Hugs From Heaven—5 Common Signs From Our Deceased Loved Ones

Spirituality

After our loved ones pass away, it can be extremely difficult to adjust to not being able to pick up the phone and call them or give them a hug. But we can take comfort in knowing they’re still around us, even if it’s not in the same way we’re used to.   

Our deceased loved ones often send us signs to let us know they’re ok or to simply say I love you. We don’t need to be mediums to receive these messages or sense their presence—we just need to be open to them.  

Here are 5 common signs our loved ones use to let us know they’re around: 

1. Songs on the radio

I lost my best friend to cancer over a year ago. Since that time, I’ve felt her presence very strongly, especially while driving alone in my car. A fond memory I have our childhood is a sleepover we had at a friend’s house. Another friend of ours was notorious for documenting all of our awkward teen years on video and she captured a real gem. As we blasted Spice Girls “Wannabe,” my friend danced and lip-synced in front of the camera. I remember her laughing and smiling from ear to ear. I hold onto that memory so tightly. Every time that song comes on the radio I feel a sense of calm sweep over me, knowing it’s her wanting to say hello.  

Recently, I had an even more profound visit from her, when the song “One More Day” by Diamond Rio came on the radio. This was the song that was beautifully sung at her funeral, so it was difficult for me to listen to. I quickly switched it off and what happened next took my breath away…  

The next station I turned on was playing her wedding song, “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. A big chill shot through my entire body and I was convinced she was there with me. It was an extremely powerful experience that I’ll never forget.  

2. Insects or Animals 

Our loved ones are able to channel their energy into an insect or animal to bring us a sign. They can appear as butterflies, dragonflies, birds, or rabbits, among others. When they manifest this way, they usually do something out of the ordinary to capture our attention.  

I was having a very stressful day at work one day, so I went outside to take a walk. As I strolled along the concrete path, a beautiful butterfly fluttered around my head for longer than normal. In that moment, I felt such comfort in knowing my friend was still there to support me through a tough time, just as she had always done in life.  

3. Coins or feathers   

One of the most common signs I receive from heaven come in the form of coins. Since my grandmother’s passing, my family and I have found dimes placed heads up on the ground. Each dime appears during significant times in our lives, whether they be happy or sad. They come out of nowhere and we always stop to acknowledge she’s around.  

Feathers are another object that can cross our paths. We may repeatedly find them on the ground, in our drawers, or in our pockets. A white feather is believed to be a sign of faith and protection. It can also be an angel telling us that our loved ones in heaven are safe and well.  

4. Smelling Their Scent 

Our sense of smell is a powerful tool that allows us to know our deceased loved one is nearby. We may smell their perfume, cologne, or certain foods they enjoyed eating or cooking. It’s also possible to breathe in their unique scent.  

My grandmother was a smoker before she passed away from emphysema. Even though I’m a non-smoker, I’ve caught a whiff of cigarette smoke in my house when no one else was around.  

5. Numbers Popping Up  

You may find that meaningful numbers that correlate to important dates, ages, or even favorite numbers of our loved ones start to pop up everywhere, such as on clocks, in books, or on television. For example, if your father’s birthday was March 11th, maybe you often see the numbers 311 throughout your day.

There are endless ways our loved ones can communicate with us from heaven. They may have shed their physical bodies, but their spirits live on. Next time you see a beautiful butterfly land on your hand, smile at the thought that it might just be your guardian angel.  

What signs have you received from your loved ones?  

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15 Comments

  • Donna
    November 8, 2017 at 11:30 am

    For a long time there was nothing we were looking for signs and feeling sad that we couldn’t see them. BUT now Dina is everywhere everyday sending us messages…Everything is making sense now too…John and I feel so comforted by her presence now each and every day…you will be amazed when we tell you everything Heather..

    • Heather Maher
      November 8, 2017 at 12:37 pm

      I’m so glad. I can’t wait to hear! I have more stories to tell you as well xoxo.

