Posted September 16, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Newsletter

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Taking the mail out of the box, her eyes landed on the name and number of her friend on the back of the newsletter. Her friend’s husband was quite ill. She picked up the phone and made a call.

“What led you to call today?” her friend’s voice was quivering.

“I […]

Posted September 9, 2017 in Sacred Stories

The Shack

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The end of the movie really didn’t make sense to her, so when she took a friend who was having some very hurtful family dynamics to see it (thinking it would be healing for her) she was also looking forward to having an opportunity to maybe understand that last scene.

When she […]

Posted August 26, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Dr. Flamm

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He had finally been able to see a doctor and he now had a diagnosis and a prescription, but he was incarcerated and denied pain medication. He knew people in prison often faked pain to get drugs, but he knew this pain was real.

He continued to report severe discomfort. He finally […]

Posted August 19, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Stanley Steemer

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The carpet cleaning company her husband had called days ago had still not returned his call. They needed to get the carpet in the house they just purchased before moving stuff in from their current home to get it staged. Expressing her angst, the man they purchased the new home from told her […]

Posted August 12, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Dental Floss

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Sunday was the first night she spent in her new home. Awake Monday at 3:30 am her mind went to all the unpacking still needing to be done. She got up and quietly worked in the master bathroom as her husband slept in the adjacent bedroom. Sorting the significant assortment of sample-sized dental […]

Posted June 3, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Appointment

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February 8 she received an email message requesting a session. When would she be back in town? She was not due back until early April.

March 22 she sent a response: “Hi. Wondering if you want to set up your appointment for soon after I get home.”

The reply popped in right […]

Posted May 27, 2017 in Sacred Stories

UPS

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She was intending to drive to the UPS store after her doctor’s appointment, but she needed to return directly home to ice packs. Halfway home on her country road, she said out loud, “Sure would be convenient if a UPS truck was in the neighborhood to take my package.”

A UPS truck rounded […]

Posted May 20, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Candy Striper

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Her son was two-and-a-half. Friends had come to swim. Just before dinner, she bathed her son and was bathing her daughters when her husband screamed her name. Her son had been pulled from the pool unconscious!

Water poured from every orifice in his body. She rode in the ambulance, praying.

At […]

Posted May 13, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Casey

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Casey was a bit of a handful. She was one of those dogs who refused to stay in her own yard. For weeks now, Casey would disappear every afternoon. Her owner had no idea where she was, but Casey would come back home by dinnertime.

Quite the surprise, one day Casey stayed home […]

Posted May 6, 2017 in Sacred Stories

Mojo

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On Sunday evening he was visiting friends to play dominoes. Addressing the wife, he said, “I need you to do some of your Mojo. We need to find a rental for next season.”

She told him he did not need her Mojo, he just needed to use his own. He was to […]