Deborah Washburn's Validation with her sons Michael and Grady through Fara Gibson

Fara Gibson suggested that I share an experience from the conference with all of you. Let me begin by saying that I have two adult sons in spirit, Michael and Grady, who passed five years apart.

Last year, I had a Zoom reading with Fara. During the reading, she told me that my younger son, Grady, was going to send me an eagle as a sign—and if he couldn’t find an eagle, he would send me a (BLEEP) hawk! 😊

On the final day of the conference, when it was time to break into rooms for the “surprise” medium readings, I decided I would find the Eagle Room. It was actually three rooms combined, but I deliberately entered through the door marked “Eagle” and sat in one of the front rows.

When Fara entered from the back of the room, everyone was clapping and cheering. She brought through several children and then turned toward the area where I was sitting. At first, she said she had a younger boy coming through. Then she corrected herself and said there were two boys, with a significant age difference between them.

I knew immediately they were my boys, who were born 21 years apart.

I felt so beautifully blessed by the evidence Fara brought through and by her explanation of why some souls take on extraordinary health journeys in order to expand knowledge here on Earth. It was also a wonderful reminder to remain open to signs, because they can appear in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected ways.

There were so many other extraordinary moments for me at the conference. One was my decision to attend Stacey Lynn Cripps’ presentation, which ended with a meditation accompanied by Amazing Grace. Tears streamed down my face as I listened. Grady had sung that very song with his twin brother at Michael’s Celebration of Life.

And there I was, eight years later, hearing it again—brought to that moment by my sons in spirit and realizing that I was exactly where I was supposed to be: perfectly placed and perfectly attuned. My boys were still with me.

I believe so many of us had an experience at the conference that changed us—something that affected how we move forward, expanded our understanding, or deepened our connection with our children and other loved ones in spirit.

When I arrived home, I was exhausted from the magnitude of the experience. I needed several days simply to process everything I had seen, felt, and heard.

Thank you to all of the conference planners and presenters who made these moments possible. And most of all, thank you to our children in spirit, who are brilliant in the ways they help coordinate our paths, bring us together, and lead us toward healing, connection, and one another.