Posted September 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Three Little Birds

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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 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Ed!

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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 10, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Boston

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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 […]

Posted September 3, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Miss Ellie

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They had just attended their 49th consecutive annual family reunion. It was the first one ever attended without their mother.

As they were driving home, a vehicle towing a boat passed them. The name of the boat was Miss Ellie.

Miss Ellie was the term of endearment their sister-in-law used […]

Posted August 27, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Just Do It!

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Feeling somewhat desperate, trying to decide if she should sign the lease without others being committed to sharing the space, she blurted out, “I believe in me!”

Just as she did, she saw a wadded up garment on the side of the road. The previous week, she had found a pair of […]

Posted August 20, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Lord's Supper

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Her grandfather was quite the artist. He did mostly religious paintings. A favorite piece depicting the Lord’s Supper, hung above his bed.

PHILADELPHIA – MAY 17: Father Gregory Fairbanks, a professor at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, speaks to the media next to a picture of “The Last Supper” […]

Posted August 13, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Love is Strange

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She and their baby son had gone to stay with her parents, to give her husband some time to sort things out.

Her friend was out for a bike ride and came upon a larger-than-life chalk message on the newly blacktopped road.

The message was, “Hey! Everything will be okay. Love […]

Posted August 6, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Headstone

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One of the most difficult tasks of their lives lay ahead of them: selecting a headstone for their infant baby daughter.

Browsing the website, hoping that looking before they went would help her get through it, a black slant-cut heart-shaped stone caught her attention. She did not mention this to her husband, […]

Posted July 30, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Acupuncture

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Her husband was in rehab. He had not yet regained bowel function, was bloated, toxic, terribly uncomfortable, and growing frustrated with the unsuccessful treatment: stool softener, laxative, suppository. “You would think a progressive hospital like this would have acupuncture available,” she lamented.

That was noon.

At 7:00 pm, she received a call from […]

Posted July 23, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Honey

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It was the first roof-top wedding at the resort. The day was sunny and warm. The guests were gathered, waiting for the sunset ceremony. A bee buzzed around. The groom said, “It’s been here all afternoon.”

While reading these words, “Although physical bodies pass away, Love is eternal. We recognize and welcome all […]