Posted 11-27-19 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things. -Psalm 107:8-9 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+107%3A8-9&version=ESV <RoboCall Voice> “May I have your attention please? The National Weather Service has issued a “Pot calling the kettle black…
Author: Mark Applegate
10 Things You Can Learn About Dementia From Auctions
Posted 11-26-19 Today I had the wonderful opportunity to visit 7th Congressional District U.S. Representative Billy Long’s office and tell my mom’s story and thank him for being a champion of the cause. In case you have missed out on previous discussions of this topic, Alzheimer’s is purple, not blue or red, which simply means…
Behold
Posted 11-25-19 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. –Romans 8:28 I hope you all had as good of a weekend as I did, although it, like most, went by awfully fast. Mom had a good weekend…
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It seemed so innocent, approaching mundane, We all draw a blank at times, don’t we? “Forgetting is just part of life” -My refrain How in the world did I NOT see? Ten years ago, my mom’s doc wasn’t concerned We thought that there were bigger fish to fry Meanwhile mom’s brain disease burned, But we…
Thanksgiving…Still Thankful
Posted 11-21-19 Today is a short post, mainly because I get a bonus visit with mom today to celebrate Thanksgiving. 🙂 Last year’s event was pretty stressful, as I briefly outlined (with some smoothing out grace) here and here. The event at the nursing home, while well-meaning, made everyone pretty anxious. It scrambled up the…
YAHTZEE!
Posted 11-20-19 I was driving to work the other day when I saw something as rare as a Yeti with a receding hairline or a constructive political conversation on the internet: my little white Tempo One SS Sports Coupe turned 66666 miles. My first thought (after how can a car with only 66k miles be…
Why Digital Cornbread?
Posted 11-19-19 Just a short piece today. I will be on the radio shortly (11am) on Prime Time broadcast from KICK radio in Springfield, Mo. If you would like to listen, here is a link: KICK If you can’t catch it live, they archive shows for later listening. Thank you for tuning in. 🙂 We…
10 Things We Can Learn About Dementia from Decorating (Early)
Posted 11-18-19 Tis that season again at the Applegate house. We had many a great Christmas season as a family living through the 1970’s and 80’s. My son, a HS senior, is the biggest Christmas evangelist at the house although we all love everything about the holiday. Our decorating kickoff yesterday got me thinking of…
Have an Extra Sling Laying Around?
Posted 11-15-19 What a busy Friday it will be heading into a less busy weekend! 🙂 Tonight I will run by and see mom on the way to watch a high school football game between my new hometown Bolivar Liberators and the perennial state champion Webb City Cardinals. Bolivar is undefeated and, on paper, matches…
Those Kicks Were Fast as Lightning!
Posted 11-14-19 Let’s set the mood with this short, semi-offensive, culturally appropriated video: Link1 Most of you don’t know me well, but to those who do, did you know I took martial arts classes in high school? I was probably about as good at it after several months as I was at piano after 2…