Posted 8/10/20 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ –Luke 8:10 Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to…
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.
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 148: I Hate Politics
Posted 8/7/20 “When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” –John 8:7 Happy Friday to all and to all a good weekend! 🙂 Woot. I hope to see mom this weekend for her…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 147: Leftovers
Posted 8/6/20 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right. –Proverbs 8:6 Today will be a short day because I need to hurry home to celebrate my son’s 18th birthday. No article today. I will make it up to you tomorrow. 🙂 Until then, here are some…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 146: Desperate Times Call For Desperate Actions
Posted 8-5-20 “Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.” –Ecclesiastes 8:5 Do desperate times call for desperate actions? We have all heard some variation of this statement, but just how much is true here? And, what can we learn here about dementia? Let’s…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 145: On the Hill
Posted 8/4/20 “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” –Psalm 8:4 Putt putt putt putt…this year keeps a puttin’ along like my 1979 Dodge Omni did for far too many miles. Every day I open the proverbial newspaper (I stopped reading the paper a long time ago…)…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 144: An Appeal to be Patient
Posted 8/3/20 “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” –Deuteronomy 8:3 When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 141: Levels of Cat Heaven
Posted 7/31/20 “When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and as he drew near to look, there came the voice of the Lord: ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses trembled and did not dare to look.” -Acts 7:31, 32…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 140: RAID!!! (Sound of exploding roach not heard)
Posted 7/30/20 “This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 139: Celebrating the ADA and Venting a Tad
Posted 3 days after the 30th Anniversary of the ADA (Posted 7/29/20) “See, this alone I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many schemes.” Ecclesiastes 7:29 First, Happy Hump Day to you! Hard to believe this work week is already half complete…but such is life these days! This year is…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 138: Wrapping It Up With a Linkfest
Posted 7/28/20 As a reminder, this series is going through the warning signs of dementia found at this link: LINK “And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.” 2 Sam. 7:28 This piece is essentially swiped from the end of the Alzheimer’s…