Posted 6/18/21 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6:17-8 Happy Friday, all! Another week…
Tag: running until I am purple
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 460 (1 Year, 95 days): Runnin’ Til I’m Purple Video
Posted 6/14/21 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 Hi all! A sincere happy Monday to you! I hope and trust your weekend went well, if not too fast. Tomorrow night is my virtual support group at 5pm CST and my in-person…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 448 (1 Year, 83 days): Between the Ears
Posted 6/2/21 For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”[a] I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation! –2Cor 6:2 Hi all! I hope you had a great Memorial Day holiday weekend! Thank you for…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 439 (1 Year, 74 days): Back in the Saddle as Best I Can Be
Posted 5/24/21 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. – Mark 5:24 (Ever noticed that Jesus was always busy, always surrounded…except when He could duck away for private prayer?) (Editor’s Note: This may be a re-run for my SeniorAge friends since I posted this piece on our intranet today. However,…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 404 (1 Year, 39 days): What Runnin’ Til I’m Purple Has Taught Me So Far
Posted 4/19/21 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. Proverbs 4:18-19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 362: The Show Must Go On (Vaccine Edition)
Posted 3/8/21 Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah Psalm 3:8 (Quick note re: my Bible verses. I tie the chapter and verse to the day of the month. I know some of you read often and some not at all…but all can get a smattering of semi-random verses here. I know the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 359: Prepare For the Storm BEFORE the Storm…Shotgun Edition ;)
Posted 3/5/21 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. –Proverbs 3:5-6 I and a colleague were fortunate to being on KY3 TV briefly this morning to talk about dementia and caregiving. Here is the link: https://bit.ly/3sRtXnN I love working…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 355: Dragging Us Along
Posted 3/1/21 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens -Ecc. 3:1 Happy Monday to all! 🙂 Just a quick thought or two today since this is Memory Week, the week we set aside for advocacy with state legislators. I will be in and out and up and down the…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 352: Are You Inclined?
Posted 2/26/21 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. –James 2:26 Hi all! I trust your week was better this week than last? It was here, for sure. I got to see mom (on the other side of a screen) for the first time in months….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 320: Ordinary Requirements, Audacious (self-) Expectations, the Lottery… and Golf
Posted 1/25/21 (11 months until Christmas) But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 1:25 The Book of Jude (Verses 1:1-25) Hi all! Happy Monday, January 25th. Exactly 11 more months until Christmas!!!…