Posted January 12, 2023 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham When they arrived at their destination in Hawaii, there was an error in their booking dates (December 22 and 24).
Then as they were preparing to fly back to Canada, all the flights were cancelled….
“If you are unable to get out, just come back, you can stay here. I will leave a […]
Posted January 12, 2023 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Having been displaced in her snowbird home by Hurricane Ian, she spent almost a month with family on her way to a home-away-from her normal away-from home. She had some laptop computer challenges earlier while staying with their daughter in Tennessee, but when she got to Florida her laptop would not boot up.
She […]
Posted November 15, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She was feeling such disappointment, hurt, and anger. Her husband had essentially told her he could not support her plans to go to Morocco. Her daughter felt the same way, “You are too old. That ship has sailed….”
Pouring out her heart about all of this the following day, her sister […]
Posted November 12, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her toddler great-grandson had been going through serious health issues for the past few weeks. Her Yellow Brick Road (blog) post that morning had been about meeting the chaos in the world by resting, not wrestling. Here is a brief excerpt:
Thinking outside of the box, moving through experiences with presence, […]
Posted November 11, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She was a bit rushed as she finished blow-drying her hair and reached to remove her curling iron from the bottom drawer. The plug to the cord was stuck on something. She wrestled with it and tried without success to get it freed before hearing the internal message to stop struggling […]
Posted November 10, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
After much unknown — whether or not they would be going to Florida for the winter following the devastation of the community where they had been going for over a decade — an alternate location was secured and dates for departure set. They would be leaving in a mere 10 days […]
Posted November 7, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
So, when she first made it to their “West Coast Casa” after their weekend community took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian, the sign that had a prominent place right next to the door, had been a casualty. That sign had so much sentimental value.
Sifting through the devastation, she was […]
Posted October 26, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her 22-month-old grandson was in Pediatric ICU. She had stepped out of his room to call her parents. As she tearfully shared all of what was unfolding, a stranger handed her a card.
The words written on the envelope spoke right to her heart:
My help comes from the Lord, […]
Posted October 4, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She was on a trip to Costa Rica with her students. When she tried to use the Pandora App on her phone she got the message “not available in my country.” Due to licensing restrictions, Pandora is only available for use inside the United States.
Near the end of the trip, […]
Posted September 10, 2022 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She and her husband were wandering around the vintage car show when they spotted a friend from high school. This friend’s wife had passed and he had remarried. Chatting with his current wife, the news of the passing of her son this past May was shared.
“I am so sorry […]
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