Posted February 7, 2024 in Sacred Stories

God's Message in My Boot!

(Reposted from Facebook with permission from Shana.)

During my prayer time this morning, I prayed about a situation I was wrestling to get my mind around. The situation wasn’t news to God. I am pretty sure God was probably like, “Yes, Shana, I get it; we’ve talked about this before.”

Then, as I […]

Posted May 25, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Angel in a Laundromat

Sacred Stories

After her young husband had died, almost 25 years earlier, she had sold their home. Preparing to leave, she looked back into their now empty living room. A folded piece of paper was lying in the middle of the floor.

She was feeling so lonely, broken, and lost.

She picked up […]

Posted June 11, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Sacred Stories

About ten days before the big party, the forecast was 100% chance of rain. When she asked her mother for help doing “frog medicine” to alter the weather pattern, her mother teased her about not trusting God with the weather. Her mother reminded her of a significant event recently. a hearing that might […]

Posted November 25, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Thanksgiving

Wholesome Thoughts

“What makes our heart sing may be noisy and irritating to others.” (Betty Lue Leiber). It is best to not look to others for approval, but to find that source of guidance from within.

Guidance – God, you and I dance. That is something worthy of thanksgiving!

Send email to debra@scs-matters.com, […]

Posted July 8, 2015 in Wholesome Thoughts

Sacred Stories

The journey to God is merely the reawakening of the knowledge of where you are always and what you are forever!

Recently I heard a theologian explaining how humans have outgrown the idea that God is somewhere up there and we get there by dying. We now know we live in a horizontal universe. […]

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 […]