Posted March 19, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Mikey

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Last night, on our way home from Mikey’s memorial gathering, we had a wonderful and majestic experience.

As we pulled up into our driveway, there was a beautiful 12 point buck, standing in the full moon light. He stood there looking right at us for a good long minute. It was picture […]

Posted March 12, 2016 in Sacred Stories

October 7

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Her husband had passed over 20 years prior. When she passed shortly before midnight on Sunday, October 4, the family was not thinking about his birthday coming up in a few days.

As the schedule for visitation, funeral, and burial unfolded, none of them were consciously aware of the significance: Her burial took […]

Posted March 5, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Bernie

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Bernie’s passing on January 23 was not a total shock as he had been up and down with complications of COPD for a few years. However, when she wrote to a mutual friend to share the news, the reply was, “Just yesterday I was wondering how Bernie was doing.”

Later, learning more […]

Posted February 27, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Referrals

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At 2:08 pm, she sent a text message to a colleague she had not seen in almost a year:

“Sent a referral your way for relationship counseling.”

At 3:03 pm, this was the reply to her text:

“Oh my goodness. I just uttered your name to a client in my 2-3 appointment, […]

Posted February 20, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Trust

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It was her birthday, and the Angelic Messenger Card she drew was “Trust.”

Acknowledging universal love as your basis for bonding with others.

You have drawn this card to reinforce your belief in a loving Universe and to awaken new channels through which you can use the Universe’s love to strengthen your […]

Posted February 13, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Seven Years

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They had seemed very right together. She thought this was a forever thing. Sure, they had gotten together so quickly after his wife died, but they had all known one another. It was not like they started out as strangers and they weren’t kids.

He had been restless for several years, but […]

Posted February 6, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Salmon Patties

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It was their common concern about the mother they had shared for over fifty years that brought them together for salmon patties late that Saturday evening in October.

“What are you doing?” he asked when his sister-in-law answered his mom’s phone.

“Just starting some dinner. What about you?” she asked.

“Same here. What […]

Posted January 30, 2016 in Sacred Stories

“The Afterlife Connection”

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Following her husband’s death, she found seeing it too painful, so the helium balloon he had given her was put in the guest room, out of sight.

On the anniversary of his passing, though deflated for many long months, that balloon re-inflated and floated out of the bedroom, down the hallway, and […]

Posted January 23, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Crane and Hummingbird

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Adjusting to the passing of her brother included her move to Florida.

She was delighted by the Sandhill Cranes, but naïve to the connection with her brother until one particular crane that had consistently followed her around in the yard pecked at a glass hummingbird she had placed in a flower pot until […]

Posted January 16, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Easy Street

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She was still recovering from the loss of her husband ten years prior, brought to a renewal of the sharp pain of grief as she anticipated their son’s up-coming wedding: feeling the loss, dreading the day, thinking herself helpless to feel joy in the event, she set about shopping online for silver shoes […]