Posted March 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her dad had passed years earlier when she was alone one evening, driving in her car with all the windows rolled up.
The smell of a freshly-lit cigarette lifted from the back seat and filled the car.
She knew instantly her father was visiting.
These are sacred stories. Pay attention […]
Posted March 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
When she was just three years old, she was at the lake with her older cousins and fell off the dock and into the lake.
Running for help, the older cousins returned with her mother, who expected to see her floating face down in the water. Instead, she was sitting on the […]
Posted February 24, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
A missionary was serving in a third-world country. He and his family had very little in the way of provisions, living in the mission with about a dozen others.
One day there was absolutely no food for any of them but the missionary kept saying, “God will provide.” When it was mealtime, they […]
Posted February 17, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Unemployed for almost a month now, he drove a friend to a nearby town for a dentist appointment to make a bit of cash.
His intention was to stop by a company in that town where he had previously applied for a job but not yet been hired.
As he was […]
Posted February 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her husband had recently passed. She was in bed, not quite asleep yet, when the downstairs door opened.
She heard the scuffing off of shoes then the pitter-patter of stocking-clad feet coming up the carpeted stairway.
She felt him sit at the side of the bed, just like he always did.
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Posted February 3, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She wanted to hear her dear friend’s guest sermon at an out of town church, but she and her husband had promised to usher at her own church that Sunday. As she was preparing for church, she was moved to gift a woman from her church with a small book. The took the […]
Posted January 27, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Her friend asked her to host a gathering of folks to come together to pray the rosary. She was very busy, tried to say no, and reluctantly agreed. Asking how many people to expect, she was told 5 to 7 people.
The day of the event, her husband suggested he make some copies […]
Posted January 20, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She was at the local credit union when the customer service agent mentioned to her that his girlfriend was taking a Reiki class at a local yoga studio the coming weekend.
Opening Facebook when she arrived home the following message was on her feed:
Hi, St. Joe, Mi friends! I’m coming to […]
Posted January 13, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
When their tickets for the upcoming cruise arrived, the tickets were dated two weeks earlier than arranged. She was about to phone the company to have them changed when her husband calmly said, “Leave them. Perhaps there is a reason this is a better date.”
The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and […]
Posted January 6, 2018 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
He was serving in Vietnam as a Chaplain. Each week he would travel from the base to villages where they had men serving. He would do a service and offer sacraments.
On a Monday morning as he was walking out of his hooch he heard a voice say, “Go today instead of tomorrow,” […]
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