Always With You —
A Story of Love,
Loss, Healing, and Spiritual Connection
After the unimaginable loss of her daughter Maddie, Shannon M. Melde began to experience moments that brought comfort, peace, and a renewed sense of connection.
Chapter Fragments
Memories of Maddie
Chapter One
Life in Heaven
Maddie shares the peace she feels in Heaven, where she reads beneath her favorite tree, stays close to animals, and helps little children who arrive there.
Chapter Two
Still Beside Her Family
Even though her family cannot see her, Maddie stays near them. She visits her dad at work, joins her mom while baking, and sits close to Brandon as he plays.
Chapter Three
The Things She Loved
Music, choir, shopping, pets, video games, golf, Hawaii, and family vacations all become part of Maddie’s story. Each memory shows the life, joy, and personality her family still carries with them.
Chapter Four
Signs of Comfort
Maddie visits through dreams, hugs, familiar songs, family traditions, and quiet signs. Her message is gentle but clear: love remains close, even through grief.
They are still with us...
just in a different way.
About The Author
A Glimpse of Shannon’s Life
Shannon M. Melde is the author of Always With You, a heartfelt spiritual story inspired by her daughter, Maddie. After losing Maddie to suicide at the age of fourteen, Shannon began writing as a way to honor her daughter’s memory and share the comfort she experienced after Maddie’s passing.
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Shannon is also the owner of Sugar and Chip AZ, a home cookie bakery where creativity is part of her daily life. Her love for baking, cooking, golf, and music appears naturally in her story, reflecting the family moments and simple joys that continue to keep Maddie’s memory close.
Shannon began writing in 2023, inspired by her desire to keep Maddie’s story alive and bring healing to others who have lost someone they love. She hopes Always With You helps readers feel comfort, hope, and the powerful reassurance that their loved one is still with them.
Inside Always With You
How this Book Helps Readers
Finding Comfort in Their Continued Presence
This heartfelt story offers profound comfort to grieving families by gently reminding them that their child is never truly gone. Through Maddie’s loving perspective from Heaven, readers feel reassured that their loved one remains close, actively participating in daily life and sending signs of continued love.
A Unique Perspective That Validates Your Experience
Written from the unique viewpoint of a 14-year-old daughter in Heaven, the book validates the experiences many families encounter after loss. Readers are encouraged to notice and trust the little signs, dreams, and feelings of presence that often appear.
Keeping Family Bonds Alive in Everyday Moments
The story demonstrates how families can maintain meaningful bonds through everyday moments like baking cookies, playing games, listening to music, or going on vacation. By showing Maddie joyfully involved in these simple activities, it gives readers permission to talk to their child, include them in traditions, and find joy again without guilt.
Bringing Hope and Healing After Loss
Ultimately, Always With You brings hope by illustrating that love transcends physical death and that healing is possible. Families find solace knowing they are not alone on this journey, and many discover renewed strength to support one another. Shannon Melde’s tender tribute serves as a compassionate companion for anyone seeking comfort, connection, and light after loss.
About The Book
Story for Families Searching for Comfort
Always With You is a spiritual story inspired by Shannon M. Melde’s daughter, Maddie, who passed away in the summer of 2022 at the age of fourteen. Rather than telling the story only through grief, Shannon writes from Maddie’s perspective in Heaven, creating a tender and hopeful experience for families who are missing someone they love.
The book follows Maddie as she describes the ways she remains close to her mom, dad, and brother. She visits them in ordinary family moments, from baking cookies and listening to music to watching Brandon play video games and joining family vacations. Through these simple scenes, the book turns loss into a message of continued love.
Always With You touched a place in my heart that is hard to explain. It speaks to the pain of losing a child with such tenderness, but it never feels heavy in a hopeless way. Maddie’s voice brings warmth, comfort, and a sense of peace. This is the kind of book a grieving parent can read slowly and return to when they need reassurance.
This book feels like it was written from a mother’s heart. The everyday moments, the family memories, and the belief that Maddie is still close make the story incredibly moving. It reminded me that love does not end just because someone is no longer physically here. A short book, but a powerful one.
What I appreciated most about Always With You is how gentle it is. It does not try to explain grief away. It simply offers comfort through love, memory, and spiritual connection. Maddie’s presence throughout the book feels sweet and calming, especially for families trying to find peace after losing someone they love.
This story is full of small, meaningful moments that make Maddie feel real and close. From music and family traditions to dreams and signs, the book shows how love can continue in ways we may not always see, but can still feel. It is a beautiful tribute and a comforting read for anyone walking through grief.
Don’t Look Up. Look Beside You.
Always With You
A heartfelt story for grieving parents, siblings, and families who need a gentle reminder that love does not disappear.
