Posted July 7, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Dora

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Our sweet new baby was born very premature. She was so tiny, and fragile, and she was having episodes of not breathing from time to time.

I took my angel statue to the hospital and placed it over our sweet baby’s head.

That was the end of breathing episodes.

God […]

Posted June 30, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Running Late

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She was on her way to her Tuesday afternoon gathering. She called to say that she was running about five minutes later than usual.

“Didn’t you get the email saying I am down with a bug and we are not meeting today?” her friend responded.

She had not received the email […]

Posted June 23, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Cheesecake for Two

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She had usually baked a cheesecake for her husband’s birthday. He would have been 63.

She bought a piece of cheesecake to take home.

When she got home and opened the box, inside were two forks dipped in chocolate….

These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do […]

Posted June 16, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Light My Fire

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After she and her husband retired, he built their dream home. One of his favorite things in the house was a gas fireplace.

She was always cold in the mornings and he would get up and turn on the fireplace.

She often chided him about doing that, saying it used too […]

Posted June 9, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Divine Timing for Auto Service

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She called to get her car in for service. She was hoping for an appointment on Thursday of that week because she was going to be house-bound with some workers coming.

The auto repair shop could not get her car in until the following week on Thursday.

Soon after the workers […]

Posted June 2, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Sold!

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She and her husband were looking for a new home. She had worked as a real estate agent previously so she knew how to access all the listings in the area. She knew that not one single home fit their criteria.

Suddenly, she remembered having sold a couple a home that would […]

Posted May 26, 2018 in Sacred Stories

A Soldier in Afghanistan

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She resisted an urge to share a personal account about her brother’s experience in Afghanistan with her book group until another member commented on having read another book by the same title of the book the club was currently reading.

“The other book is about a soldier in Afghanistan,” the club member said. […]

Posted May 19, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Oscar & Boots

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She was having lunch with some new friends.

The host had two cats.

One cat was named Oscar. The other cat was named Boots.

Her father’s name was Oscar, and his nickname was Boots.

These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story […]

Posted May 12, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Shadow

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As he sat in an alcohol rehabilitation group session he noticed a very large shadow on the floor. He moved around to confirm it was not “his” shadow, simply “a” shadow.

Looking down at it, a former boss came to mind.

A few days later he understood.

His former boss […]

Posted May 5, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Feel Better Brownie

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It had been one of those mornings where she just couldn’t hold the emotions in. She was wiping away tears as she sat in the drive-through at Panera.

When she got to work, in addition to the breakfast she had ordered, this was in her bag:

These are sacred stories. Pay […]