Posted February 2, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Timing is Everything

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Lou was a young pastor just finishing up his first year in his first church. That September, he said to one of his church leaders, “Hey, David, do you think I could take off the Sunday after Thanksgiving?”

“Sure,” he said, “just make sure you get someone to do the service. Are you […]

Posted January 26, 2019 in Sacred Stories

I Could Smell Him

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She and her mom were both still reeling from the death of her brother, who was a senior in high school.

One day her mom said, “Did you smell him? I could smell him….”

It was such a new thing for both of them. They knew what they smelled.

“Yes,” she […]

Posted January 19, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Answered Prayer

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Her husband was being cared for in a facility, due to advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She was feeling some concern about her upcoming scheduled time away.

Before going to visit him that day, she said a little prayer, asking if he was doing OK.

His communication essentially had become “word salad.” The […]

Posted January 12, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Butterflies….

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People often see butterflies, and butterflies are symbols of new life.

So many butterflies….

She knew they were messengers, telling her he was with her.

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Posted January 5, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Simon and Garfunkel

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She was shopping for some special gifts.

The shop was quiet when she entered, but soon Simon and Garfunkel began to play.

She had to breathe deeply and hold it together.

She’d just left a session doing profound healing work around her mother’s death.

Simon and Garfunkel was her […]

Posted December 29, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Dad”

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Her dad had lived with her for about 5 months before he passed.

The bedroom set in the guestroom where he stayed, had belonged to his sister.

After he passed, she put a few of his belongings in the bottom drawer, but the handles have since broken off and she cannot get […]

Posted December 22, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Donna!

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Her mother had died tragically the weekend of her wedding. She was doing everything possible to make peace around all of that.

Wanting to pick out some hand-crafted jewelry for a couple of her friends, she stopped in a gallery in the small town she was visiting.

She was drawn to […]

Posted December 15, 2018 in Sacred Stories

His Song

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Her teen-aged son had passed, a tragic loss of such a young life.

She had programmed her phone alarm to play what they had come to think of as “his song.”

It was her day off.

She woke up. His song was playing.

In her sleepy fog, she fumbled […]

Posted December 8, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Ping!”

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Her father’s passing had been very difficult. She and her sister were holding together his business. Many times she felt herself asking him for guidance.

She noticed her dad’s special African drum would often make one “ping” as answer or confirmation to her thoughts or wondering. She knew he was answering her! […]

Posted December 1, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Tree Frogs!

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Shortly before her husband passed, he ordered a frog bird feeder. She had no way of knowing the significance of that.

After he passed, their yard became a play ground for tree frogs.

They came, they stayed, they sang, and they dropped down onto picnic plates.

She now wears several […]