Posted September 5, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Change is Full of Opportunity

She told her sister she had been awake and did a therapy writing after having gotten a call from a precious friend. That friend was in the hospital, again, with fewer and fewer medical options seeming to exist. She also shared an attribution line “developed and produced by so-and-so” mentioning her former business partner had […]

Posted August 22, 2026 in Sacred Stories

MDS Leukemia and Seeing God Clearly

It had only been one day earlier she had been on the phone with a friend/colleague for 90 minutes. The friend had received a diagnosis of MDS Leukemia.

Her friend was a Nurse Practitioner, so no novice to medical information. The prognosis for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) — sometimes called pre-leukemia — varies widely. Median […]

Posted August 5, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Help from Martin

Following several strong storms this summer, I have often seen an elder person using a grabber/reacher to pick up myriad branches and twigs dumped onto the sizable lawn.

This day, since the person was very near the road, as I rode by on my bike I spoke, “It is a beautiful morning.”

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Posted July 24, 2026 in Sacred Stories

D-O-N-N-Y

At over ninety years of age, it is a shock to lose an adult child. Her son, Donny, had passed two years prior when she had the phone ring just one ring and stop.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

She decided to go to the phone in the house that had a caller identification […]

Posted July 18, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Mints - A Double

Soon after the husband of her friend had passed the white-with-red-stripes, soft, sugary mints he loved gifting to his wife started showing up. (See “Mints”.)

For over 20 years now, this particular type of soft mint had been recognized as a welcome message of his everlasting love!

While planning to be visiting with their […]

Posted July 18, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Molly and OJ's

He went out with friends for the first time in over a year — not since his wife had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

Molly and OJ’s had about 40 moon-shaped lights ceiling lights.

As they began talking and laughing about old times, the light directly above him at their table started flashing! […]

Posted July 14, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Doorprize!

His wife had just passed on June 28. Friends were telling him the importance of doing those things they loved doing, even if it was difficult. So, he took the car to the Ridgetown Rotary Antique Car and Tractor Show, Sunday, July 12, 2026, at Watson Grove Park.

When the winning number for the […]

Posted July 11, 2026 in Sacred Stories

“Lefty”

His daughter let him know of the passing of an out-of-state friend. He was scheduled to be visiting his daughter and family the following week. He could be there to attend the funeral. Sitting down at the dining table to eat his breakfast he began reading the obituary, and casually said aloud, “Alexa, shuffle songs […]

Posted July 8, 2026 in Sacred Stories

4th of July Call for Help

They were camping for the 4th of July weekend. While riding their new electric bikes to the evening’s bonfire, he thought he heard a male voice. Stopping to listen closely, he realized it was someone calling out for help.

Following the calls, he located an older man by an overturned golf cart. The cart […]

Posted June 23, 2026 in Sacred Stories

Cleveland Clinic

They were in the midst of a Michigan blizzard and he was out trying to clear their driveway when a neighbor stopped to ask how his wife was doing. Although she worked for a medical doctor, a diagnosis had eluded them. “Not good,” was the reply.

They talked a bit about what was going […]