  • Katherine Gonzalez
    November 8, 2017 at 11:58 am

    I too have a lot of signs from my mother. I get a strong scent of her apartment every once in a while. And it feels like it’s in my nose lol. Very strong.
    Here and there I find feathers laying around my house. I never knew that meant a sign till reading This article. I constantly have butterflies surrounding us. And my number one is music. I let all my emotions come out when I hear songs that remind me of her. 😇

    • Heather Maher
      November 8, 2017 at 12:36 pm

      That’s wonderful! Signs are everywhere, we just need to be open and aware of the little things. Sometimes they’re subtle and other times they’re undeniable. So glad my blog let you know your mom is with you more than you know 🙂

  • Renee
    November 8, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    The day we were at the funeral parlor picking out my mother-in-law’s casket the lights flickered which I know means that she is okay up in heaven and then the second thing was when we were going to pick out some clothing for her and my sister-in-law had pulled into my driveway and Elvis came on the radio that’s her number fan I knew then she was thinking of us letting us know she was around

    • Heather Maher
      November 8, 2017 at 1:57 pm

      That’s amazing! Music is such a powerful tool for them. So many memories and emotions are connected to songs for us. I’ve experienced flickering lights too!

  • Brittany
    December 12, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    I love this. My grandmother just passed away yesterday so this post really caught my eye. I look forward to receiving some of these signals from her. I now know what to look out for. Thank you.

    • Heather Maher
      December 12, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      Aww, so sorry for your loss. Just know she’ll always be with you. I have no doubt she’ll prove that to you. Sending prayers your way.

  • Lori
    December 12, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    I loved reading your story. I truly believe in signs from heaven. I haven’t heard of the dimes before but now will be looking for them!

    • Heather Maher
      December 12, 2017 at 5:09 pm

      Thanks, Lori! I’m so glad you enjoyed reading it. Definitely be on the lookout for a sorts of signs. They’re everywhere when we’re open to receiving them.

  • Cheryl Mann
    April 18, 2018 at 5:05 pm

    Really enjoyed your post Heather. I too get a lot of signs from my husband. He passed 12 months ago but has come through in readings. He had a great sense of humour and died on April Fools day last year. Twice he has come through in readings referring to his date of passing, saying that the joke was on him! Recently, I was reading a book by Leo Galland about his son who passed. I was impressed by the sign he sent to his family of a yellow balloon after his funeral, complete with short, ragged ribbon(you need to read that part of book to get full significance). That very same afternoon as I was going on my usual walk on my break at work, I saw a random yellow balloon on the path just sitting on the grass on a windy, wet afternoon. Amazing thing was it was exactly as author descibed in book, with short, ragged yellow ribbon. Couldn’t believe my eyes. Lots of other things too. Very comforting💜

    • Heather Maher
      April 18, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      So sorry to hear about the loss of your husband, Cheryl. It’s so amazing how many signs our loved ones send us. It’s so comforting to know they’re still with us and want us to know that.

