Posted 12-4-19 Have you ever wondered what causes something to go from a passing thought or situation to a memory…a long-term one? I have too. Lots of people and several movies have tried to think it through as best can be done. One of my very favorite movies, from my favorite movie maker (Pixar) is…
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Happy Giving Tuesday!
Posted 12-3-19 Update: Mom was super sweet yesterday in my visit. She has so much to (try to) say and that it is heartbreaking. Some days I feel like she is frustrated in communicating and other days she just rolls with it. Praying for her peace and comfort and that her anxiety level stays low….
10 Things You Can Learn About Dementia from the Dashboard of Tempo One
Posted 12-2-19 Howdy all! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and that you had some time to rest and reflect on the multitude of God’s blessings about which we can all be thankful. I was super busy all weekend long, as is the norm for my life, driving here and there and everywhere…
When Thanksgiving Turns into a Cliché
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…
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…