Debra Basham

Living and Loving

Category: Sacred Stories

Contains sacred stories

  • Raining Spoons

    Sacred Stories

    Today’s Sacred Story was published in the book: Today’s Gift. The author is anonymous.

    “There were two women who shared a house and raised their daughters, two toddlers, together. Then one of the women got transferred to another city and moved with her daughter.

    “Ten years later, they had a reunion. The mothers asked their kids what they remembered about living together. Did they remember all the books? No. Did they remember a mom in the kitchen every morning, fixing eggs and toast? No.

    “What they remembered was playing in the pink bathtub for hours, pulling the pink shower curtain shut for privacy. And the morning the mothers sneaked in, turned off the lights, threw plastic cups and spoons over the curtain and cried, “It’s raining spoons!” They laughed and laughed.

    “We are lucky in this life – our minds think laughter is what’s worth remembering.

    “What laughter from yesterday can I remember today?”

    Sacred Stories are everywhere. Each day you are provided evidence that life is wonderful. Pay attention to what is happening in your life, including what you happen to read today. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Dorothy – It’s a Small World

    Sacred Stories

    He was on a boat ride with neighbors of the friends they were visiting in Florida. He was making polite conversation (small talk) with the wife.

    He said to her, “I understand you are from Wisconsin. What part?”

    She told him the town that they currently live in, and then she mentioned the town she grew up in.

    He said, “My sister-in-law grew up in that town. Did you know Dorothy (and he gave Dorothy’s maiden name)?”

    “We were classmates in high school!” she enthusiastically responded.

    A quick phone call to Dorothy, and she and Dorothy were enjoying a conversation!!!

    It’s such a small world…. what are the odds?

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Word for the Day

    Sacred Stories

    It was Christmas day. She had just finished reading Barbara Brodsky’s channeled message from Jeshua, when, not 30 seconds later, she opened this email:

    What a perfect Christmas message! She smiled….

    ‘Word for the Day’ is free. Go to Gratefulness.org to sign up now.

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Healing Stone

    Sacred Stories

    She had been called by a colleague to assist him at the bedside of a patient who was passing.

    She had been gifted a special healing stone that had come from John of God, a powerful healer in rural, central, Brazil.

    She knew she wanted that healing stone with her. She quickly placed the stone in her pocket, and drove to the facility.

    As she arrived, she could not find the stone!

    She hoped it had not been lost.

    Just as she walked through the door to the patient’s room, the patient took his last breath and transitioned peacefully.

    Reaching into her pocket again, there was her special healing stone!

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Hay Bale!

    Sacred Stories

    She was driving to a bridal shower in a nearby town when a hay bale fell off a farm truck, bounced off the vehicle directly in front of her, before bursting against her windshield!

    Shredded pieces of hay were in her grill, under her hood, and jammed into every orifice along the front end of her vehicle.

    She did not miss the coincidence that the bride’s family owned a business called Hey Belle!

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Angel in a Laundromat

    Sacred Stories

    After her young husband had died, almost 25 years earlier, she had sold their home. Preparing to leave, she looked back into their now empty living room. A folded piece of paper was lying in the middle of the floor.

    She was feeling so lonely, broken, and lost.

    She picked up the paper and unfolded it, and read, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.”

    She never knew where that folded piece of paper came from—it was just lying there in the middle of her empty living room floor. She knew that message was meant for her.

    Twenty five years later she writes about another experience:

    Today, my husband and I were in a laundromat. There was a young boy, dressed in a suit, doing his laundry. He and my husband began to talk. The young man told my husband he had gone to church and was washing and drying his clothes because their dryer had broken. That is the same reason we were there.

    The young man’s dad is was in a wheel chair.

    The young man was such a happy guy, just smiling and doing his laundry.

    I told my husband what a great kid he was, and I wondered aloud how old he was.

    As I was on the other side of the wall folding blankets, and I could hear my husband talking to the young man again. My husband said, “My wife commented on what a nice young man you are, how old are you?”

    I heard the young man say he was 14. He and my husband were still talking as I went out and loaded blankets in the car.

    When I came back in to get the rest of our clothes, my husband said the young man had told him he had a message for me.

    The message was:”God has a plan for you.”

    I almost fell over.

    To my husband, that was just something very nice that young boy said to me, but to me it was another direct message to me. I was familiar with the message.

    Thank you, God, for always reminding me you’re in control and have a plan for my life. And thank you to that beautiful angel in that young man whose words touched my heart.

    Angels are always around us if we just listen.

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Surrogate Bubble

    Sacred Stories

    She was attending a workshop on the healing power of meditation. During an exercise, she was asked to place in an imaginary bubble something that she saw as a problem or a difficulty or an uncomfortable situation or experience. When the bubble popped, she had an immense feeling sensation of energy leaving her body.

    Later in the workshop she asked if it was appropriate for her to use some of these tools with her daughter. As the facilitator spoke of doing surrogate healing meditation with her daughter, the woman received a text message of apology from the daughter.

    The woman told the group that she had placed a painful text message received a few days prior to the workshop into the bubble… The text message had come from her daughter.

    What an instant confirmation of the surrogate bubble!

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Aromatherapy Bracelet

    Sacred Stories

    She had purchased aromatherapy bracelets for Christmas gifts but she didn’t have any essential oils to go into them yet.

    She went to a neighbor’s for a visit. Sitting down on the couch, she pushed a small box out of the way.

    The neighbor said, “I’d like you to have that if you would appreciate it. I ordered two by mistake.”

    It was a sampler set of essential oils….

    These are sacred stories. Notice the way your wants and needs are being met. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Wallet!

    Sacred Stories

    Reaching in to place some out-going mail inside, she saw something in the mailbox at the end of their driveway. She pulled out her husband’s wallet.

    He had lost that wallet almost 3 years ago!

    He had already stopped carrying credit cards and money, so they didn’t worry much at the time he lost it. They figured it would turn up at home in some crazy place at some time.

    The wallet was in good condition. His driver’s license and a couple of notes were still there.

    Her husband was now in a facility with advanced Alzheimer’s Disease. She had recently been feeling quite nervous about plans for her to be out-of-state for a few weeks.

    As she pulled his wallet out of the mailbox, holding it in her hand, the smiley face he had put on it years ago was looking up at her.


    She knew it was telling her to not worry about him and to go and fully enjoy the time with kids and grandkids!

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Outlet Growling

    Sacred Stories

    After her son passed, she noticed the electrical outlet in her bathroom would make a sort of “growling” sound.

    She was so surprised to learn that electricity is one of the easiest vehicles for those in spirit to use.

    She knew instantly that was exactly what she was experiencing!

    These are sacred stories. Pay attention to happenings in your life. Do you have a story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.