Posted November 16, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Reggie Road

Their purchasing a larger home was quite the story. They knew they wanted more children and they would talk about a large farmhouse quite nearby where they were currently living. One day she made contact with the owners asking if they would consider selling. The owner responded, “We have just been talking about that!”

They […]

Posted November 12, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Two Heartbeats

Expecting twin boys then the sad news one of the boys was likely not viable.

The babies’ shower was already planned. Do they cancel? Accept gifts for only one? They decided to go ahead with the shower and when the food was blessed by her aunt, the prayer was spoken with total truth and trust:

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Posted November 11, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Small Seed of Faith

It was late in the evening of a long day and it had been a very emotionally difficult week when her friend shared an 11-minute video which the friend found very funny. She did not laugh.

“You did not think it was funny?” the friend asked.

“I did not find it funny. It was long […]

Posted November 9, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Jarvis Jay MASTERS!

Feeling troubled about a family member who was incarcerated again, she found herself meditating on Jarvis Jay Masters. He has been in prison for over 40 years, on Death Row. While incarcerated, Jarvis has become an amazing practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, an author and a teacher.

For the first time she could see the beauty […]

Posted November 7, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Sign from God

It had been a stressful stretch. She got a difficult “cold” and then her young twin grandsons got it. She was trying to help her daughter care for them.

Not yet with full stamina, she tripped a bit and jammed her wrist. She did not seek medical attention immediately but a day or so […]

Posted November 2, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Kyle Texas

Thanks in large part to Zoom technology, our spiritual community now stretches across the globe. When one of our friends, who lives in Texas, let me know her mother had just pasted about an hour earlier, I quickly sent an email message out to the other members with that news. People would want to offer […]

Posted October 31, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Mantra for Handling Strong Emotions

Following some online sharing, she emailed a Mantra for Handling Strong emotions to a friend who lost her husband 6 months ago, had her home damaged by a hurricane, and is now feeling a lot of fear.

Less than ten minutes later she received a voice mail message from the woman who had shared […]

Posted October 28, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Tara: Transforming Suffering

The sharing of their small group included looking at “What is my portion of THE pain that I am healing in this lifetime?”

She spoke awareness of a sense of her voice not being heard, including times when it was especially painful because it occurred within the spiritual community. A few examples were given, inviting […]

Posted October 23, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Dowagiac

She lived in a small town in Southwestern Michigan, but was in Chicago getting her tattoos. Not that kind of tattoos. She was going to have 25 radiation treatments.

The skin must be marked before radiation is given, as it ensures that the radiation beams to treat the cancer are applied in the correct […]

Posted October 8, 2023 in Sacred Stories

Three Empty Chairs

They had just taken their seats at the funeral. Their friend, Sandy, had passed so unexpectedly after a car hit her in the grocery store parking lot. “Judy should be here with us,” Kay said.

“There are three empty chairs in our row,” she responded, “so let’s save the one next to you for Judy.” […]