Debra Basham

Living and Loving

Tag: Sacred Stories

  • Honey

    Sacred Stories

    It was the first roof-top wedding at the resort. The day was sunny and warm. The guests were gathered, waiting for the sunset ceremony. A bee buzzed around. The groom said, “It’s been here all afternoon.”

    While reading these words, “Although physical bodies pass away, Love is eternal. We recognize and welcome all who gather here today in body and in spirit. Each offers a contribution to this celebration and adds a unique blessing upon this marriage. Today, the bride will be married in her grandmother’s wedding ring” a bee flew under the eyeglasses of the minister. It did not sting, it just stayed there on the eyelid, until the glasses were removed to set the bee free.

    The bride’s grandmother’s nickname?

    Honey!

    Watch for the messages you receive each day from nature.

  • Lifeguard

    Sacred Stories

    He was walking on the local pier with some friends.

    St. Joseph North Pier Lights in St. Joseph Michigan 707855
    St. Joseph North Pier Lights in St. Joseph Michigan 707855

    Several guys, slightly older than he and his friends, jumped off the pier into the water. One started going down! Others were calling out that they could not swim.

    His friends did just what he knew not to do. They jumped in to try to save the others.

    He did what he had been trained to do: grab a life ring and toss it to the person in the water so you can pull that person to safety from your own stable position.

    Interestingly, he had just learned that in lifeguard training the previous day….

    Coincidence or divine timing, call it what you will.

  • Become a Priest

    Sacred Stories

    She purposely avoided engaging with the man entering the church just as she was leaving. She had never seen him before, and she was in a hurry to meet someone.

    She pushed on the door. It did not budge.

    Assuming that the right side door was locked already, her thought was to step left to go out the door the stranger had just entered.

    Although you might think she made this up, or that she was delusional, she knows when she is being “stopped in her tracks” by God.

    “Go find that man who just came in, and give him a message for me. Tell him I want him to become a priest.”

    Following that inner guidance, she found the man and gave him the message. He was moved to tears and thanked her.

    As she left the building and was about to get into her car, her cell phone rang. It was the friend she was scheduled to meet.

    Her friend excitedly exclaimed, “The most amazing thing just happened! I was with my friend this morning. He was very distressed, trying to determine if he was to take over his family business or go to seminary to become a priest. I sent him over to the church, knowing the service was over, but the doors would still be open. He just called to say some woman walked up to him, said she had received a message for him, and that God wanted him to become a priest.”

    We don’t always receive such immediate confirmation. The man had come to that church solely to pray, seeking discernment about the question she had been directed to deliver an answer to!

  • Coke!

    Sacred Stories

    Following his transition, a young man’s mother was feeling very bereft. When she went into a convenience store one day, to buy a cola, she numbly slid the cooler door open.

    Reaching in, there on the shelf of the cooler, staring right out at her, was a bottle with her son’s first name!

    Coke - Kyle

    Right next to the bottle with his first name on it, she was looking at a bottle with his middle name!

    coke - tyler

    It is true that messages are everywhere. Those who love us never leave us.

  • Best Mechanic in Georgia

    Sacred Stories

    Traveling from the south, they were in the HOV lanes on I-75 coming through Atlanta when they “mistakenly” got onto I-85. Wondering how they might have gotten confused, they soon were in a traffic slow down.

    Because they were sitting still, they smelled something hot, and then they saw steam rising from beneath the hood. They knew they needed to get somewhere to have the vehicle checked out.

    They took the next exit, and when that road came to a T, they turned left. They saw a body shop and pulled in. The employee said they did not do engine repair, but right next door was one of the best mechanics in the state of Georgia!

    snip-canton road muffler

    A heater hose failure was discovered. They stopped before the car even got hot. Robert was able to repair the car and get them back on the road in less than an hour.

    How had they gotten on the wrong road and ended up at one of the best mechanics in Georgia? Obviously, they had help!

  • Charm

    Sacred Stories

    End-over-end ‘rattling’ came from the dryer. She assumed her husband had left a coin in his pocket.

    She opened the door: the dryer held only one pair of athletic shorts and two tee-shirts. Nothing with buttons or zippers or snaps to make the noise. She fished the items around, but found no coin.

    Then she spotted something shiny, wedged right in to the seam of the drum, where the part that turns meets the part that is stationary.

    She reached in and picked up a small silver charm. She turned it over in her hand. It was engraved with her daughter’s name and date-of-birth.

    snip-charm

    There was no human explanation for how it got in the dryer, but she knew it was from the “grandma’s brag bracelet” worn by her mother.

    Her mother’s Celebration of Life was 13 years ago to the day!

  • Found Dog!

    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 knew something.

    She snapped a photo of the dog, jotted down the woman’s contact information, and promptly put up a post on the local Pet-Lost-and-Found Facebook page. Very quickly this sweet little fella was recognized and returned.

    Had she not changed her route that day, she would likely have never made that connection. Whether we realize it or not, our paths are being guided. You have to love a happy ending!

    snip-found dog

  • Cookies

    Sacred Stories

    He was writing a column about birds sneaking treats without getting caught. The column jogged thoughts he admitted to a friend. When his neighbor, who is an excellent cook, bakes a scrumptious cake, or delicious cookies, he would often entertain thoughts of surreptitiously sneaking into her kitchen and sampling some, without getting caught.

    He thought the birds were more skillful at their thievery than he would be.

    That neighbor delivered a plate full of cookies to him, just as he finished writing the column!

    How often do you think of someone, only to have that person make contact? In powerful ways, without picking up the phone, our thoughts can be transferred….

  • Grasshopper

    Sacred Stories

    She was walking their dog on the usual path. There were always grasshoppers jumping out of the way on the sidewalk.

    Her husband had died. This particular day was the second anniversary of her husband’s transition, and she was walking and crying and wishing for the simple pleasure of holding his hand.

    At that very moment, a grasshopper jumped into her hand! The grasshopper stayed there a while before hopping off.

    She felt a calm and peace come over her, along with a big smile on her face. For that brief moment she felt the connection of holding his hand. It was a moment of sheer joy!

  • Window Washer

    Sacred Stories

    One summer, she was working on a window washing crew. The crew was doing a house above the lake where the owner had passed away.

    Late in the afternoon, she created an intention to be a channel for this gentleman if he cared to communicate. She received a very clear message: “Mind your own business. You are only the window washer!”

    The crew got a good laugh out of it.

    window washer