Posted 7/2/20 :Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. -Proverbs 7:2 “As the pupil of the eye, the hole or the opening of the uveous coat, or iris, through which the rays of light pass, and falling upon the retina, there depict every object in its…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 111: Startled? Sometimes Adversity Brings Laughter
Posted 7/1/20 “LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.” Psalm 7:1-2 Mom is a happy person, even now. Her mom was also a happy person. Grandma’s…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 110: It Ain’t the Size of the Beak That Counts
Posted 6/30/20 “Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.” -Luke 6:30 Welcome to the Digital Cornbread Table to all! I hope your week has started out well and that things are going as smoothly as one can expect. Things are pretty much the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 109: The Little Graduation that Could
Posted 6/29/20 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 106: Prom Day, and Wanting More For Your Kids
Posted 6/26/20 Hi all! Welcome to the Cornbread table as we lumber into the weekend like a 6-legged octopus holding a conch shell in 3 legs and a piece of medical waste in the rest. Lots to be thankful for these days too, so off we go. This weekend is my son’s prom weekend. He…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 105: The Privilege of Writer’s Block
Posted 6-25-20 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” –Matthew 6:25 You may not have known this about me, but I have dabbled on again and…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 104: A Syrupy, Colorful Cloud of Dust
Posted 6-24-20 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. –Numbers 6:24-26 (Editor’s note: I am going to start putting a verse at the head of every article. It may seem odd because chapter and verse numbers are NOT inspired like the text is…but…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 103: Anniversaries and Traditions
Posted 6-23-20 Hi to all! Welcome back to the cornbread table for our little daily snack. I hope and pray all is well in your world! I will be keeping today’s morsel smaller than normal as I have a host of activities occupying my work life today. Thank you and dig in! Note: This piece…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 102: Some Things are Harder to Lose Than Others
Posted 6-22-20 “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 99: At the Edge
Posted 6-19-20 Aren’t numbers interesting? (INSERT: Sound of 2,000 readers clicking off of the blog and going to the cat meme section.) No, I just had a few minutes before I leave for a sort of long weekend un-camping to remind you of two interesting numerical milestones that happen tomorrow, when I typically don’t write…