Posted March 31, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Love, Hope, Cure

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It was with a heavy heart she stood in line at the post office, looking at the incoming call. She could not take a call in the post office, but she did not want to speak to him right now anyway. She knew he was using drugs again.

As she left the post […]

Posted March 24, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Yeast Dough

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She and her husband were camping in a remote location in a state park. Up early, sitting at the picnic table writing in her journal, suddenly the fragrance of yeast dough filled the air.

Looking around, half expecting to see someone with an oven making bread, she realized this was a “spirit-smell.” […]

Posted March 17, 2018 in Sacred Stories

ZViola

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She was with a realtor touring a house. The home was new, but had been empty for three years.

The daughter of the previous homeowner was there, and when it looked as though a sale was going to take place some personal contact information was to be shared.

“What is your […]

Posted March 10, 2018 in Sacred Stories

Freshly-lit Cigarette

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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

Silver Ladder

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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

Dinner is Here!

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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

Road Test

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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

You’re Gonna Do Great Too

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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

A Message Directly from God

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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

27 People

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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 […]