Debra Basham

Living and Loving

Sacred Stories

  • Rude Awakening

    Sacred Stories

    She was admitted into the hospital for surgery on Monday morning. Well supported by family and friends, she had someone staying with her, dutifully sleeping on the pull-out sofa just a few feet from her hospital bed.

    In the middle of the night she was awakened by a loud crash!

    The entire wall of window covering—including all of the hardward—had come crashing down onto the sofa.

    It was the first night (in fact, it was the only night) she stayed alone.

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? If you have a story to share, send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Casey

    Sacred Stories

    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 all day.

    The following day, a man came to the house, asking if the Alaskan malamute lived there. He said he just wanted to thank Casey.

    The past few weeks Casey had been spending every afternoon with the man’s father. He said his father had Alzheimer’s and had been very agitated and fearful. Petting Casey kept him occupied and calm.

    Casey had not come to visit yesterday because somehow she knew!

    The man’s father had died peacefully in his sleep two nights previously.

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Mojo

    Sacred Stories

    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 simply say or think, “Whatever she does, I need some of that now.”

    The following evening, at euchre someone told him about a rental. It was perfect!

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Grandma’s Ring

    Sacred Stories

    When she was eight years old, her mom brought her, and her brother and sister, to their grandma’s home. They were searching for her grandma’s engagement ring. There was concern about the ring being in the house while it was empty. Her grandma was in the hospital in acute respiratory failure after years of living with emphysema.

    Her mom’s search centered on an old dresser with lots of small drawers. Her mom was removing the drawers, rows at a time, searching for a small manila envelope containing the ring.

    The children were playing in the skeleton of the dresser, pretending they were mail carriers stuffing imaginary mail into each small cubby.

    After what seemed like hours of carefully searching and re-searching the contents of each drawer, the drawers were all put back in. The ring had not been found.

    Just as they were leaving, her mom turned back and opened one drawer to find the tiny manila envelope placed neatly on top. Her mom began to cry.

    As her mom sat there crying, the phone rang. It was her aunt calling with news that her grandma had just passed.

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Flat Tire

    Sacred Stories

    He had a flat tire.

    Fortunately, a guy stopped.

    After helping him take off the tire, the guy then drove him to a place to get the tire repaired.

    “They do a great job here,” he grinned.

    The tire was quickly repaired, and the guy drove him back to his vehicle.

    Arriving back at his vehicle, the guy vanished!

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Eagle Print

    Sacred Stories

    His mother had passed away. He was missing her a lot.

    They went on a get-away-weekend to escape the stress of their loss.

    As they entered their room, an eagle print was hanging right over the bed.

    Eagle was the “animal totem” of his mother!They felt her loving presence there with them.

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Happy Birthday!

    Sacred Stories

    It was the one-year birthday of her twins. Her daughter had lived only three-days.

    She was trying to post a “happy birthday” message for her son on Facebook.

    NONE of his posts were going through, until after she posted a photo of her daughter.

    Her comment, “This little girl is making sure her birthday is celebrated!”

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Bee Aware

    Sacred Stories

    She was cleaning the house and had the doors open. Many bees came in the house. She says, “I love bees and I caught each one and took it back outside. As the day went on I was outside and suddenly got stung by a bee inside my shirt. At first I was incredulous that the bee nation would actually sting me after I spent the day saving each one.”

    In a moment of being desirous to know why she had been stung, she says the bee nation answered by telling her that because she paid no attention to their message all day they felt their only option was to sting her.

    In reading about bee, she discovered a timely message: “No matter how great the dream there is a promise of fulfillment if we pursue it.”

    Wow!

    She was very moved by this message given that she had been having some doubts regarding her recent career changes.

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • Boat-4-Sale

    Sacred Stories

    He saw an ad for a boat in Boat-4-Sale magazine. He made a call and went to see the boat.

    When he got there, this boat was not the same boat he had called about, but this boat was perfect for him.

    “How did you know about the boat?” the woman asked.

    She said the boat had belonged to her husband. Her husband had recently died.

    In talking a bit more, he learned that the woman’s husband had died the same month as his mom. And this boat had previously been in Long Island where he had grown up.

    The woman said she needed to sell the boat, but she had not yet listed it.

    He bought the boat!

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.

  • The Touch of the Master’s Hand

    Sacred Stories

    He was going through a divorce. It was a very tough time.

    He had a very heavy heart as he boarded the plane.

    The man seated next to him on the flight gave him a booklet.

    When he finished reading and turned to thank the man, the man had disappeared!

    These are sacred stories. What does this all mean to you? Do you have as story to share? Send email to debra@scs-matters.com.