More Strange Things At The Museum on 2008-08-05
I have written a few stories about my work in the local museum and the strange things that happen there. Since then the activity has picked up. I have been keeping a record of the activities trying to see if there is a pattern or explanation that I hadn't noticed before. These are some of the things...
The Haunted Homestead on 2008-07-02
This is one more story connected to the museum I work at, although it doesn't take place at that site. First though, I'll give a little history of the area to help put this story in context. My hometown was settled by Irish immigrants in the 1840's. Back then there was a lot of hatred between Ir...
At The Museum 2 on 2008-06-16
I wrote earlier about my job in the local museum. If you haven't read that story, it would be a good idea to do so now, just to get an idea of the layout of the buildings, and to know what has happened so far. A few days after I had written my last story, I was sitting at my desk in the office bu...
At The Museum on 2008-06-09
At the beginning of May I was offered what is to me, a dream summer job. I'm working in my town's museum, giving tours, working with the artifacts, that sort of thing. Absolutely perfect for a history lover like me. The museum is three small buildings. The first building is very small, just one room...
My Grandpa on 2008-05-26
My Grandpa was an amazing man and we were always very close. He always did everything humanly possible to make life good, first for my mother and uncles, than for me and my brother. When I was little he would always take me on long walks that would always seem to end with a trip to a park or ice cre...
Haunted Childhood on 2008-05-12
Growing up it seemed to me that a lot of strange things happened around me, especially in my house. The first really strange experience I had was when I was four or five years old. I was lying in bed, unable to sleep, when I heard a woman start to sing a lullaby. I sat up and looked around, but my r...
As for the dreamcatcher my understanding is that they help only with dreams. All my life I have had one or two above my bed and I can honestly describe every nightmare I have ever had since there's been so few.
Hope this helps.
Another thing to consider is that you might have a poltergiest. Are there teens in your house? That can often cause manifestations like this. Annoying but essentially harmless.
On another note, I have been reding stories on this site for a long time (though I don't comment much) and you are one of my favorite contributers. Ill miss reading your stories and input.
I hope your wedding goes wonderfully
You spoke about the positive and negative thoughts. I find that if I'm tired or stressed it can be very hard to stay positive and bad thoughts seem to come into my mind a lot easier.
The fear you described you felt for your sister sounds like an anxiety attack. Lots of people have them occasionally (I get them quite often) and you have a reason for it (paranormal activity and a sick loved one) if it just happened the once don't worry about it. If it starts to happen a lot go to a doctor to make sure its not something physical.
One thing that helps with worries is to talk about them (cliche but true) so tell your parents if you worry about your sister or anything else and they can probably help to reassure you.
If there is a ghost or spirit in your home it doesn't seem like it means you or your family any harm.
I hope your sister is feeling better and things calm down at your place.
Birds seem to be a sign of death in many cultures. Sometimes they have to be doing something in particular (like trying to enter a house) other times you just have to see them. I have heard stories from tribes on Canadas west coast that the owl can be a sign of death. They say that you can hear the owl say your name and that means you will die soon. I have also been told that the number of crows you see will mean different things and 3 crows (I think) means death. I think this comes from England but I'm no sure. So depending on what your culture is/where you are from, birds mean different things.
On a non paranormal side, in my area of Canada it is quite normal to see hawks on power lines and telephone poles. It gives them a good view of their territory, especially if all the big trees have been cut down in the area. Its possible that hawks are always around and you are just noticing them more when you are worried about someone you knows health.
I didn't read the other comments so sorry if I repeated anything already said. I would be interested in hearing more about your and your families experiances.
The first happened about 8 years ago. My father was very sick. My family are all Christians except for an aunt and uncle on my mothers side who are Hindu. They became adopted family after they immigrated from India. When my auntie was told about dads illness she said she would pray for him, even though they wouldn't be the type of prayers we knew. My Grandma told her "Our prayers are different, but in the end its the same God who hears."
The second story happened last year at my Grandpas funeral. My aunt and uncle were in India at the time and unable to make it back, so another couple came to represent the Indian community. This elderly couple had never even been inside a Christian church before. After the service they came up to my mother and me and said that, as they hadnt known what to do during the service, they had just sat in the pew and said prayers for my Grandpa. My mom told them much the same thing that my grandma had said 8 years earlier.
In the end I feel much like the older generations of my family. I do believe in God, but I think leading a good life, being kind, and helping others is much more important to Him then the way you pray. But, let's face it, its something we'll only know for sure after we're dead.

