Posted February 20, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Walls and Doors

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Walls keep everybody out.

Boundaries teach people where the door is.

Mark Groves said that.

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Posted February 16, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Robbery Thwarted and More

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She was at home when two men entered their home with the intention to rob them.

She was just overcome by courage. She began to speak to the two men like they were children, saying, “You should be ashamed of yourself, you have no right to be here, and you need to […]

Posted February 13, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Mending

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Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.

L.R. Knost said that.

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Posted February 9, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Lightening!

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His twin brother had recently died. Feeling bereft, and needing to get away, he went to visit girlfriend.

He looked out the window and saw a bolt of lightening coming straight down. The lightening struck a tree outside the window, breaking off a large branch. The branch fell onto the truck he […]

Posted February 6, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Ask

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In Days of Healing, Days of Joy Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty said, “We’re not likely to get what we don’t ask for.”

If you would appreciate learning how to ask, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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Posted February 2, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Timing is Everything

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Lou was a young pastor just finishing up his first year in his first church. That September, he said to one of his church leaders, “Hey, David, do you think I could take off the Sunday after Thanksgiving?”

“Sure,” he said, “just make sure you get someone to do the service. Are you […]

Posted January 30, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

At Every Moment

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Happiness is the result of total appreciation of all that life gives you at every moment. The Brahma Kumaris said that.

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Posted January 26, 2019 in Sacred Stories

I Could Smell Him

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She and her mom were both still reeling from the death of her brother, who was a senior in high school.

One day her mom said, “Did you smell him? I could smell him….”

It was such a new thing for both of them. They knew what they smelled.

“Yes,” she […]

Posted January 23, 2019 in Wholesome Thoughts

Irreplaceable Hours

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In Dawn Light: Dancing With Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day, Diane Ackerman asks, “With what do we choose to spend the irreplaceable hours of our life?”

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Posted January 19, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Answered Prayer

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Her husband was being cared for in a facility, due to advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She was feeling some concern about her upcoming scheduled time away.

Before going to visit him that day, she said a little prayer, asking if he was doing OK.

His communication essentially had become “word salad.” The […]