Posted February 23, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Acorn

Sacred Stories

At the conclusion of the retreat, everyone pitched in to clean the common areas. As she was stacking chairs in the meeting room, she found a small acorn.

She picked it up, and took it home.

A couple of days later, she picked up the acorn and held it in her […]

Posted February 16, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Robbery Thwarted and More

Sacred Stories

She was at home when two men entered their home with the intention to rob them.

She was just overcome by courage. She began to speak to the two men like they were children, saying, “You should be ashamed of yourself, you have no right to be here, and you need to […]

Posted February 9, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Lightening!

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His twin brother had recently died. Feeling bereft, and needing to get away, he went to visit girlfriend.

He looked out the window and saw a bolt of lightening coming straight down. The lightening struck a tree outside the window, breaking off a large branch. The branch fell onto the truck he […]

Posted February 2, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Timing is Everything

Sacred Stories

Lou was a young pastor just finishing up his first year in his first church. That September, he said to one of his church leaders, “Hey, David, do you think I could take off the Sunday after Thanksgiving?”

“Sure,” he said, “just make sure you get someone to do the service. Are you […]

Posted January 26, 2019 in Sacred Stories

I Could Smell Him

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She and her mom were both still reeling from the death of her brother, who was a senior in high school.

One day her mom said, “Did you smell him? I could smell him….”

It was such a new thing for both of them. They knew what they smelled.

“Yes,” she […]

Posted January 19, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Answered Prayer

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Her husband was being cared for in a facility, due to advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She was feeling some concern about her upcoming scheduled time away.

Before going to visit him that day, she said a little prayer, asking if he was doing OK.

His communication essentially had become “word salad.” The […]

Posted January 12, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Butterflies….

Sacred Stories

People often see butterflies, and butterflies are symbols of new life.

So many butterflies….

She knew they were messengers, telling her he was with her.

These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life.

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Posted January 5, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Simon and Garfunkel

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She was shopping for some special gifts.

The shop was quiet when she entered, but soon Simon and Garfunkel began to play.

She had to breathe deeply and hold it together.

She’d just left a session doing profound healing work around her mother’s death.

Simon and Garfunkel was her […]

Posted December 29, 2018 in Sacred Stories

“Dad”

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Her dad had lived with her for about 5 months before he passed.

The bedroom set in the guestroom where he stayed, had belonged to his sister.

After he passed, she put a few of his belongings in the bottom drawer, but the handles have since broken off and she cannot get […]

Posted December 22, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Donna!

Sacred Stories

Her mother had died tragically the weekend of her wedding. She was doing everything possible to make peace around all of that.

Wanting to pick out some hand-crafted jewelry for a couple of her friends, she stopped in a gallery in the small town she was visiting.

She was drawn to […]