Posted 7/28/21 Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 2 Samuel 7:28 Isn’t it funny how revolutionary pants can be in a young person’s life? When I was an awkward early teen, I was trying to navigate my way through the early puberty section of…
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Day 500.
Posted 7/26/21 I am at a loss for words. 500 days with little or no access. I don’t have a post in me today. I will try again Wednesday. #EndALZ But, on a happier note: Happy 21st birthday to my middle kiddo Lindsey! No news on mom. I get a short, outdoor meet with her…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 497 (1 Year, 132 days): (Poem) Hidden Misery: Beautifully Not Unbroken
Posted 7/23/21 “Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” –Luke 7:23 Quite a week indeed. Lots of folks with the virus and/or other ailments in our area and mom has had several…perhaps many seizures in the last week. It has been taxing on her and, truth told, on us as well….
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 495 (1 Year, 130 days): Challenges Aplenty
Posted 7/21/21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. –Matthew 7:21 (a.k.a. The scariest verse in the Bible, IMHO) Have you noticed that there seems to be some truth to the ole adage “When it…
(Semi-)Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 493 (1 Year, 128 days): Busy Brains
Posted 7/19/21 You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.—Deuteronomy 7:19 Happy Monday to all! I am still here…
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 481 (1 Year, 116 days): The Devil You Know Versus the Devil You Don’t Know
Posted 7/7/21 Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. –Matthew 7:7 How do you make a decision in life based on the title of this piece? Is the devil you know worse or better than the one you don’t? It is…
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 476 (1 Year, 111 days): A July 4th Weekend Story
Posted 7/2/21 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7:2 A short, but semi-funny story for your consideration as we enter a long holiday weekend (No article on Monday). I was driving to Planet Fitness then to…
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 476 (1 Year, 111 days): Dementia on the Marquee
Posted 6/30/21 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Luke 6:30 Howdy all! What a busy week I find myself in. Sigh… I need to jump right in lest my technical world crash around me while I type. 😉 I was just thinking…
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 474 (1 Year, 109 days): 10K Gold…or At Least Not Last
Posted 6/28/21 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” –John 6:28-9 Howdy to all friends and family…and if you are here you are one or more of these groups…welcome to the Digital Cornbread Table!…
Shawshank Re: Dementia Day 471 (1 Year, 106 days): Well-Trained (Poem)
Posted 6/25/21 (aka 6 Months Until Christmas!!! Breaking out the Michael Buble/Kelly Clarkson Music ASAP….) The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; Numbers 6: 24 – 25 Wow…another week in the can. 🙂 This is week #2607 for me in what is a…