Posted 3/9/22 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is…
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(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 580 (1 Year, 215 days): To Die is Gain
Posted 10-15-21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know!” –Philippians 1:21-2 (I typically tie a verse to the day of the month, but this is more…
A Sea of Red at Christmas
Posted 12-18-19 Red is my favorite color. I love the St. Louis Cardinals. I love cardinals on the hedge next to my kitchen window. I “loved” the Little Red Head Girl” on Peanuts (as did Charlie Brown) as my second crush (after Darla on The Little Rascals) when I was a grade school chap. I…
Mom Loves Ugly Ducklings (Thankfully)
Posted 9-19-19 Hans Christian Andersen’s story of The Ugly Duckling is one we can all relate to a little. If you are unfamiliar with the real version of this story, due to its age or lack of political correctness, is the story of a little “duckling” who was teased relentlessly by his siblings for being…
Walking and Surveying Losses in the Trenches
Posted 8-15-19 It has been a pretty rough month already. Three more have passed away in the last week or so, including a latecomer to the Sweet 17 ( at least 2 of dementia complications and the third likely probably did too although something else gets the blame for his passing). Multiply her little nursing…
Tortoise v. Hare
Posted 7-11-19 We lost another of the Sweet 17 yesterday. She was in the third or fourth wave of ladies entering mom’s facility (not one of the original band…). Sadly, they seem to come and go very quickly, either by changing facilities, by moving into the general population when they cease to be a flight…
Five Alarm Coffee
Posted 6-24-19 The weekend went well in all things mom & most the Sweet 17. Just a quick observation about Mom today as we collectively chisel the sleepy out of our eyes: Some of these ladies sleep well and some pace and wander are daydream and don’t sleep until daylight starts (Sundowners). They, like most…
Happy Easter!
Posted 4-21-19 Today is the celebration of the day that is the source of the strength that keeps me going. Christ defeating death that Easter takes away the sting of Alzheimer’s, or anything else that harms us,for the believer. It is terrible for her now, but heaven will be even more sweet with this time…
A Crown Gained
Posted late 2/10/19 Sadly another of the Sweet 17 has gained her princess crown. Screamin’ Mrs. M., I will call her, was a damsel in distress that has now been rescued by the King and taken to the land with no Alzheimer’s. She didn’t say a lot, and what she said was super loud and…
Still One Day at a Time
Posted 1/16/19 “One day at a time sweet Jesus That’s all I’m asking from you. Just give me the strength To do every day what I have to do. Yesterday’s gone sweet Jesus And tomorrow may never be mine. Lord help me today, show me the way One day at a time.” Mom loves to…