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Easy Street
Sacred Stories She was still recovering from the loss of her husband ten years prior, brought to a renewal of the sharp pain of grief as she anticipated their son’s up-coming wedding: feeling the loss, dreading the day, thinking herself helpless to feel joy in the event, she set about shopping online for silver shoes to go with the dress she had no heart to buy.
When the shoes arrived, she knew her husband was bringing her a message!
She says, “I have never seen a shoe box with words! ‘Celebrate! Grace! Enjoy! Play!’ I know this is what my husband is saying we will do at our son’s wedding. And the shoes were on sale!” -
Thanks, Chrissie!
Sacred Stories She went swimming one day, and as she was looking at the clouds, she thought, “I should have asked Chrissie when she was alive, that once she passed, I would know what that sign might be.”
So she thought, “Okay, Chrissie, just give me a sign, any sign.”
As she was driving home, there was a huge rainbow in the sky…
“Thanks, Chrissie!”
How often we might have thought something was too late, then realized those who have passed on are right here with us.
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Jesus Healed Me!
Sacred Stories Her co-worker’s daughter was having routine surgery in another state when the call came through with shocking news. “We are losing her!”
Feeling totally helpless to do anything for her daughter, the mother asked her co-worker to please pray.
Seeking a quiet space, the co-worker centered herself, and began to send healing intention. Much to her surprise, she had a powerful image of Jesus pop into her mind. This was not a normal religious icon for her, and she watched with great interest as Jesus went to the side of the operating table and began to work with the patient.
Moments later, another call affirmed what she had seen happening, “She made it!”
Although the woman did not share the images she had seen that day as she prayed for her co-worker’s daughter, several years later, she had the opportunity to meet this daughter. The daughter spontaneously burst into a description of the experience she had with Jesus while she had been in surgery—detailed as it had been seen by the co-worker of her mother.
She is not sure why Jesus chose to come to her, but she has continued to always call on Jesus when she is asked for healing intention. -
Barred Owl
Sacred Stories Traveling to visit a friend in Florida, she missed the road and ended up on a two-track where she had a surprise encounter with a barred owl.
This visit turned out to be their last; her friend passed away before they would be together again.
Walking on the beach at home, she came upon a most unusual find: a dead barred owl. She was instantly reminded of the owl she had seen on the way to visit her friend, and she recognized this communication through nature.
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Happy Birthday Candle
Sacred Stories His baby sister died when she was only three days old. When her birthday rolled around, his mother made a cake, put one candle on it, lit the candle, and the family sang happy birthday.
When they finished singing, the candle went out.
Sometimes we are able to let our hearts help our heads understand that amazing things are just natural when you recognize the true nature of life.
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My Dad
Sacred Stories She went on retreat hoping to find some peace around the passing of her dad. At the end of the week, she shared these amazing confirmations with the others.
“When I got to my room, my room mate had already chosen her bed. The one that was left for me had the photo of the St. Louis arch. My dad’s name was Louis.”
“Checking in at the community room, the wind chime on the porch was a simple settling tank—a common item in my childhood as my dad was a welder!”
“Out for a walk, I came upon a simple garden stone with just the word WISH: my dad’s nickname!”
When she arrived home, she learned that while she was on retreat, her 27 year-old son posted a picture from 22 years prior on his Facebook page: a vacation with Grandpa, to Grandpa’s hometown in Pennsylvania.
“It was as if my son heard the calling, too, and he responded to it. The the universe conspires to make things happen.”
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Hope You Feel Better Soon
Sacred Stories It was rainy, cold, and dark—exactly how she felt—when she saw the deflated helium balloon on the ground in the park. Her heart was filled with grief and disdain as she grabbed the trash and tossed it into the back seat of her car. She had made the long (out-of-state) trip back to the town where her husband had died one year earlier. What had she hoped to gain?
Feeling totally alone, she drove toward home. She was startled by a noise in the back seat and, looking in the rear view mirror, near terrified as she saw a shadowy image behind her. Then she realized what it was; the balloon had been inflated by the warmth of the car heater.
Eeyore is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. He is generally characterized as pessimistic, gloomy, and depressed. She knew her husband was there with her. She had not been abandoned. None of us ever are…. -
Intuitive Knowing
An 8 year-old boy was walking with his grandparents at the zoo when he said, “I feel like a tree is going to fall.”
Seconds later, they all heard a huge crashing sound—like an explosion. They heard someone exclaim, “A very big tree fell in the woods!”
We are all born with intuitive capability. As adults, we often get to remember the gift.
