Monthly Archives: March 2013

Navigating Health Care

First phone call: Patient: I need to schedule an EKG Clinic: What is your date of birth? Patient: xx/xx/xxxx Clinic: We don’t have you in our system. Patient: I had an EKG at your facility before and that is why … Continue reading

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The Comfort of Being Known

A long time friend went with me for a medical procedure today. I invited her into the room where all the questions are asked. It felt good to know that as I responded to inquiries regarding my health history and … Continue reading

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Do I Rest or Risk?

I am wanting my body to be strong. I want the physical ability to do the things my heart longs to do. I don’t want to hurt myself every time I lift something. I don’t want to fall and break … Continue reading

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When My Heart Is Too Heavy

I’m giving my imagination freedom to stage some potential scenes. Tonight I am picturing a waiting room of people who are bringing their stories to Jesus. His office is not a closed-door room but rather a type of stage that … Continue reading

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Scared?

by Shirlee Vandegrift The word ‘scared’ should not have a place in the mind or mouth of a believer, should it?  Nor should the words “why,” “why me,” “why them” or any other words that indicate unbelief. I have been … Continue reading

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I Want to Be Like That

We have three services on a Sunday morning. Those who attend generally choose the same hour each week. So much so that the services have a personality of their own. This past weekend one of our senior ladies came in … Continue reading

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Bent but Not Broken!

Our back yard has attracted my attention these past days by a big branch that has lowered itself from its usual inconspicuous spot and curved down with its tip actually resting in the snow. Today I don’t see it at … Continue reading

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What Happened to Real News?

What happened to real news? I mean when you turned on the news you heard about what had happened in your neighborhood, your state, your nation and your world. You just heard it one time and then, if you were so … Continue reading

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Do Not Forget

As we age forgetting becomes a dreaded experience. Does it mean the arrival of an intrusive and intractable enemy that will eventually wipe all memory and leave me a stranger to myself and others? We know there is pathology that … Continue reading

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Blue Velvet and Lace

I have been trying to simplify our house. This means that I am going through things and either giving away or tossing things that we will never need. (If you were to walk though our house today you would not … Continue reading

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