Posted 3/26/21 “For the Lord will be your confidence,And will keep your foot from being caught.” Proverbs 3:26 Happy Friday to all at the Digital Cornbread Table this lovely Friday! I hope and trust your week has gone well. Mine has been full for certain, culminating yesterday with a funeral for a dear loved one whom I…
Author: Mark Applegate
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 378 (1 Year, 13 days): “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Swiss Army Knife of Options
Posted 3/24/21 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. Proverbs 3:24-26 Hi all! I hope you are having a Happy Hump Day! All is…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 376 (1 Year, 11 days): Rubber Ducky
Posted 3/22/21 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” Genesis 3:22 Happy Monday, friends! No, that is NOT an oxymoronic statement although you could argue…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 373 (1 Year, 8 days): Mark-eology
Posted 3/19/21 (aka 3+19=21) “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 371 (1 Year, 6 days): “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Advocate
Posted St. Patty’s Day 2021 (3/17/21) “The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Before I move to our weekly look at opportunities to tangibly do…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 369 (1 Year+4 Days): How to Say Goodbye
Posted 3/15/21 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. Genesis 3:15 Happy Monday to all! Loving the daylight savings time yet? Yah, me neither. My workout this morning felt like I was carrying a…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 366 (1 Year+1 Day): Running On Empty Out On the Trail
Posted 3/12/21 100 days until June 20th (Longest Day) Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. –Colossians 3:12 (Bible readers’ note: If a verse begins with “Therefore”, go back the read the whole chapter to find out what the therefore is there for.) Whew…it is Friday….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 364: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Historian
Posted 3/10/21 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt. –Exodus 3:10 Hi all! Happy “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”! This is the day when I try hard to be even more practical than I normally try to be and point you to something you can…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 362: The Show Must Go On (Vaccine Edition)
Posted 3/8/21 Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah Psalm 3:8 (Quick note re: my Bible verses. I tie the chapter and verse to the day of the month. I know some of you read often and some not at all…but all can get a smattering of semi-random verses here. I know the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 359: Prepare For the Storm BEFORE the Storm…Shotgun Edition ;)
Posted 3/5/21 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. –Proverbs 3:5-6 I and a colleague were fortunate to being on KY3 TV briefly this morning to talk about dementia and caregiving. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/3sRtXnN I love working…