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Adrift
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” —Paulo Coehlo What a strange, happy, sad, long weekend. It was only two days, but it was packed so full of emotion and activity so, it feels like Friday was…
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Acts of Love
“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.” Carl Sagan My dear friend Andrea Ketcham went to visit Vernon today with her son Justis. It had been awhile since she’d seen him (though Justis has come by a couple times with his guitar) as her mother has also been in a nursing…
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Attitude
I don’t subscribe to the old adage, “God only gives you what you can handle”—or, more amusing yet, “I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish he didn’t trust me so much.” (Often falsely attributed to Mother Theresa, of all people.) There have been times I felt like breaking, and…
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Mental Health Update
I loved reading Chris Adams’ post the other night. It was great to hear what he noticed that day, with his fresh eyes and perspective. I was particularly interested in this statement: “It is difficult to put a number on his progress. On a scale from 1 to 10…in the beginning he was a 0,…
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Save the Dates
Black Friday! Small Business Saturday! Cyber Monday! Giving Tuesday! If all that isn’t enough to get you excited about Holiday Shopping, I’ll give you another: the Second Annual SansOoxygen Craft Fair Fundraiser! We such a great time last year, we decided to do it again. Several artist have donated some of their handmade items and artworks,…
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Thanksgiving!
If you saw the last post, you’ll already have a good idea of how Vernon’s holiday outing went. I’ve been trying to process it all ever since he left yesterday afternoon, and I’m still not sure how I felt about the day. For me, it was A LOT. However, I think it was a success.…
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Vernon’s Visit: From My Dad.
I’m just sitting down to recollect my thoughts over yesterday’s Big Event, not that I haven’t been thinking about it constantly ever since. It was just that…as Big Event Click HERE for my dad’s experience of the day. I’ll follow up with my version later, but I thought it might be interesting to hear another side…
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Pre-Thankgiving…Still Thankful
It’s Thanksgiving! Well, it is tomorrow, but from the traffic and the shopping lines, you’d think it was all week. And it a way, it is. The nursing home has been filled with new (to me) faces: grandchildren and nieces and nephews who have come into town for the holiday are coming in for visits…
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Goings and Comings
I just watched I’ll Be Me tonight on Netflix. The film documents Glen Campbell’s farewell tour after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He carries on with his big happy personality and is mostly able to perform his music to large loving audiences, despite the degeneration of his memory. It’s remarkable and affirming to see how doing the…
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18 Months
Today is November 23rd…and its about to pass like any other day. My friend Jen came over a little while ago to help me with some fundraiser stuff. She is my go-to graphic designer, but also a rock of a friend who has been with us for many years. She shared an office with Vernon,…