Upcoming Events from Laine Crosby

Hi Friends! I have a couple upcoming events this month which may interest you.

Tonight you can hear me live on the radio from 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on WBGU-FM88 in Kentucky, or web cast at www.wbgufm.com. You can listen live on your computer by clicking on "Listen Live Now - Launch Player".

You can call in with questions during the show to 1.888.792.4836 or email deadair@wbgufm.com. I would love to hear from you!

A Ghostly Evening With Medium Laine Crosby - May 15, 2009
On May 15th, I'll be at Gabriel's Inn in Ijamsville, Maryland for dinner and a lecture to kick off their Spirit Fest Weekend. I will talk about how I left the corporate world to be an investigative medium, and I will show my ghost pictures on the big screen.

Where: Gabriel's Inn (c. 1862) 4730 Ijamsville Road, Ijamsville, MD 21754

When: Friday, May 15, 2009, 7:00 p.m. dinner and lecture (seating begins at 6:30 p.m.)

Cost: $60 per person in advance or $65 at the door, not including tax and gratuity

Reservations suggested by calling Gabriel's Inn at 301.865.5500. For more information and the dinner menu, visit www.investigativemedium.com/events.html

Thank you for being my friend, and I look forward to hearing from you or seeing you soon.
Blessings,
Laine

Upcoming Events

Dear Friends,
Many of you have asked about my winter investigations. Although my weekends with Mark Nesbitt and Team are sold out through March at the Cashtown Inn, Mark and I have recently added some small weekend investigations in Gettysburg, Pa., some of which are day trips, and some are with the Tillie Pierce House Bed and Breakfast. I have attached a list for all interested, and I hope to see you!
Blessings,
Laine


Investigation Weekends at the Tillie Pierce House B&B, Gettysburg, PA:

• February 13, 2009 - February 15, 2009
• February 20 - 22, 2009
• March 27 - 29, 2009

$125 per person, plus room; includes breakfasts and Friday night refreshments.

Join Mark Nesbitt and Laine Crosby for a weekend of paranormal exploration at the historic Tillie Pierce House B&B. Learn about the theories, equipment, and best practices of Ghost Investigating. Mark and Laine lecture on Saturday, and lead investigations on Friday night at the Daniel Lady Farm and Tillie Pierce House, and the Saturday investigations at Sachs Bridge and the Ghosts of Gettysburg Headquarters. Saturday night includes a historical seance led at the Tillie Pierce house (without participation of Laine Crosby and Mark Nesbitt), and Sunday morning includes breakfast and follow-up led by Mark Nesbitt.

For Investigation weekends, call Keith and Leslie Grandstaff at the Tillie Pierce House for reservations and information: 1.866.585.1863.

Tillie Pierce House Bed and Breakfast, 303 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325


Saturday Day Trip Investigations with Mark Nesbitt and Laine Crosby:

• February 14, 2009
• February 21, 2009
• March 28, 2009

$95 per person

Join Mark Nesbitt and Laine Crosby for a day of paranormal exploration beginning at the historic Tillie Pierce House B&B. Learn about the theories, equipment, and best practices of ghost investigating. Mark and Laine lecture on Saturday and then lead investigations at Sachs Bridge and the Ghosts of Gettysburg headquarters.

For Saturday Day Trip reservations and details, call the Ghosts of Gettysburg at 717-337-0445
www.ghostsofgettysburg.com
reservations@ghostsofgettysburg.com

You may need to leave your name and number, and your call will be returned within 24 hours. Please disregard the message that tours are not available in the winter- this only applies to the regular Candlelight Walking Tours, and not investigations and special events.


Friday the 13th Investigations at the Daniel Lady Farm, Gettysburg, PA:

• February 13, 2009 $75 per person, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
• March 13, 2009 $95 per person, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Join Mark Nesbitt and Investigative Medium Laine Crosby for an evening of paranormal exploration of the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg. This is the same property that was featured on the Travel Channel's Mysterious Journeys Ghosts of Gettysburg episode. This property is not normally open to the public. The event fee benefits the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association and includes a 1 year membership to the GBPA to help support the preservation of this historic property. Space is limited.


For Friday the 13th event reservations and details, call the Ghosts of Gettysburg at:717-337-0445
www.ghostsofgettysburg.com
reservations@ghostsofgettysburg.com

You may need to leave your name and number, and your call will be returned within 24 hours. Please disregard the message that tours are not available in the winter- this only applies to the regular Candlelight Walking Tours, and not investigations and special events.

Merry Christmas!

“Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single, lovely action.”
- James Russell Lowell (1816 - 1891)

I have felt there is one spirit of love which runs through our lives and touches us, bringing us together with those we love, and making sure that we are not separated from those we have lost. I miss my parents terribly this time of year, and I hold on to the memories of Christmas past, knowing that Momma and Daddy, and my adoring grandparents are not far from us all, especially in this season when love abounds.

This spirit of love is like a river, sometimes strong, and sometimes full of rocks and other obstacles, as I was reminded last weekend at our home. Rarely is there quiet time with the phone ringing, the dog barking, and my twins clamoring. I told myself I would never buy anything to add to the chaos, and then the Wii was created and the spirit of Christmas was in the air.

After searching every Target, Wal-Mart and gaming store in this part of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia- to no avail, I discovered the Wii Fit shipment arrives at our Target store on Saturday nights. I had planned to arrive at Target upon their opening on Sunday, but thankfully, my husband Chris volunteered and insisted. He is, after all, one of those morning people.

Chris arrived at Target at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, half an hour before the store opened. He parked amongst numerous idling cars in the lot, and upon exiting his Hyundai, he was alerted by the crescendo of mini-van doors slamming that he had better make haste before women of all shapes and sizes pummeled him on their mad dash to the entrance. Chris made it there fourth, and then waited a half-hour in the sub-freezing temperatures. Had I been there, I would have begun a diatribe to the group on the spirit of Christmas and my disgust at the human race. But not Chris. He was silently focused on his win. By 8:00 a.m., there was a line of 10 people on the top floor entrance (where electronics is located), and longer lines had formed on the other floors.

As the Target employee opened the doors, he pointed at each individual and counted, "One, two, three, four, five, six - all the rest of you have to come back next week- we only got six in the shipment," without asking anyone why they were there.

One of Chris’ competitors yelled, "I am buying TWO!," and the Target referee said, "You get ONE this week, and you come back NEXT week for the other one!"

One woman commented, “I don't know if I want one until I see it," and three people screamed, "I GET HERS!"

"Only ONE to a customer!" rang out in the chilled air as the doors were flung open and the race was on!

Everyone in line ran as fast as they could to break ahead of the others. A woman untrained in bargain basement sales ran for a cart, but she soon realized it was dead weight and shoved it down a gift wrapping aisle. Two competitors ran down another aisle to grab the Wii Fit from the display. They will have to return next Sunday.

Chris, being a man of logic, figured it would lack sound reasoning for Target to lock the Wii Fits in the display, so he made a beeline to the cash register in the electronics department. He ran as fast as I have never seen him run before. He may have jumped a cart and even slid, I don't know. Having been fourth in line, he had now jockeyed for the prime #3 position when he arrived at the register and found six Wii Fits lined up neatly for the top six seeded competitors.

As he was checking out, the other competitors were arriving from the lower floors. Those who had mistakenly waited for the elevator, those who rode the escalator, and those who ran up the "down" escalator to pass the others. The loud speaker was blaring, "WE HAVE NO MORE Wii FITS!.... WE HAVE NO MORE Wii FITS!... THERE IS NO REASON TO RUN ...WE HAVE NO MORE Wii FITS!"

Chris made it home before I even knew he had left. His hair was a bit messy, but he had a smile on his face and a Target bag in hand.

Some women love their husbands because of the roses they send, the romantic dinners, or the diamond anniversary bands. My husband beat the president of the PTA in a race in Target, just to bring home a Wii Fit for our children’s Christmas present. It doesn't get any better than that! May you all experience the true spirit of love this Christmas, and a holiday filled with all the love, hope, family, and chaos we’ll long to remember when we can no longer jump the aisles.

Merry Christmas,
Laine

Happy Halloween!

It's a beautiful day for trick or treating, and I wish you a very festive holiday.

You won't want to miss our last Ghost Talkers episode of the season, available today. Mark Nesbitt and I interview Dr. Rosemary Ellen Guiley on Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca. You can download it now from GhostChannel.TV, or hear it web cast at www.ghosttalkers.net. Listen for free on your ipod or burn a cd for your car- you'll love it!

After my little goblins have filled their candy sacks, I'm going to sit back and watch some new programs on GhostChannel.TV. We have over a hundred shows available and many more coming soon. We have many programs at no cost including the short films Loss, White Red Panic, Forever, and Whispers.

For documentaries we have Haunted Minds, The Ghost Detective, and Secrets. For educational programming, we have Dangers of the Paranormal, Fringe Science, and How to Use Dowsing Rods.

