Posted 9/20/21 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. –Luke 9:20 I like spiders, in a way. Perhaps said differently, I like things about spiders…always have. Growing up, we always had a garden and there would inevitably be a large garden spider or two…
Author: Mark Applegate
Christian, husband, and dad...and a workplace chiropractic geek and cornbread chef on the side. I am also happily the Director of Systems Alignment for the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging.
No post today
Unfortunately I have a civic duty today and will not have technology available. Return date: Monday. Keep fighting to #EndALZ and have a great and life-giving weekend. No update on mom… about the same as she has been for 6 months. I wish so much I could fix her. 🙁
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 552 (1 Year, 187 days): The Walk to End Alzheimer’s…and why it matters.
Posted 9/15/21 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! –2 Cor. 9:15 Less than 2 weeks until our Walk to End Alzheimer’s happens. (9/25/21 starting at 8:30am registration and 10am events). Our little team, Never Gonna Give You Up, has Rick Rolled along to raise $666 on a $1,000 goal as of this morning…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 550 (1 Year, 185 days): Never Forgetting in the Crane Game of Life
Posted 9/13/21 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills…. Amos 9:13 Happy Monday to all! I hope you had a nice weekend, full of joy…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 545 (1 Year, 180 days): The Disease in Two Pictures
Posted 9/8/21 “Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.” –Ecclesiastes 9:8 I am too booked (and mentally tired) to write anything particularly profound today, but I leave you with a picture from yesterday’s visit and one from a couple of years ago… This is the tale of two visits…and why we need…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 544 (1 Year, 179 days): You Can’t Spell My Mother without Moth
Posted 9/7/21 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. –2 Corinthians 9:7 (Note about verse: I always grab a verse that corresponds with the day of the month. I don’t necessarily recommend this form of reading the Bible—you are…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 539 (1 Year, 174 days): Out Ole 174
Posted 9/3/21 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. Mark 9:3 Happy Friday to all. I am heading into the long weekend needing a breather, to be sure. Covid wore me out the last couple of weeks. 🙁 Today marks day 539 (1 year 174 days) of restricted…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 537 (1 Year, 172 days): On Praying
Posted 9/1/21 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. –Psalm 9:1 Happy Hump Day to you all! We have arrived at September! September, meaning precisely “7th month” which will soon be followed by October which means “8th Month”. Step it up 9th and 10th months,…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 535 (1 Year, 170 days): Covid and Dementia…both stink.
Posted 8/30/21 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel –Joshua 8:30a Good Monday to you all! I have been living Mondays for 10 days consecutively now, but finally tomorrow I get to flip the calendar to Tuesday and get to leave my quarantine. Finally. It seems like 100 days and…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 532 (1 Year, 167 days): WashU Study and a Question for You
Posted 8/27/21 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed…