Debra Basham

Living and Loving

Tag: Sacred Stories

  • Dora

    Sacred Stories

    Our sweet new baby was born very premature. She was so tiny, and fragile, and she was having episodes of not breathing from time to time.

    I took my angel statue to the hospital and placed it over our sweet baby’s head.

    That was the end of breathing episodes.

    God is so good.

    The angel’s name is Dora.

    P.S. Now six months old, our baby girl weighs 20 pounds! Here she is with Dora.

    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.

  • Running Late

    Sacred Stories

    She was on her way to her Tuesday afternoon gathering. She called to say that she was running about five minutes later than usual.

    “Didn’t you get the email saying I am down with a bug and we are not meeting today?” her friend responded.

    She had not received the email message.

    And she had never called to say she would be late. The informal gathering was about thirty minutes before the formal sitting. She would have arrived in plenty of time for that.

    Prompted to make that call, she saved herself about an hour round-trip drive….

    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.

  • Cheesecake for Two

    Sacred Stories

    She had usually baked a cheesecake for her husband’s birthday. He would have been 63.

    She bought a piece of cheesecake to take home.

    When she got home and opened the box, inside were two forks dipped in chocolate….

    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.

  • Light My Fire

    Sacred Stories

    After she and her husband retired, he built their dream home. One of his favorite things in the house was a gas fireplace.

    She was always cold in the mornings and he would get up and turn on the fireplace.

    She often chided him about doing that, saying it used too much propane, and it would be more cost effective to turn on the furnace.

    He would smile at her and say, “I like the a-m-b-i-a-n-c-e.”

    After he passed, twice that gas fireplace lit spontaneously….

    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.

  • Divine Timing for Auto Service

    Sacred Stories

    She called to get her car in for service. She was hoping for an appointment on Thursday of that week because she was going to be house-bound with some workers coming.

    The auto repair shop could not get her car in until the following week on Thursday.

    Soon after the workers arrived, she heard a frantic knock at her door. A friend’s husband had just been taken to the hospital. He had driven their car so the woman needed a ride to the hospital.

    Obviously there was divine timing for the service of her auto. She needed to have her car that day!

    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.

  • Sold!

    Sacred Stories

    She and her husband were looking for a new home. She had worked as a real estate agent previously so she knew how to access all the listings in the area. She knew that not one single home fit their criteria.

    Suddenly, she remembered having sold a couple a home that would be ideal. Of course, it was not listed.

    She drove by to show her husband.

    The owners were so glad to see her.

    She explained that she had just come by to show it to her husband because she had always loved the house.

    While chatting, she discovered her father and the father of the homeowner (the wife) had exactly the same first and last name!

    The owners had just retired the prior week and were planning to list the house.

    Sold!

    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.

  • A Soldier in Afghanistan

    Sacred Stories

    She resisted an urge to share a personal account about her brother’s experience in Afghanistan with her book group until another member commented on having read another book by the same title of the book the club was currently reading.

    “The other book is about a soldier in Afghanistan,” the club member said.

    She knew immediately that was a sign she was to share.

    Her brother had died in Afghanistan.

    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.

  • Oscar & Boots

    Sacred Stories

    She was having lunch with some new friends.

    The host had two cats.

    One cat was named Oscar. The other cat was named Boots.

    Her father’s name was Oscar, and his nickname was Boots.

    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.

  • Shadow

    Sacred Stories

    As he sat in an alcohol rehabilitation group session he noticed a very large shadow on the floor. He moved around to confirm it was not “his” shadow, simply “a” shadow.

    Looking down at it, a former boss came to mind.

    A few days later he understood.

    His former boss had died suddenly of a major heart attack the day he had seen the shadow….

    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.

  • Feel Better Brownie

    Sacred Stories

    It had been one of those mornings where she just couldn’t hold the emotions in. She was wiping away tears as she sat in the drive-through at Panera.

    When she got to work, in addition to the breakfast she had ordered, this was in her bag:

    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.