Posted April 21, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Blue Feather

Opening Quotation by Julie Clapp

“When you believe beyond what your eyes can see signs from heaven show up to remind you love never dies.”

Blue Feather by Barbara Darling

After his untimely death at age 40 in 2009, Barbara’s son made himself known, comforting his sister and his dad. “Why not me?” […]

Posted April 19, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Spider Message

Early one morning I received a text message asking what manual the method for removing phobias such as fear of spiders was in. “Healing with Language, starting on page 236,” I wrote and then continued, “I also like to share the totem meaning afterwards. I was HORRIFICALLY afraid of spider. Look at the totem meaning!”

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Posted April 14, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Hiking in Japan

The conversation about traveling to Japan started decades ago when his best friend for over fifty years asked him to accompany him to Japan. He had always said no, but as the years went by it became evident that the challenges of getting older would limit their ability to travel the world, and the chance […]

Posted March 22, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Currently Open on my Laptop

Texting with a close friend early one morning as she started her busy day, her friend sent the day’s “Daily Reflection” from Deep Spring Center for Meditation:

Consciously envision peace. Spend at least a few minutes every day envisioning what this world could look like in a very detailed way if beings were able to […]

Posted February 28, 2023 in Sacred Stories

JP

During a Facetime call they were talking about words and language and the wold entourage came up. “It does not just mean the supportive people around you, it means also the surroundings that support you,” her friend read from the definition.

Then her friend said, “JP is coming through again.” This reference was to her […]

Posted February 26, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Caroline and Clifford

She was navigating what is sometimes called ‘adult orphan syndrome’ or ‘double parental bereavement’ or ‘double parental loss’ PLUS she and her husband moved from the Midwest to the Northwest soon after her mom had passed so she was terribly missing her siblings as well.

Spending a few days in Florida with her snowbird sister […]

Posted February 24, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Florida Scrub Jay

She and her husband were avid birders. They loved traveling with a group, often going distant places in search of specific birds. One such sought-after species was the Florida Scrub Jay.

According to Wikipedia, the Florida Scrub Jay is the only species of bird endemic to Florida and one of only 15 species endemic […]

Posted February 16, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Jingles' Promise: Asking for a Sign

Source: Jingles’ Promise: A Father’s Quest for Truth on the Appalachian Trail shared as a Sacred Story with permission from Norm “Jingles” Morris and Rochelle “SherpaShell” Morris. (p. 86-87) (ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO HELP PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM TRAUMA AND LOSS.)

Adam was a poet. The last poem […]

Posted February 3, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Monet Double-Sided Puzzle

They were visiting with friends and family who all live in Michigan, while wintering in Florida. They had gotten together because their sister-in-law had come for a short visit — the first time of her being in the RV park where she and her husband had wintered together for many years.

The conversation got […]

Posted February 1, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Birds in Their Homes

Each winter when this snow bird flies south she takes a huge box of jigsaw puzzles. Her husband always puts the last piece in and she takes a photo.

Imagine her surprise and delight when she saw a post on Facebook showing that her god-daughter and family had just finished the same puzzle over […]