Tyler Rowdy Lang

In Loving Memory of

June 5, 2001 - August 12, 2015

​January 15, 2017 

Tyler gave Cody and I this amazing gift last summer. It was the evening before we took off for Northern California, but first let's go back about a month before that when Cody, a few friends and I finished lunch at the Lotus Cafe after attending a beautiful talk at the Self Realization Fellowship. After our Sunday meal we headed next door to Soulscape, a new age bookstore. As we walked passed, what is usually a heavily advertised bulletin board of local happenings, we noticed the myriad of ads were removed except for one. A visit to our town by James Van Praagh and Lynn Probert was coming! I bought tickets and counted the days until the event! After Tyler passed I read Talking to Heaven by Mr. Van Praagh and it comforted me deeply. Most of what I read, however, was about near death experiences. These books and others gave me some hope to cling to and they moved me, especially Embraced by the Light by Betty J. Eadie. I read them because I wanted to see a bit of Heaven. I wanted to believe that Tyler and I would be reunited one day and I needed to know that he is at peace now. Although I had received many amazing signs from Tyler, sometimes the signs made me feel like I was going crazy, so I was determined to believe that Tyler was alive in another dimension- Heaven. 

The evening had finally arrived!! Cody and I entered the church, which was brimming with 700 people. We were all there to witness the channeling of a departed soul or if lucky enough actually receive  personal messages from Tyler! We quickly found our friends and sat between them while taking in the immense energy that surrounded us. It wasn't long before James and Lynn took the stage.  If you've never been to one of these types of events, I strongly encourage it! 

About 30 minutes into the event, Lynn said that she has a young man with her. She said he's very handsome and went on to say his mom and brother were present.  Cody and I stood up as did others in the room, but as more details of this young man were revealed everyone sat down except for Cody and I. It was Tyler. Lynn said the young man took his life on a Tuesday. She said it was outside and Tyler then showed her the tree where he ended his pain. Tyler said he knew Cody and I wanted to help him but there was nothing we could do. I could barely stand at this point but then Tyler said he liked what was very recently written about him. He told Lynn it was something that was passed around. Lynn made a point to mention that he said he liked it in a very humble manner.  Well, some of you know about Tyler's Run.  That very day was the first annual run to honor Tyler and raise money for the Invisible Children (Tyler's passion was to free every child soldier and bring down Joseph Kony, but that's another story).  I knew immediately that Tyler was talking about the flyer that advertised the run. It was beautifully written by two of his teachers from Dehesa, who also organized the run. Tyler also said he saw what was in my hand earlier that day. I was holding a rose during the walk until I let it go in the ocean with my friends around me. It was surreal. It was sad. It was difficult, but at the same time it was beautiful to be surrounded by so many people who also loved and missed Tyler. Tyler went on to say that he was watching Cody fix the lock on his door a few days earlier. Cody responded with "I've been feeling his presence lately!" It's true, Cody had just fixed the lock on his door. Tyler then he showed Lynn the numbers 5 and 7 and 5 and it confused her but Cody knew exactly what it meant. Cody wrote a Haiku the night he learned about Tyler's passing. Tyler said he liked it very much.  He also mentioned a painting that Cody has not yet finished. He told Cody to finish it. Although Cody has a few unfinished pieces of work, he knew exactly which Tyler was referring to. It's beautiful, as all of Cody's art is. It has a lotus and temple among other lovely images depicting what I would call Utopia or Heaven. Lynn then told Cody that Tyler looked up to him and loved him very, very much. Then, she said to me "you know when you rub your nose?" Then she rubbed her nose exactly how I rub my nose and said that's Tyler giving you a kiss because that's the last place you kissed him.  Yes, it's true! As I said goodbye to his spiritless body I kissed his eyelids, cheeks, forehead and lastly his nose. Tyler then showed her a window that I look out of all time. He said he was there with me. He was referring to the window in my office. I gazed out daily and often cried, wondering if he was with me in spirit. One day as I worked, a dandelion floated through the window and landed right in front of me, but that too is another story.  Then Tyler said that one day I will see a kiss in the bottom right corner of a window and it will be from him.  I will be forever mesmerized on windows and reflections. I suppose when I need it the most I will get that kiss. Tyler went on to say he liked that I wear a few of his t-shirts and he likes my idea for my tattoo.  There was more that Tyler told us but I will keep that just for Cody and I.  I'd like to close with this,  Lynn said Tyler wants me to know he's okay now. She repeated it several times...

I truly hope you find comfort and peace with what I've shared with you. Tyler's messages were gifts and they gave me the faith I needed to know that I will be reunited with him when I reach the other side. We are all spirits living in human bodies having human experiences, but this is not the end. Life here on Earth is just a small chapter compared to the story of our eternal lives that are yet to unfold. I like how Cody described part of his vision of Heaven "there is no positive or negative. It is pure love and bliss." Remember, God just wants us to love one another, so let's love with all your heart and soul!

Love, Nancy