  • Amanda Kinder-Stout
    August 20, 2018 at 10:46 am

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    Hello, My name is Amanda, I actually came across this page literally by accident however I have a strong feeling it “wasn’t accidental” I was actually looking for information about “signs” from loved ones because every time I am outside a dragonfly appears and just hovers around until I go back inside, at first I didn’t think much of it but here recently I began really noticing the pattern and it’s honestly every time I am outside at my home (many times throughout the day) so I decided to Google any information about this or if it has happened to others, maybe not a dragonfly but something similar and this site popped up. So I want to share some of the “Blessings” as I call them with you all, I want to apologize in advance for such a long post but there’s so much I want to share and I’ve learned that it is very helpful for me to talk about my dad and share things with others even people I don’t know. It was April 19, 2005 I was 25 when I lost my Daddy, he was 59, my dad was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes when I was 5 he was 39, the ER doctors couldn’t understand how/why my mom was able to walk my dad into the emergency room, his blood sugar was 900 and all the doctors and nurses said he should’ve been in a coma with that high of blood sugar, dad spent 2 weeks in the hospital. It was a 20 year battle with this disease, like a rollercoaster there were so many ups and downs it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to sit and watch as literally attacked every single part of his body, from his kidneys, eyes, bones and limbs. In my eyes my dad was the strongest man I knew and to this day still is, many of you can probably tell by now I was a Daddy’s Girl, he was my world and if you asked anyone I was his. It was April 18, 2005 my dad was still in ICU at the hospital (so some of you know the visiting hours are a lot different) I spent every visitation with my dad that was scheduled for an hour, so on the 18th it was the last visitation for the evening, he was sitting up sideways in his bed, I told him he looked and must have felt great that evening, he looked at me and his words have stuck in my head still to this day he said “Baby girl, your daddy is going home” my reply was one he probably heard a few times during over the 20 years, I told him when the doctor tell us you can. At 3:30am (7 hours after seeing him and his words to me) April 19, 2005 the hospital called and said I needed to get there that he was unresponsive. I sit right beside him holding his hand from the moment I got there, it was my mom who looked at me and said “he is fighting for you, you need to tell him it’s okay” I can promise you those 2 words were the hardest 2 words I’ve ever said, it was that very moment he squeezed my hand and opened his big blue eyes as a tear rolled across the bridge of his nose 15 hours after the hospital called I watched as he took his final breath. Many months went by after his passing until one night I had a dream that was so real it had my shaking, I called my mom and began telling her, she quickly said I’m on my way, I need to talk to you, so she gets there and we talk. My parents had separated when I was 20, probably 2 years before my dad passed my mom had gotten pregnant and my dad took it extremely hard when he found out, he was angry with me (because I was happy, I always wanted a sibling, I was their only child, my dad had 4 others from a previous marriage but they were a lot older than me) and he said some hurtful things to my mom, sadly my mom miscarried but unknowingly to me until that moment she came to talk my mom told me everything, my dad had told her after her miscarriage that she would have the son they always wanted but he would be gone. It was exactly 2 months after my dad passed my mom found out she was pregnant, soon later she found out it was a boy and a few months later my brother Elijah, was born, (we are 27 years apart and just a little insight my parents were 17 years apart) in my dream it was me and my mom and she told me I needed to tell my dad we were leaving but I couldn’t find him, then he was there and he said to me “Elijah is here because of me and one day Baby Girl you’ll be a mommy too”. I think my mom was just as shaken up as I was when I had first called her to tell her about my dream. When Elijah was 2 he was playing and asked me if I knew his friend “Donnie” I thought to myself “Oh Lord, he has imaginary friends” probably 2 weeks later me and my mom were sitting at my house (of course this big sister had him spoiled, he had his own room and toy room at my house) and Elijah comes running out of his toy room and asked if I knew “Goat” I said yes bub I know what goats are and he said “NO, My Friend Goat, he comes to see me and plays with me, he told me he really loves you and misses you” my heart sank and I busted into tears, so did my mom, you see my dads name was Donald and his nickname was “Goat”, my brother never meet him, dad passed in ’05 and Elijah was born in ’06. In 2013 I reconnected with my old boyfriend whom I dated when I was 19, we’ve been married for almost 4 years now. My husband to this very day still talks about the time we went to my parents for dinner and my dad told him to have a seat, they needed to talk and dad told me to go help my mom in the kitchen that this was a talk between a father and his daughters boyfriend, my husband will say he was scared to death and he will never forget “that talk”. Now I tell you that this was the very FIRST and LAST time my dad ever sat down a boyfriend and had “that talk” sometimes I wonder if daddy knew something John and I didn’t know many years ago. There’s been many things and different signs in these 13 years since dad has passed that’s happened, I have learned not to blame others for things missing, I use to blame my poor little brother but I’ve realized over the years it wasn’t him or others, my dad was a huge practical joker. My husband and I recently moved back home to West Virginia from Louisiana, we both were born and raised here (WV) we now live in the same town I was raised. About a month and a half ago I was sitting up stretched out on my couch playing a game on my tablet and my husband was in another room doing who knows what (typical man thing) when something caught my eye, I looked up and standing in the dining room stood my dad, I even shook my head as if my eyes were playing tricks on me only to still see him standing there, nothing was said but a feeling came over me, it was as if my dad was saying it’s okay, I’m okay and still here with you, that’s the easiest way I can explain it. So that brings me back to what I was first saying about coming across this site, since moving back each time I’m outside there is 1 dragonfly that shows up out of nowhere hovering around me. A little bit ago I told my husband about it, like I said just recently did I start noticing the pattern of this occurrence with the dragonfly. My husband was outside for about 20mins before I went outside, seconds after I was out there like the snap of your fingers the dragonfly appeared, my husband looks at me and said “what the h××” I’ve been out here this whole time and never once seen a dragonfly. My husband doesn’t believe in things like this well I can’t say it is that he don’t believe I just think he doesn’t want to, out of fear as for myself, I smile and say “Hi Daddy, I Know You’re Here and I Love You Too”.

    • Heather Maher
      August 20, 2018 at 12:49 pm

      Wow, your story is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing it with me. I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m glad you came across my post and found comfort in my words. There’s no doubt your dad is always with you and I love how he’s made his presence very known. Sending you many blessings.

      • Amanda Kinder-Stout
        August 20, 2018 at 1:17 pm

        Thank You Heather ❤
        This Blog is Absolutely Beautiful, I feel as if it is a place to keep Our Loved Ones Alive, Share Things With Others Having Hard Times, To Try and Bring Them Some Peace and Reach Out To People Who Truly May Need To Hear Each Of Our Stories.

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