We have six free comedies under "Sploopers" including America's Most Haunted House, Spirit Hunters, The Ghost In Mr. Jenkins, Living with a Ghost, Meet the Ghost Chasers, and my personal favorite, The Ghost Story. Seriously, I've watched it five times!

In our Investigations section, we have Up Close and Scary from Hoosier Paranormal in Indiana, TAzPS from Arizona, The Ghost Girls from California, and Paranormal Research with Acid Entertainment from Ohio.

For audio content, we have Team Nesbitt investigations called the Ghosts of Gettysburg (these are with Mark Nesbitt but not to be confused with the books of the same title), produced by Brad Christman, Faerie Magic by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, and new E.V.P. from Mark Nesbitt on The Ghost Train. You'll also find some humorous Halloween Ghost Songs.

Be sure to make your Halloween haunted! Visit the GhostChannel.TV and Make Contact.

Happy Halloween,
Laine Crosby

A Beautiful Mistake

My fears over the past few years have changed drastically. I am now afraid I will be arrested. One of these days, I am certain a police officer will arrest me for erratic driving while inebriated, but she will be wrong. I will be driving while being a hot potato.

This is because when my twins are riding in the car with me, they demand to listen to the Wiggles. If you are unfamiliar with the Wiggles, they are an Australian Group of middle-aged men who dress up in Star Trek-like uniforms of various floral colors, and sing and dance. I saw them in concert once, but please don’t tell anyone. I felt guilty for laughing because somehow, they had to know, we parents were not laughing with them.

It’s not just the Wiggles I’m required to dance to in the minivan. B-I-N-G-O can send me fetching the Excedrin, and after those Christmas CDs in January, I have been known to relocate the wine to the top shelf of the fridge. Other moms seem to understand this. One of my best girlfriends is a little tea pot.

If you asked about my biggest fear on October 7, 2004, I would have told you it was being psychic. My psychic abilities came flooding into me that month, and I’ve never since been quite the same. I could see and hear ghosts just like Melinda Gordon, and then God added clairvoyance to the recipe and I was really half-baked. I couldn’t make it stop.

I asked God to take it all away, and if I was meant to have it, I asked Him to give it back as I could deal with it. Being able to see ghosts so vividly scared me the most, so I have only regained a portion of this ability, and I’ve accepted it kicking and screaming. I am writing my story for a book I hope to complete by the end of the year, but for many others who write me today with similar tales, I want to offer a lifeline.

I saw my first ghost when I was a little girl, and it scared me. When I told my parents, they told me I was imaginative and I should go sing Silent Night and not mention it again. Remember, this was an era when mothers didn’t worry about sending their kids to school without a gun, and married T.V. couples slept in separate beds and reproduced by being imaginative. So, I didn’t mention it again. I learned to ignore, make excuses, and fit-in. That is, for about thirty years, give or take a few.

I’m sure my parents shared the same ideals as the parents of others who write me now about their gift (it took me two full years to stop calling it a curse). When parents are not accepting of their psychic child, or are scared themselves, our perception as the psychic child is that the world will feel the same. I’m not sure that’s far off the mark, either. I also know that having psychic abilities suddenly, or having psychic experiences can be terrifying and very draining.

I didn’t want this, I didn’t ask for this, and more than anything, I wanted to get rid of it. However, I only found books on how to become more psychic. At the time, I found it humorous that so many people actually wanted this ability for themselves. To me, it proved there were a lot of people who were not in their right mind, and they were not the psychic ones! I even thought about moving, but then I heard a voice say I would have this ability no matter where I lived; it was now mine. I had no choice but to surrender.

Here is my best recommendation for your surrender:

Prayer. Prayer is highly underrated, and it works. I prayed to learn how to control this ability, and I was taught through feelings and experiences. I also pray for guidance, wisdom, strength, and protection.

There are those who ask me whether they should go to London or Paris, or if they should take out loans for their businesses, or if they should leave their husbands. My advice is always the same- pray. I’m no one’s On-Star, and I can’t guide folks through every turn just because I have psychic abilities, and I wouldn’t if I could. Prayer is the answer.

Have Faith and Do Not Fear. Fear is an emotion that is attractive to negative entities. When you begin to fear, make a conscious decision not to let it overcome you, and then put it out of your mind. If you pray to your higher power, and have faith that nothing bad will happen to you, you are protected. Faith and prayer are inextricably linked, and the application of faith and prayer goes far beyond protection.

Accept Yourself. We live our lives for a reason. The world is a university and a playground, and if we knew what to expect we would never grow and learn. Take the punches and grow wiser as a result. If your sister wants to shun you, remember, you can say,”I told you so” for an eternity.

