Posted July 16, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Lifeguard

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He was walking on the local pier with some friends.

St. Joseph North Pier Lights in St. Joseph Michigan 707855

Several guys, slightly older than he and his friends, jumped off the pier into the water. One started going down! Others were calling out that they could not swim.

His […]

Posted July 9, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Become a Priest

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She purposely avoided engaging with the man entering the church just as she was leaving. She had never seen him before, and she was in a hurry to meet someone.

She pushed on the door. It did not budge.

Assuming that the right side door was locked already, her thought was to […]

Posted July 2, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Coke!

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Following his transition, a young man’s mother was feeling very bereft. When she went into a convenience store one day, to buy a cola, she numbly slid the cooler door open.

Reaching in, there on the shelf of the cooler, staring right out at her, was a bottle with her son’s first […]

Posted June 25, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Best Mechanic in Georgia

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Traveling from the south, they were in the HOV lanes on I-75 coming through Atlanta when they “mistakenly” got onto I-85. Wondering how they might have gotten confused, they soon were in a traffic slow down.

Because they were sitting still, they smelled something hot, and then they saw steam rising from beneath […]

Posted June 18, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Charm

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End-over-end ‘rattling’ came from the dryer. She assumed her husband had left a coin in his pocket.

She opened the door: the dryer held only one pair of athletic shorts and two tee-shirts. Nothing with buttons or zippers or snaps to make the noise. She fished the items around, but found no […]

Posted June 4, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Found Dog!

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Out for a bike ride, she met a woman who had a small dog on a leash.

“Do you recognize this dog?” the woman asked.

Stopping, she straddled her bike. The dog had been found the day before. The woman was out walking the neighborhood streets just looking for anyone who […]

Posted May 28, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Cookies

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He was writing a column about birds sneaking treats without getting caught. The column jogged thoughts he admitted to a friend. When his neighbor, who is an excellent cook, bakes a scrumptious cake, or delicious cookies, he would often entertain thoughts of surreptitiously sneaking into her kitchen and sampling some, without getting caught. […]

Posted May 21, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Grasshopper

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She was walking their dog on the usual path. There were always grasshoppers jumping out of the way on the sidewalk.

Her husband had died. This particular day was the second anniversary of her husband’s transition, and she was walking and crying and wishing for the simple pleasure of holding his hand.

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Posted May 14, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Window Washer

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One summer, she was working on a window washing crew. The crew was doing a house above the lake where the owner had passed away.

Late in the afternoon, she created an intention to be a channel for this gentleman if he cared to communicate. She received a very clear message: “Mind […]

Posted May 7, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Cracked Lid

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A friend’s obituary showed up in my inbox at work. I process obits.

My friend was 97. She had given me a Tupperware container before she moved away four years earlier.

My lunch salad was in that container. The previous day I noticed the lid had cracked….

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