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 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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Posted April 30, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Lights Out

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She noticed a street light went out. She had a wondering if it was a communication from her husband.

At that exact moment of her wondering, a second street light also went out!

Posted April 23, 2016 in Sacred Stories

You Called Me!

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Her phone rang. The caller ID showed only the city. No number or name was identified. She took the call.

The friend she had had lunch with earlier that day was on the line. The friend said, “You called me!”

Many say they notice how technology seems to be sensitive to the spiritual […]

Posted April 9, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Mandarin Oranges!

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Her most frequent snack of late was mandarin oranges. She was driving on a four-lane road, when—on the dotted line in her lane—she saw a single mandarin orange slice.

Recognizing it as odd, she missed the message of a visit from her husband until the very next day (on a different four-lane road!) […]