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Stories of faith or antecdotes

Does This Warrant an ER?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by jroesler728

Because I have a nursing background I am sometimes summoned when there is a medical question.  It is like “any port will do” in a storm as what I remember isn’t even current practice. But there are some basic things … Continue reading →

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She Could Have Stayed in Bethlehem Parts One and Two

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jroesler728

Note: Due to some technical problems we had with originally posting this story, we are reposting both parts one and two here together (Though the eyes of a child) I was having dinner with my two adopted granddaughters. One is … Continue reading →

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She Could Have Stayed in Bethlehem

Posted on January 1, 2012 by jroesler728

(Though the eyes of a child) I was having dinner with my two adopted granddaughters. One is 5 and the other is 3. We were all sitting on the floor around a low table eating pizza and some sliced fruit. … Continue reading →

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Time Heals

Posted on December 26, 2011 by jroesler728

I am familiar with the phrase “Time Heals” when applied to an ache or pain. Sometimes time is the best medicine. I recently watched as time was the basket in which a different type of healing was delivered. Here is the … Continue reading →

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Memories of Christmas from Childhood-Part Three

Posted on December 23, 2011 by jroesler728

This is the third post in a series of three of memories of Christmas from my childhood. We always tried to keep our Norwegian traditions alive on Christmas Eve. One of these was putting up a sheaf of wheat (we actually … Continue reading →

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Christmas Memories from Childhood-Part Two

Posted on December 21, 2011 by jroesler728

This is the second of three posts about childhood memories of Christmas. We always had the same thing for supper on Christmas Eve. We call this meal dinner, now, but then dinner was at noon and supper was about 5:30 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Memories from Childhood-Part One

Posted on December 19, 2011 by jroesler728

This is the first post, in of series of three, of Christmas memories from my childhood. I didn’t know then that the yearly adventure of getting our Christmas tree would set the standard so high that getting a tree in any other … Continue reading →

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On Tuesday I Ice Skate…

Posted on December 16, 2011 by jroesler728

On Tuesday I Ice Skate… I have been interested in connecting with a lady who has recently moved back to our area. She had been a significant volunteer ministry leader years ago and now, as a widow, has become a … Continue reading →

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Warning: A funeral procession may be hazardous to your health!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by jroesler728

Warning: A funeral procession may be hazardous to your health! What? I have come to expect almost daily announcement from newscasts or news posts that research has detected yet another health hazard in our food, our environment or our habits. … Continue reading →

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She Is Walking!!!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by jroesler728

She came to our Senior Adult prayer meeting. I did not know this woman but I had met her in our prayer room during our weekend worship services. I knew she was from a Middle Eastern country, married to a … Continue reading →

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