Posted February 22, 2020 in Sacred Stories

Come on, let's go....

Sacred Stories

She passed away of natural causes while vacationing in Argentina.

The night before she passed, she dreamed that she was walking on the beach when she felt someone touch her hand. She turned around and it was her late husband.

He said, “Come on, let’s go.”

She shared having […]

Posted December 14, 2019 in Sacred Stories

Army/Navy Game

Sacred Stories

He was a member of West Point’s “Black Knights” Army Football team.

As a defensive end and fullback, his Army team beat Navy in 1966 and 1968, and tied them in 1965.

December 14, 2019, is the day of his funeral and the day of the Army/Navy game!

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Posted August 12, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Near Death

Debra’s Wellness Tips

Death might just be considered by many to be one of the worst fates, but it is something every human being will experience. Given that death is inevitable, perhaps we would do well to have a better relationship with it.

Over the years I have encouraged people to write their own […]

Posted January 14, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Obituary

Sacred Stories

The drug store she worked in carried the local newspaper. One evening, as she was getting ready to go home, she went to the front of the store and opened the paper.

Turning to the back page, she said to a co-worker, “I just wanted to check to see if my mother-in-law’s obituary […]

Posted May 7, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Cracked Lid

Sacred Stories

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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