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Unexpected Messages From Loved Ones

 

It's been a longtime away from the site, just busy but I'm now officially an empty nester and had some extra time to catch up with you all here.

I wanted to document two recent instances of EVPs that just happened unexpectedly, plus something related to the empty nester thing.

First, I was videoing some birds gathering in a tree in my back yard in early spring. They were making a ton of noise eating on the berries and I thought to send the video to my husband at work so walked out to record them. On the way back inside, as it was cold, I yet again didn't tap the off button properly to turn off the video recording (I'm so bad with my phone) so ended up with footage of the birds and the ground as I was walking back inside. But upon playback, as I'm crossing the patio, one can hear a fairly obvious EVP of a voice saying, "OOH RAH," which is what U.S. Marines say... All the dang time. My late husband Scott was a Marine (as is my current husband). If current husband had been in the house, I might conclude the voice was his, but this morning he was already AT WORK. I can't imagine any of my elderly neighbors hollering like a Marine, so I'm left thinking it was Scott, yet again finding a way to be heard on a random day. He died from brain cancer in 1993 at age 32.

Then, last week, went to visit family graves at the cemetery where my aunt was recently interred. Scott's plot is just across the small interior street from my mom's. You can stand at mom's grave and see his and vice versa. Anyway, I decided to record as I walked up, because last time I was there I got an EVP. This visit, a woman's voice on video says, "It's a woman" as I'm walking to the gravesite. I stand there a minute and look over to Scott's grave and pretty sure there was a tear falling as I walked back down a slight hill to my car. The same woman's voice says, "It's ok" on my video recording. Easily heard, much appreciated.

Finally, Mom had given me a silver bracelet at the time of her diagnoses with cancer in 2013. I'm not much for jewelry, but I wore this bracelet every day. Sometime at the beginning of the covid lockdown, I lost it. Obviously not going anywhere, but it just sort of disappeared and over the last four years I've looked everywhere and yes, it did cross my mind that it was significantly from my mom.

Well, I have four kids and the last of them graduated from high school this spring. I've been raising kids 36 years and am 64 now, so it's going to be great as these last two finish college and join their siblings in adulthood. We had a large graduation party and that day I went into the closet where Mom's china (she left me) is kept to get a platter. I had to move a silver gravy boat out of the way to get to it and guess what just happened to be in the gravy boat? Right -- Mom's silver bracelet! Found on the day of the last kid's graduation, an occasion I know Mom would've loved. There is NO reason for that bracelet to have been there these last four years! I can't help but think it was yet another message from Mom.

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valkricry (49 stories) (3314 posts) mod
 
22 minutes ago (2025-07-13)
That 'Ooh Rah!' was very clear!

I agree, phone cameras are a whole different animal when it comes to photography!
Pelatiah (5 stories) (82 posts)
 
2 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Biblio,
I looked back at my calendar and the day was a Tuesday. I wracked my brain trying to remember if my husband may have taken that day off or gone in late, but even then, he's now 68 years old and has been out of the Corps since 2005. It's not like he goes around on a weekday morning and shouts, "ooh rah" like a young corporal! (Though you might catch him yelling it on a Saturday evening after a few brews).

This was just so random. I have wondered if the water makes that patio a place where the energy is strong. I also have a family photo from Easter a few years ago where my late Grandpa's face is in a streak of light with us, and what's funny is I had thought a lot about him that day, remembering family gatherings in his back yard. I won't go into the two different fires that have started back there, one in the pool pump and one from a table candle, in the last decade. Or the Civil War soldier that I'm convinced stops by now and then and possibly has had something to do with the fires. Now I do sound a little nutty.
Bibliothecarius (9 stories) (1094 posts)
 
3 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Yes, they both link to the patio video. Thanks!
That second voice is distinct & clear.
Pelatiah (5 stories) (82 posts)
 
3 hours ago (2025-07-13)
OK, I might've fixed it now. Try again and I think it should be published.
Pelatiah (5 stories) (82 posts)
 
3 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Hey Biblio,
It's possible it won't post until midnight tonight, NYC time. There was something about that as I was loading, although that screen pop up for the second one, perhaps because it's short.

OK, yes, the cemetery one will go live tonight at midnight. The patio one is short, and should be here.

Https://youtube.com/shorts/ADW7aJfqM8c
Https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ADW7aJfqM8c
Bibliothecarius (9 stories) (1094 posts)
 
3 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Greetings, Pelatiah.

I've tried the YouTube link several ways, but it does not lead to a video. I even tried taking out the space that somehow got between the question mark and the v in what should be a single url. Would you mind trying to copy-and-paste the link again? I'd like to hear the EVP.

Best,
Biblio.
Pelatiah (5 stories) (82 posts)
 
5 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Ok Val, this is the first time I've ever been able to figure out how to upload something onto you tube. I am not great with the technology or even finding my files once I download them from my phone. Please keep in mind that neither of these videos are meant to be actual videos (believe it or not, I am a journalist and used to work for a newspaper, including photography and actually developing real film in the darkroom, my kids don't believe me LOL because I'm not good with my phone camera). The videos are boring in and of themselves, even go sideways, sorry, other than the evps. And for those of you who're going to slow it down, you'll see my husband's headstone briefly after my ugly toes (I was sticking a small American flag in the ground) and realize that I gave him a fake name to post here. It's not really Scott. But I really, truly DO believe it's him on the patio yelling "Ooh rah" at me, 32 years after he died. He'd never give up. Hope you can hear what I hear. Also, as I come in off the patio, my dog's barking at me, or is she really barking at something she sees outside? Not sure.:)

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?

V=aFHbUACifAIhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/ADW7aJfqM8c
valkricry (49 stories) (3314 posts) mod
 
9 hours ago (2025-07-13)
Pelatiah,
I loved this entry so much. Can you possibly share the EVPs with us?

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