Posted May 2, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Life-Saving Change of Plans

The young couple lived very full lives managing a bed and breakfast/retreat center. One winter morning, they went to church with plans to stay for the potluck after the service, however, they decided to go straight home. Sitting down at the table for lunch, he thought he heard someone calling out but could not determine […]

Posted April 25, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Three Candles

He had suffered great abuse as a child, and while his was not an easy story to share, he was nearly finished writing his memoir. He had come to an open mic event for writers. The evening began with a potluck meal and casual conversation before the sharing began.

He began reading about himself as […]

Posted April 18, 2015 in Sacred Stories

# 28 Courage

It was March 16, 2015. She shuffled the deck, and randomly chose a card. The card she drew was number 28, “Courage.”

Application

When you feel yourself on a threshold of change or choice and are unsure what to do, try praying, “Dear guardian angel, please allow me to benefit from this change […]

Posted April 11, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Missing Glove

One of her gloves was missing. She searched her car, checked the house, and even called the last home she had been in the previous day asking if she might have left a glove. She distinctly remembered having put both of her gloves, along with her hat, into the basket on the shelf in […]

Posted April 4, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Coffee Stains

Ah, too many books were piled on her piano stool and end table, and then, “SPLASH!” Her previously full cup of coffee was now on the carpet, the drapes, and had drizzled down into the magazine rack.

While she was busy cleaning up the mess, she came across a book that she had gotten free […]

Posted March 28, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Lily Lives!

Late one Friday night, a mother’s car slid into an icy river. Fourteen hours later a fisherman spotted the car and called the authorities.

When the rescue workers arrived at the scene, they heard a voice (not a child’s voice) calling “Help me” from inside the car. They found the mother’s body in the […]

Posted March 21, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Timely Phone Call

She let the busy of her day keep her from sending the text message, but off and on, all day long, her friend kept popping into her head.

As the evening dark was falling around her, her cell phone rang. She saw the face of her friend and answered saying, “So you got my message!” […]

Posted March 14, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Sonny

Needing a kitty fix, after traveling and being away from the cats in her life, she went to an auto repair business where Sonny spends his days. He is one of those great cats who gets so absorbed by the attention he receives he forgets to swallow and slobbers. She had not been there for […]

Posted March 7, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Beautiful Bloom

January 31, 2015, her sweet mother was moved to hospice care.

February 7, 2015, her sweet mother moved from this world to the next.

Her mother’s death took place while she and her husband were out of town on a trip he had received through work.

February 8, 2015, returning home from the trip, she […]

Posted February 28, 2015 in Sacred Stories

1111

She had forgotten her own experience with the number 1111 until she was told how they came to occupy the office at 1111 Main Street in 2014. It was now 2015, but her own happenings with the number occurred back around 2005.

She had been going through a very dark period in her life, and […]