Posted September 3, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
They had just attended their 49th consecutive annual family reunion. It was the first one ever attended without their mother.
As they were driving home, a vehicle towing a boat passed them. The name of the boat was Miss Ellie.
Miss Ellie was the term of endearment their sister-in-law used […]
Posted August 27, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Feeling somewhat desperate, trying to decide if she should sign the lease without others being committed to sharing the space, she blurted out, “I believe in me!”
Just as she did, she saw a wadded up garment on the side of the road. The previous week, she had found a pair of […]
Posted August 20, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her grandfather was quite the artist. He did mostly religious paintings. A favorite piece depicting the Lord’s Supper, hung above his bed.
PHILADELPHIA – MAY 17: Father Gregory Fairbanks, a professor at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, speaks to the media next to a picture of “The Last Supper” […]
Posted August 13, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She and their baby son had gone to stay with her parents, to give her husband some time to sort things out.
Her friend was out for a bike ride and came upon a larger-than-life chalk message on the newly blacktopped road.
The message was, “Hey! Everything will be okay. Love […]
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 […]
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