Posted October 1, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Found It!

Sacred Stories

When her brother passed unexpectedly, she went to the cemetery to offer prayers. Her children were meeting her there. She got some flowers and picked up some small stones to bring to the grave. The office gave her a map to find the section, but she had no idea where the specific grave […]

Posted September 28, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Expect Your Prayers to be Answered

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Sarah Ban Breathnach said we can expect to have hope rekindled. She reminds you to expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

If you find her words refreshing, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the […]

Posted September 25, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Exchange of Ideas

Debra’s Wellness Tips

“If you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two […]

Posted September 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Three Little Birds

Sacred Stories

Her heart was heavy as she was driving to her parents’ house with her infant son. Her first family photos were going to be without her husband and her daughter.

She had given birth to twins a few months earlier, but her daughter had only lived three-and-a-half days.

Current family tension […]

Posted September 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

What You Scatter

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It is not what you gather, but what you scatter, that tells what kind of life you have lived. I’m not sure who said this, but I saw it on Gratefulness.org and it rings true.

If you want help with what to scatter, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]

Posted September 18, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Cupping

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When legendary swimmer, Michael Phelps, jumped into the pool to win his 19th Olympic Gold Medal, he did so with peculiar round blotches on his back. Thankfully, an online news article cleared up any questions about it by explaining the ancient art of cupping.

Cupping is a process by which glass […]

Posted September 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Ed!

Sacred Stories

He was enjoying a morning off.

He knew he wanted to stop and see a friend who had just gotten back in town after spending the winter in Florida.

He stopped in at a garage sale in a nearby town.

There was his friend buying a hat!

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Posted September 14, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts

Do the Work!

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Maybe the definition of perfection is something that actually gets done. Neale Donald Walsch said that, and I agree.

My Healing Touch mentor, Janet Mentgen, said it this way, “Just do the work!”

Send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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Posted September 11, 2016 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Live a Balanced Life

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“Now we realize that our days are not really ours. We can plan them, but we can’t really control them. That’s just the way it is, and it’s okay.”

Many of us still consider 9/11 as a day to remember. This quotation from Hazelden Foundation reminded me that, for some, […]

Posted September 10, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Boston

Sacred Stories

Coming into the waiting room to see her client out of the building, she discovered a woman looking around.

“May I help you?” she inquired of the woman.

The woman responded, “I thought you had a book store here. I am looking for a book about preparing for surgery.”

“Oh, we don’t have […]