Archive - Surviving Medical Mayhem

The Christmas Crunch & Slump: When Anxiety was great within me.

Loretta Schoen 27th December 2014

Although Christmas is my most favorite time of the year there was one Christmas where I found myself in a very dark place. My business was a seasonal one and I was working a second

Cherish Memories Made & Given

Loretta Schoen 20th December 2014

Today my calendar was a scheduled dichotomy: a memorial service and a delivery of gifts to a family in need.

My husband, Thad grew up in the rural farm lands of Indiana where he and his older brother and sister spent wonderful times visiting their mother’s childhood farm. On one such occasion, his brother and

The Lord Who Carries Me – Braces and All

Loretta Schoen 13th December 2014

When I was nine months old I was diagnosed with elongated tendons in my legs causing me to walk on the inside of my feet. I was placed in leg braces which I wore 24/7

When the Healing Doesn’t Come

Loretta Schoen 06th December 2014

I would like to share a blog from Scribbles and Crumbs. She is an amazing writer who shares her grief and loss of her baby with bare pain and strong faith. She discusses the questions

Relating to Relationships

Loretta Schoen 29th November 2014

There is an image that will stay in my heart and soul forever to remind me that we are born for relationships. Our new pastor came to our couple’s bible study recently to meet us

An Unhallowed Christmas without Thanksgiving

Loretta Schoen 21st November 2014

This morning on my walk I saw Christmas lights adorning the trim on a house and a blow up Santa Claus already poised in a yard. Really? It’s not even Thanksgiving yet. With Halloween being

The PB&J Sandwich

Loretta Schoen 14th November 2014

While walking the dogs I ran into a neighbor who had recently brought her mother to live with her. I asked her how she was doing. Between homeschooling her ten year old and caring for

Ignore or Explore?

Loretta Schoen 07th November 2014

Why was I more freaked out over having a biopsy of a blemish on my scalp than I was over my lumpectomy, or my coronary artery bypass? It had been a few years since I

A Chance Encounter

Loretta Schoen 30th October 2014

It was a chance encounter. I had brought my friend to the outpatient surgical center for a procedure. While in the waiting room a young man sat in the chair next to me. He had

Setting Priorities

Loretta Schoen 25th October 2014

Patrick Morley has done it again, He condenses all of life’s infinite decisions and distractions to a simple idea. This is a good question for all of us to ponder and to set our priorities.

Gleaning a Mary Spirit Amidst a Martha Heart

Loretta Schoen 24th October 2014

Luke 10:38-42The Message (MSG) Mary and Martha As they continued their travel, Jesus entered a village. A woman by the name of Martha welcomed him and made him feel quite at home. She had a

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Year: 2014