Posted January 21, 2022 in Sacred Stories

Cervantes

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She was up early again. Grateful she leaned toward being a short sleeper, about 7 hours is perfect for her.

The Osho Zen Tarot card she drew asking about her husband’s coming home from the hospital was: X Change. It has often been said that the only unchanging thing in […]

Posted January 13, 2022 in Sacred Stories

5 Pounds

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He came home from the hospital with a strict “no lifting anything over five pounds” until after his post-surgical recheck that was still a couple of weeks away.

In a few days, as he gained some strength, he wondered aloud how much his guitar weighs.

His wife carried the […]

Posted January 7, 2022 in Sacred Stories

PICC Line

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Christopher, the OR nurse finished checking the patient’s PICC line.

A peripherally inserted central catheter, also called a PICC line, is a long, thin tube that’s inserted through a vein.

As he headed out the door, Christopher paused, turned, and shared an experience.

“I am not a religious person, […]

Posted January 7, 2022 in Sacred Stories

Cervantes

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One month into their four-month snowbird season, her husband had emergency CABG – coronary artery bypass grafting. They had no idea he had extensive coronary artery disease.

She anticipated he would be discharged from the hospital today. Catching up on email, a message from the book Easy Does It: A […]

Posted January 1, 2022 in Sacred Stories

See Cashier

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She stopped to get gas. Her husband was in a hospital about an hour’s drive away.

She inserted her credit card, punched in the ZIP code, and got the “See Cashier” message. She tried her debit card and it also said “See Cashier.”

When she went in to the […]

Posted December 12, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Ray of Sunshine

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She went to the cemetery to put a grave blanket on her husband‘s grave.

As she got in the car to leave something said to her, “Tak one more picture.”

She took this picture from her car window and this is what she saw.

(Eastampton New Jersey […]

Posted December 2, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Jasper’s New Crate

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She had recently gotten a new rescue dog. She named him Jasper.

She met another woman who was walking her dog at the park.

She mentioned she was going to go out of state to visit her father for the first time since Jasper had come into her family, […]

Posted November 24, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Maybe You'll be There

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She took her normal back roads to the facility where her husband had been in the memory care unit for over five years. Her mind often drifted backwards and forwards, leaving her searching for this moment.

This stretch of road was hugged tightly by the forest and her autumn drive was […]

Posted November 19, 2021 in Sacred Stories

On Eagles Wings

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His brother had recently passed. Their relationship was very close. When their father had a stroke nearly forty years earlier, this brother became the patriarch of the family. Plus, they wintered close by and spent a couple of days a week together. They shared a very special bond.

His brother had […]

Posted November 18, 2021 in Sacred Stories

Monarch on a Golf Ball

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When my dad passed, a little Monarch butterfly got into the memorial section of the cemetery, and he was fluttering around. So, I just thought, “Oh, that’s my dad saying, ‘I’m okay. I’ve got an eye on everybody.”

So, in my mind, if I see a butterfly — especially a […]