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Life Behind Me, But More To Come!
As I write this, I’m at the age where I have more life lived behind me than life to be lived before me. If you are where I am, you may understand when I say, “It’s a weird place to be!” Sometimes, I feel like I’m in no man’s land without a job or…
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Teaching What is Good!
This week, I had the privilege of visiting one of our church family shut-ins. I wanted to be able to give her some hope and pray with her. She has a hard time keeping her head up, so I got down on the floor to speak to her. As she spoke with me, I knew…
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Time Flies…Memories
Do you remember how long the years were between 6 and 10 years of age? I do. I couldn’t wait to be 10. Those four years were an eternity to me. Then I replaced 10 years old with 16 years old. There was always an age I couldn’t wait be and time moved so slow. …
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Singing and Remembering
My mom loved country music. She used to listen to the radio and sing along with every song they played. I loved my mom so I loved what she loved when I was young. Some of my favorite memories are of us singing together. There were three songs in particular we would sing often. They…
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Tribute to Richard Pringle
Richard Pringle came into my life as a man my mom began to date. I remember how he would come over to the flat we lived in and bring a carton of Squirt and a ½ gallon of vanilla ice cream. This was quite the treat for my brothers, Keven, Mark, and me. We rarely…
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Who is she again…Life with Dad
There are many who are caring for their aging parents. It was my privilege to care for my mom for many years until she died two years ago. Now my efforts are spent in caring for my dad. I’m beginning to see some similarities in their behavior, even though my dad doesn’t have frontal lobe…
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I’m Seeing Things…Life with Dad
In my care of my dad some new things are beginning to develop in his life. These things have to do with what he sees. My dad was diagnosed with macular degeneration when he was in his early 60s. “Macular degeneration is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in people over age 60.…
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To Be Needed…Life with Dad
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 God calls us to do many different tasks in our lives. These tasks have been designed for us in order to bring God glory. One of the tasks that I…
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“New” is Hard…Life with Dad
Many of us are at the point in our lives when we are helping our aging parents. It seems like many more people are living into their 90s now, but maybe that’s not true. I may notice it more now because I’m dealing with my dad who’s 93 years old. What I’m discovering is that…
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Supervisor??…Life with Mom
Each day with mom is one with new challenges. At this point in her life, she is losing the ability to use the bathroom. I have been using Depends with her but up to this point there has only been slight wetness after a couple of days. All has changed. I have to check her…
God's Truth...No Matter What 