entire conversation and was so excited I could barely sit still. I called her mother and asked if Lori was able to speak aloud and told her what I had heard. She said that she couldn't but what I heard was what Lori had said.

We went home from church, had lunch, and later went to bed for our Sunday afternoon nap. I fell asleep and suddenly my husband had his face right up against mine shaking me to wake up. He whispered, "Be quiet and listen! Someone is in the living room singing." I asked if he had left the stereo or TV on and he assured me that he hadn't. He whispered for me to ease out of bed with him and sneak down the hall to see who was there.

When we got to the living room, a young lady that looked just like Lori, dressed in gleaming white was sitting on the arm of the sofa singing a song I had never heard. It was so beautiful I felt as if my heart was skipping. She was smiling but never spoke a word to us. When her song was finished she just vanished right before our eyes.

About 15 minutes later I received a call saying that Lori had just died of a heart attack. I don't believe she was or is a disembodied spirit or a ghost and I believe that she is in Heaven with the God that she served all her life.

We often hear the low sounds of singing in our house. We have moved several times into several different states but the beautiful music comes along with us and we welcome it. I've had people stop talking and listen to it; one person just leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and listened as tears ran down her face. She was dying of lung cancer and had come for her final visit.

I cannot explain why we are so blessed to have the music, but I can tell you that when it begins our house seem to overflow with peace and all stress seems to vanish.