Posted October 12, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
Just about anyone can say the wrong things. Some people are good at saying the right things. But remember this truth from the BK Thought for the Day, “When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.”
If someone has been powerfully present with […]
Posted October 8, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Separated from her husband, adjusting to parenting her son alone, nervous about finances, especially now missing the support of her mother, she went for a hypnotherapy session.
“Do you have a piece of jewelry from your mom?” the therapist asked.
She told the therapist, “Strange you should ask. I have my mom’s […]
Posted October 5, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
Diane Ackerman said she doesn’t want to get to the end of her life and find that she lived just the length of it. She wants to have lived the width of it as well.
Think about all the ways that is true for us. Buying a house is the length of […]
Posted October 1, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
When her brother passed unexpectedly, she went to the cemetery to offer prayers. Her children were meeting her there. She got some flowers and picked up some small stones to bring to the grave. The office gave her a map to find the section, but she had no idea where the specific grave […]
Posted September 28, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
Sarah Ban Breathnach said we can expect to have hope rekindled. She reminds you to expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.
If you find her words refreshing, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the […]
Posted September 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
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 21, 2016 in Wholesome Thoughts By Debra Basham Wholesome Thoughts
It is not what you gather, but what you scatter, that tells what kind of life you have lived. I’m not sure who said this, but I saw it on Gratefulness.org and it rings true.
If you want help with what to scatter, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental […]
Posted September 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
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 By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
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 August 27, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
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 […]
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