Posted 10/2/20 “But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.” –John 10:2 It has been a challenging week, as they all are these days. Today I just want to provide you with a melancholy little poem that expresses my current mood regarding my mom, a life of regrets, and the…
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Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 200!!: Stepping Back and Looking
Posted 9/28/20 “Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.” –Exodus 9:28 Happy and healthy Monday to you all! I hope and trust you all had a nice weekend. Fall suddenly fell in the Ozarks as we dropped from nearly 90 degrees…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 197: Christmas is Coming Soon
Posted 9/25/20 “For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?” –Luke 9:25 I know I am a bit of an odd duck. I get it. One of the reasons I am comfortable with this fact is that I can step back and see my…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 193: When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Posted Disco Day, 2020 (aka 9/21/20) Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has removed the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares. – Jeremiah 9:21 Happy Disco Day to all! I hope your weekend went well! 🙂 Mine was fine, but things didn’t…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 190: Walk, Don’t Run
Posted 9/18/20 “For the needy will not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.” –Psalm 9:18 Hi all. Another week in the dumpster fire that is 2020 is nearly in the books. We are 3/4 of the way through this fine year and fall begins September 22nd. Have you broke out…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 186: 2020 Has Messed Up a Lot of Stuff
Posted 9/14/20 Then the LORD will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south… –Zechariah 9:14 Howdy all! A happy Monday to you again! I hope you had a restful weekend, as much as is possible, that is….
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 183: Things 9/11 Taught Me (unknowingly) about Dementia
Posted 9/11/20 For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. –Proverbs 9:11 Hi all! Welcome back to the Mon/Fri work week bookends blog Digital Cornbread. (As a reminder…for a while anyway, I will only be posting on Mondays and Fridays. But don’t mistake this as giving up…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 180: Doing One
Posted 9/8/20 “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Cor. 9:8 Happy Monday…I mean Tuesday to all… What day is it anyway??? Oh the holidays… Gotta love them! 🙂 I got word this week that,…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 175: I. H.A.T.E. C.A.R.S
Posted 9/3/20 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. –Genesis 9:3 Hi all! The week is speeding along like a 1991 Ford Tempo with 3 of 4 cylinders working (I know this by experience)! I will not be…
Shawshank Re:Dementia Day 174: Levels of Oxymoronitude
Posted 9/2/20 The people who walked in darknessHave seen a great light;Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,Upon them a light has shined. –Isaiah 9:2 Oxymoron– “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness)” –Merriam Webster Online –“itude”– a suffix I just kind of smooshed onto the previous word because I…