Our Family Matriarch -- Babe (Adrienne) Mueller

Growing up she was always called Baby Sister, but Babe (Adrienne) is my mother's cousin, making her our first cousin once removed. She was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1919 and has lived her entire 90 years there. She has always been a special member of the family and known for her kind, gentle and fun loving personality. So when her health started to severely fail this month, everyone high tailed it to San Antonio to assist in Babe's care. We had 5 Reiki trained family members on hand with Jean Ferris, Reiki Master orchestrating care.

With her failing kidneys and rapidly falling blood pressure, she was transferered to an in house Hospice unit.

On one particular evening, I remained at the house, while her son and daughter went back to visit her. They called, as Babe was very restless in spite of all their efforts and asked if I could send a distant treatment.  They told Babe what I was doing and in a few seconds, she said quite emphatically,"its not working". They reassured her that it would work and  her son stated since the Hospice unit was several miles away and it would take some more time. Her son reported that he was becoming drowsy and thought, in his usual funny manner, that I had missed the target. Then, they noticed in a few minutes, her body started to relax, her tension started to diminish, her eyelids became droopy and she immediately fell asleep. This dramatic response, surprised them and at the same time reassured them, in the mystical power of Reiki. Several days later, while Babe was drifting in and out, she said, "can you tell me what Reiki does?" I answered her as simply as I could.

I'm back home now and feel very happy that I have Reiki in my life to support myself and others. It was an incredible honor to be able to partake in Babe's care; giving back to her all that love she shared with us thoroughout our lives. She is continuing to wear her matriarchal crown with dignity, as she journeys home to her maker. Blessings, Babe, you are loved by so many people and have touched so many people's hearts in your 90 years of joyous living.

Honoring Your Teachers

This past Christmas I wanted to connect with my old P.E. teachers from high school.  The next morning, while grocery shopping in El Paso, Jean and I ran smack- dab into one of them. Only divine intervention could have caused this. We had her over to dinner and relived all our old adventures together.

Through this event I was able to make contact with 2 other teachers, now living in different cities/states. We have been emailing and catching up after 50 years. All 4 of these teachers made such an impact on Jean and I in our last 2 years of high school. They were such wonderful role models for us. You could always talk to them about anything. They were all so special and throughout my life I have always remembered them.

One teacher stated that she was about to have heart surgery in March to repair a previous repair of a congenital hole.While she had never heard of Reiki, she agreed for me to send distant treatments to her during and after her operation. Her surgery was scheduled for 0800 hrs on the 3rd. I awoke early, and began treating her to coincide with her surgery time. Later, as I was leaving my boat to travel home, a voice stated that I needed to send a treatment now. I have learned to pay close attention to my inner voices. I pulled off the side of the road and sent another treatment.

Yesterday, I discovered  her surgery time was changed from 0800 to 1100, which was 1000 hrs my time. My second treatment then coincided with her actual surgery time. Divine orchestration and intervention again. She reports from her home that she is feeling grateful for Reiki, the Doctors, and everyone's prayers and good thoughts for her recovery. These treatments were given with love; for all my gratitude to her for showing me the way as a teenager. My life has been blessed by these teachers and, now, is the time to give back. Thank you Mrs. G, Mrs.T, Mrs. B, and J.C.