Surrender. Inherent in surrendering is self acceptance, but it goes even further. We have to learn we can’t control everything in our lives, and we have to stop fighting what we can’t control. Doing so holds us back in reaching our goals in this life.

Take Control. While surrendering is letting go of our control issues, taking control of our abilities and surroundings is important and distinctly different. Many people who contact me have ghosts that won’t leave, or who frighten them. You can’t get rid of a ghost by asking it to leave if it is convenient for them. You must take control and tell the ghosts in a courteous, yet stern manner, they are not allowed to frighten you and that they have to leave, if this is a problem for you or your children. Remember, ghosts were people too, and you wouldn’t just let anyone in your house to hang out during dinner. Ghosts are not pets either, and most of the time, they get the message and move on. If it is not a human entity bothering you, that is cause for bigger guns which I will not discuss here.

Journaling. I would suggest keeping a journal to catalog what is happening to you. Writing about our experiences helps us to accept them, work through them, and let go. You will always have them to reflect upon and see how far you’ve come, and how you’ve grown. Experiences that do not make sense today may have clarity next year.

Meet Like Minds. Find people you can trust who understand your abilities and will listen. There are hundreds of groups on MySpace, FaceBook, IamHaunted and many other sites. You may meet people through paranormal groups, religious groups, or events. Share with those whom you trust and those who won’t judge you.

Read. The more you read, the more you’ll understand about the other side and what is happening to you. A great place to start is a trilogy by Elsa Barker. In 1912, this young woman was minding her own business when she became suddenly psychic. Through automatic writing, the spirit of an acquaintance, Judge David Hatch, took her pen and began to write through her hand. It wasn’t long before she could hear, and she scribed three books which were big news in the day, detailing life on the other side. You can download the books for free on my site at www.investigativemedium.com/resources . I also recommend authors John Edwards, Gary Schwartz, Betty Eadie, Raymond Moody, and of course my book, available in 2009.

Meditate. Prayer and meditation helps us make sense of the messages we receive. Although it can be difficult at first, meditation is important because it helps alter our state of consciousness to bring us closer to the other side. Meditation brings discipline, concentration and practice with our abilities, which helps us have more clarity and less confusion.

There are videos and documentaries you can also watch on the Ghost Channel (www.GhostChannel.TV), and I typically have my events and lectures posted on my site, investigativemedium.com, if you are ever interested in coming and learning more in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Just know you are not alone, and you can learn to control your abilities through prayer and meditation. You may soon find that like me, you are the beneficiary of a beautiful mistake, and I wouldn’t trade my gift for anything in the world.

Communicating with Family!

Attached is an article by Janet Bernice Jeys which appeared in the September/October issue of Ancestry Magazine. Janet did a lovely job writing the article, and I am happy because it conveys what I feel is of great importance- remembering our personal history as well as our country's.

My father, C.P. Crosby, fought in the U.S. Army in World War II and later was a Civil War historian, and this week is his birthday. He is now on the "other" side, but I am sure he is pleased that perhaps others are inspired to set a place for their Daddy or Great-Grand Daddy to remember him at the dinner table from time to time. There will be peach cobbler at mine, and we will all be grateful to this man from rural Mississippi who made the world a better place.

I am also excited to see main stream media is becoming more accepting of the "fringe" science, as producer J.J. Abrams is calling it (for more information see "FRINGE" on www.ghostchannel.tv in the paranormal news section which premiered today!). As an aside, I've always said that science has not caught up with mediums yet, and Harvard is just about to prove me wrong with digital technology.

I have attached the article below in case you are interested.

Believe!
Lainey

Communcating with Family
by Janet Bernice Jeys

LAINE CROSBY IS A MOM. She goes to swim meets, attends church with her family, volunteers at the elementary school, and regularly burns pizza. She lives a completely ordinary life, except for one little thing; as an investigative medium, Laine does her family research for folks who contact her from the other side.

Though her roots lie in Atlanta, these days Laine, husband Chris, and their twins live in Maryland on property where a plantation from the 1700s once stood. One afternoon Laine saw several men in the field with straw hats, white shirts and suspenders. Later that day, in the midst of a fitful nap, Laine heard a sweet, soft voice say, "I had a son the same age as yours."

"He is my son and not yours," Crosby answered, realizing she sounded a bit unbalanced.

"I know he is your son," the woman said.

Now fully awake, Laine saw the image of a beautiful dark-skinned woman. She was peaceful, composed, and her name was Jannette. Crosby's search of records eventually revealed that Jannette was a slave of plantation owner William George Robertson. A nanny to his 11 children, she died giving birth to Robertson's twins.

