Posted August 6, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
One of the most difficult tasks of their lives lay ahead of them: selecting a headstone for their infant baby daughter.
Browsing the website, hoping that looking before they went would help her get through it, a black slant-cut heart-shaped stone caught her attention. She did not mention this to her husband, […]
Posted July 30, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her husband was in rehab. He had not yet regained bowel function, was bloated, toxic, terribly uncomfortable, and growing frustrated with the unsuccessful treatment: stool softener, laxative, suppository. “You would think a progressive hospital like this would have acupuncture available,” she lamented.
That was noon.
At 7:00 pm, she received a call from […]
Posted July 23, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
It was the first roof-top wedding at the resort. The day was sunny and warm. The guests were gathered, waiting for the sunset ceremony. A bee buzzed around. The groom said, “It’s been here all afternoon.”
While reading these words, “Although physical bodies pass away, Love is eternal. We recognize and welcome all […]
Posted July 16, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
He was walking on the local pier with some friends.
St. Joseph North Pier Lights in St. Joseph Michigan 707855
Several guys, slightly older than he and his friends, jumped off the pier into the water. One started going down! Others were calling out that they could not swim.
His […]
Posted July 9, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She purposely avoided engaging with the man entering the church just as she was leaving. She had never seen him before, and she was in a hurry to meet someone.
She pushed on the door. It did not budge.
Assuming that the right side door was locked already, her thought was to […]
Posted July 2, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Following his transition, a young man’s mother was feeling very bereft. When she went into a convenience store one day, to buy a cola, she numbly slid the cooler door open.
Reaching in, there on the shelf of the cooler, staring right out at her, was a bottle with her son’s first […]
Posted June 25, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Traveling from the south, they were in the HOV lanes on I-75 coming through Atlanta when they “mistakenly” got onto I-85. Wondering how they might have gotten confused, they soon were in a traffic slow down.
Because they were sitting still, they smelled something hot, and then they saw steam rising from beneath […]
Posted June 18, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
End-over-end ‘rattling’ came from the dryer. She assumed her husband had left a coin in his pocket.
She opened the door: the dryer held only one pair of athletic shorts and two tee-shirts. Nothing with buttons or zippers or snaps to make the noise. She fished the items around, but found no […]
Posted June 11, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
About ten days before the big party, the forecast was 100% chance of rain. When she asked her mother for help doing “frog medicine” to alter the weather pattern, her mother teased her about not trusting God with the weather. Her mother reminded her of a significant event recently. a hearing that might […]
Posted June 4, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Out for a bike ride, she met a woman who had a small dog on a leash.
“Do you recognize this dog?” the woman asked.
Stopping, she straddled her bike. The dog had been found the day before. The woman was out walking the neighborhood streets just looking for anyone who […]
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