by Sue | Jul 19, 2020 | Care Giving
Ella assured herself her husband was basically okay. George’s confusion happened only occasionally. There was no need to worry the kids. She was managing, with some days harder than others. Her house of cards crashed the day George fell and broke his hip. After two...
by Sue | Jul 12, 2020 | Body & Soul
Are we headed for extinction by global warming in the next hundred years? The documentary, Cowspiracy, points to our addiction to meat, and the way we raise livestock to feed that craving, as one of our greatest threats. Producers Kip Anderson and Keagan Kuhn,...
by Sue | Jul 5, 2020 | Faith
Mea culpa. I am guilty. This nation is guilty. That disgusting news clip of a man, who is old enough to know better, raising his fist and shouting “white power,” shows how many still do not see our collective and personal sin. God does, and we deserve his wrath. Yet...
by Sue | Jun 28, 2020 | Books & Writers
I’ve decided writers’ homes reflect how their writing projects are going. Except for scrubbing the house because company is coming, my every day Martha Stewart barometer is more related to deadlines and writers’ block than to a mythical cleaning standard. Our...
by Sue | Jun 21, 2020 | Care Giving
Dementia does not care who you are. From President Ronald Reagan to your Aunt Tillie, anyone can fall prey to this insidious disease. Alzheimer’s gradually overrides memory, personality, and emotions. In his book, The Soul of Care – The Moral Education...
by Sue | Jun 14, 2020 | Body & Soul
“I have a gut feeling he’s lying.” Do you listen to your gut feelings, or do you ignore them and rely more on logic? Science tells us these gut checks are a function of our brains working with our bodies through a network of nerves and neurons. Many use hypnoses,...
by Sue | Jun 7, 2020 | Faith
For me, the name Ebenezer conjures a wizened old farmer in dirt smudged coveralls. I wonder if anyone’s been named Ebenezer since the 20th century. I heard an interesting reference to Ebenezer in Joni Eareckson Tada’s seven-day devotional Shelter in Place with Joni....
by Sue | May 31, 2020 | Books & Writers
A Roman Soldier’s Horse by Patricia Iacuzzi Remember when Downton Abbey hijacked America’s attention every week? The series was a great yarn that took place over 100 years ago, in a world far different from today. Good historical fiction is like that....
by Sue | May 24, 2020 | Care Giving
Caregiving is an expression of love, a way of “giving back,” or simply part of the circle of life. “My parents took care of me. Now it’s my turn,” says about every adult child caregiver in the world. Sunshine and flowers, right? Sure, your parents had patience...
by Sue | May 17, 2020 | Body & Soul
Cancer- causing toxins and pollutants surround us, and play a huge role in cancer formation. We now know that asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, a cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, the abdomen, sometimes the tissue surrounding the heart, and rarely, the...
