Mrs Emrick is that loving character who doesn't know how to handle life or death situations. She's very good at basic life skills, but she's horrible in adventures, which is why it's probably a good thing that she head to leave soon after taking Alice into the protection of her home in order to attempt to extend her power's boundaries. Mrs Emrick has the power to see into the future, though it happens very little, and she can't change what will happen, no matter how many people think that that's possible, because she doesn't see outcomes, she sees what the future is.