Posted September 29, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Barrel Through It

He decided to cut his exercise session short at only two sets. While doing that second set, the radio station came in loud and clear, “Ain’t no love in Oklahoma, just the whistle of a long black train….”

Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma is the theme song for Tulsa King, an American crime comedy-drama […]

Posted September 27, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Morning Star

Instead of reading this morning, I decided to just sit by the picture window on the porch and watch the full moon through the trees. As I was watching, I got a reply I was not expecting. The sky lit up with a shooting star that came from east and headed west, and it was […]

Posted September 10, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Dressed by Love

She was visiting her husband’s mother when a neighbor asked how she was about gently used clothing. A dear friend of the neighbor had died recently. “I have a few things that look like they would fit you,” the neighbor told her.

They items fit perfectly, as though they were tailor-made for her! She […]

Posted September 7, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Gateway to Freedom

I have been finding dimes for a friend over a decade now. He had told his wife he would send her dimes from heaven because anyone could send pennies but she was worth more than anyone else. Immediately after I met her, I started finding (and saving) dimes for her.

Soon after my dear […]

Posted September 6, 2024 in Sacred Stories

A Somatic Visitation

He woke about 1:00 am feeling her leg slide up against his.

Her skin felt cool — his warmed beneath the covers.

His thoughts traveled instantaneously along the line of asking her how she had been able to get into bed without his help. She had navigated severe back challenges.

She had undergone a […]

Posted August 6, 2024 in Sacred Stories

A Motto for Living Life

The times are urgent; let us slow down.

~ African Saying

He still had not found his coffee cup from a few days earlier although he distinctly remembered putting it in his car when he was leaving his friends’ home. The kitchen still dark, reaching into the cupboard to get yet another one, this time […]

Posted August 4, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Mr. Rogers Mug

He could not find his coffee cup. He knew he had had it in the car when he had driven to a friend’s to bike from her home. The biking and sharing was part of his processing the grief.

Maybe he had left his coffee cup on her porch.

He went to the […]

Posted August 4, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Backseat

Fred was navigating the grief journey after his beloved had passed very suddenly (following a time of chronic health challenges) just four weeks ago. He had spent the evening with good friends who invited one of their neighbors to join them as a fourth for pizza and cards.

They spoke openly of Fred’s journey, […]

Posted July 18, 2024 in Sacred Stories

A Profound Truth

She had received an email of condolence following the passing of a friend from heart failure. In her thank-you reply she shared a few more details including that her friend’s younger son had died of a bee sting at the age of 42, leaving her friend truly heart broken.

“Her son will be thrilled […]

Posted July 11, 2024 in Sacred Stories

Missing Metformin

It was odd that he would doze off while they watched a bit of TV after dinner. He had done that a lot before being diagnosed with and treated for sleep apnea — but not since he had begun using a CPAP. He was faithful using it every night and even for his afternoon naps. […]