Posted Pearl Harbor Day, 2020 (12/7/20) There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families shall eat and shall rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the LORD your God has blessed you. –Deuteronomy 12:7 Hi all! A solemn and appreciative Pearl Harbor Day to you. Today marks…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 268: Day 2 Behind the Wall
Posted 12/4/20 4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.” –Luke 12:4 Thank you all for your concerns!! I am behind the walls because mom’s current condition allows it. I will update you as soon as I can. The nursing home is…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 264: Giving Tuesday
Posted 12/1/2020 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 I try very hard NOT to pester you for money. I don’t slap donation links all over the place nor do I…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 263: The Tree
Posted 11/30/20 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise. –Proverbs 11:30 Welcome back from the Thanksgiving break! I hope your bellies are stuffed with food and your hearts are stuffed with joyful gratitude. I know mine are. 🙂 We have been working on decorating for a…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 256: Giving Thanks
Posted 11/23/20 Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. –Mark 11:23 Happy Monday, to all! Thanksgiving week is here and we all have reasons to…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 253: Parental Wisdom
Posted 11/20/20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates… –Deuteronomy 11:20 I have been fortunate through my nearly 5 decades to have been invested into by many folks who are much wiser than I. My parents are two great examples. Are they perfect? Nope. But they are wise, partially from…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 251: Alone
Posted 11/18/20 Alone……………… Watching and waiting, she’s there, and yet not. Alone at the window. Who would have thought? Over seven decades of friends, family, more. Who could have imagined what was in store? A brave fly in dementia’s web now caught. Watching and waiting, she’s there, and yet not. Alone now by her phone….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 250: Majesty of the Heavens
Posted 11/17/2020 “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was,because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.” –Revelation 11:17 “Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.” – Proverbs 11:17 And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 249: The Search for Legitimacy
Posted 11/16/20 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. –Proverbs 11:16 Happy Monday to all! I hope you all had a great weekend! We got some decorating done and had some fun. It was nice. 🙂 My side…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 246: Fear the Friday the 13th Edition
Posted Friday the 13th of November, in the year 2020. What could possibly go wrong? (Breaking News! I hear the Communist Chinese government has mandated that one large textile plant will sew little winter jackets for the murder hornets so they can sting us in the winter. I will check on the validity of the…