Posted December 24, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
It was Christmas day. She drove her new car to her parents’ home. As she parked near the barn, she said, “I don’t want to park here and have somebody hit my new car.”
She moved the car across the street next to the house, but that did not feel right, so […]
Posted December 17, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
His friend had died of a drug overdose.
The day after the wake, he found a dime in his suit jacket pocket.
Two days later, on the way home he had chills and goosebumps and his friend’s photo fell off the visor in his car.
The next day he found […]
Posted December 10, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
He missed his mom since she had passed, but he thought of her often, and this day he also thought of his mom’s good friend.
Within minutes, his mom’s friend called to tell him she had just found a Crow feather standing in her yard. Crow was one of her dear friend’s […]
Posted December 3, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
When I was 28 years old, I told myself that I wanted to be in a place to “retire” by the time I was 35 years old.
My goal was to be free and offer my “work” to the world.
I got released from my job exactly at 35 years plus one […]
Posted November 26, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
The family was all meeting with the pastor to plan his mother’s eulogy. “In some cultures it is common for the spirit of the loved one to visit. Although that is not as well recognized in our culture, I hope you will remain open to the possibility that she will visit.”
“She […]
Posted November 19, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Imagine the chaos that erupted when bats began showing up inside resident rooms at the senior living complex…
Intentional about bringing a deeper sense of things to every experience of life, she suggested to her colleague that they look up the symbolic meaning of bat in Medicine Cards.
Her colleague […]
Posted November 12, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
It was about 3 am when a feral kitten came into the porch with some coaxing.
She was up with a terrible headache.
Within an hour, after two bowls of food, the kitten jumped up on the coach and curled up with her for short periods of time.
She had been […]
Posted November 5, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
She preferred going to confession out-of-town. Something felt much safer to her not being known by the priest hearing her tell of her inner worries, wounds, and wonderings.
The priest suggested she buy a special kind of stone—one that had a rough side and a polished side. He said that stone was […]
Posted October 8, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Separated from her husband, adjusting to parenting her son alone, nervous about finances, especially now missing the support of her mother, she went for a hypnotherapy session.
“Do you have a piece of jewelry from your mom?” the therapist asked.
She told the therapist, “Strange you should ask. I have my mom’s […]
Posted June 4, 2016 in Sacred Stories By Debra Basham Sacred Stories
Out for a bike ride, she met a woman who had a small dog on a leash.
“Do you recognize this dog?” the woman asked.
Stopping, she straddled her bike. The dog had been found the day before. The woman was out walking the neighborhood streets just looking for anyone who […]
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