Posted St. Patty’s Day 2021 (3/17/21) “The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 Before I move to our weekly look at opportunities to tangibly do…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 369 (1 Year+4 Days): How to Say Goodbye
Posted 3/15/21 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. Genesis 3:15 Happy Monday to all! Loving the daylight savings time yet? Yah, me neither. My workout this morning felt like I was carrying a…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 366 (1 Year+1 Day): Running On Empty Out On the Trail
Posted 3/12/21 100 days until June 20th (Longest Day) Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. –Colossians 3:12 (Bible readers’ note: If a verse begins with “Therefore”, go back the read the whole chapter to find out what the therefore is there for.) Whew…it is Friday….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 364: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Historian
Posted 3/10/21 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt. –Exodus 3:10 Hi all! Happy “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”! This is the day when I try hard to be even more practical than I normally try to be and point you to something you can…
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 357: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Be a Dementia Friend
Posted 3/3/21 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.- Proverbs 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. –2 Thessalonians 3:3 Welcome back to our little Cornbread table! 🙂 Just a reminder…
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 350: “Who, What, Where, Why, When-sday”: Moving in the Right Direction
Posted 2/24/21 He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.- Genesis 2:24 But God…