This was only the beginning.

Living only an hour from the Gettysburg battlefield, Crosby has visited with both Union and Confederate soldiers, men who don't want to be forgotten or who have no sense that they have died. "No one is unimportant," Crosby says. "Love binds us to the next world. God is right there and answers prayers of all people, living or dead. Prayer is more important than most of us realize."

Crosby now works on missing person cases with police and families. She also helps authors, historians, and archaeologists uncover what happened long ago in specific locations. She and her business partner appeared on the "Ghosts of Gettysburg" episode of the Travel Channel's Mysterious Journeys. They also host an Internet talk show, Ghost Talkers.

But ask Laine and she'll say that she mostly takes orders from the "other" side. She describes herself as little more than a mouthpiece, not much different from a television or radio. Says Laine, "As I experience information, I do the best I can to make sense of it, define it, and pass it on."

Do It Anyway!

I have recently been inspired by a simple act, by a little angel.

When I pray, it doesn’t always turn out like I think it should, but I do it anyway. I really do, and I accept that and hope for the best. I am often told by folks who have recently lost loved ones, that there can’t be a God. God wouldn’t let bad things happen, and something terribly bad happened to the one they loved, so they no longer believe.

Suddenly, in a moment of pain, history is forgotten. When God wasn’t judged for Pearl Harbor or Hiroshima, or the Twin Towers, God is suddenly judged for Momma’s cancer or Daddy’s painful death.

God doesn’t make bad things happen, and I don’t have the endurance or understanding to explain away the trials of yesteryear, but I do know we can’t blame God for the bad when we don’t even recognize Him for the good most of the time. If we didn’t have the turbulent times, we would never realize the good times, and we would never appreciate the wonders of life. We would not be able to rejoice and feel the wonders of love if we lived with the absence of pain.

God is great; we have to remember that life is not always good. We pray and we love and we live anyway.

I know what it is like to be treated with cruelty, simply for waking up to find that God has given me an ability that is not the norm in this world. But I do it anyway because it helps to make this world a better place. We dream, we love, and we pray, because this is our journey and our path, and we must reach out to help others along the way.

I was inspired today by my son. It was a simple act, and no one who watched could have been impressed, but to me, he tore down the Berlin Wall. His twin sister is tall, strong, and swims faster than I can run. She drags me to swim practice four times a week with great enthusiasm, and much to my chagrin, she has no interest in letting me train her to be a basketball star instead. She found her sport and she is darn good. My son has taken lessons for four years, year-round, and a few months ago, he finally let go of the wall and lifted his feet off of the bottom of the pool. This feat was a bigger accomplishment than all his twin sister’s winning ribbons. He has autism.

He told me yesterday he wanted to be on the swimming pre-team so he could be near his sister to cheer for her at competitive swim-team meets. I was scared to encourage him and set him up for failure, but I was more afraid to deny him success, so I did it anyway. I told him I knew he could do it, drove to the pool, and wore my swim suit just in case. And, oh yes, I prayed.

To my great surprise, he swam the pool length without touching the bottom. The stroke was not a legal stroke on this planet, but he did it anyway. A simple lesson was taught to me by such sweet, simplistic means. He did it anyway!

I have felt like a candle caught in a hurricane these last two weeks, not knowing where to find air. In less than fourteen days, I’ve had a broken heart, and I have deeply grieved for a friend. I have celebrated my twelfth anniversary and seven birthdays, two graduations, and the joy of a friend’s new job. I have been ecstatic over a very exciting business decision for me, and the possibility of a very good career opportunity this summer. I have slaved over editing my show and my book and being a mom, chauffeur, and short order cook, and trying to catch some of the pieces before they crash to the ground. All the while, I’ve dreamed, and laughed and cried, and prayed, and done it all in spite of myself. And, when I’ve doubted or worried or forgotten what life was all about, I was brought back to earth by this little angel, who believed when I prayed.



Special Note: Don’t cry, my friend. I called this week to tell you what you already knew, and I hung up the phone inspired by you again. You have it on good authority the angels are with you; they’ve never left. I wish I had a magic wand and could make the world an easier place for you, and for all of us; but then again, I’m not sure what harm I would do. I don’t think this is supposed to be an easy ride, although I don’t think it is supposed to be this hard either. I do know that it doesn’t always turn out like we will it, but we’ll just pray anyway. We are all just praying anyway.

I Love you. We all love you both. You know, but I’ll say it anyway.
Lainey

Do It Anyway- listen here