Archive - Surviving Medical Mayhem

Tightening my Lips for Lent

Loretta Schoen 08th March 2017

When did a nice catholic girl educated in parochial schools start cursing? I believe it began after raising a child, being a caregiver for multiple family members, nine surgeries, and 62,000 miles on the body

Thanks for the Memories

Loretta Schoen 22nd February 2017

Today I am not writing about overcoming medical adversity; but about loss. For I have lost someone very dear to me. Heidi came to us having been a puppy mill dog that had been bred

Mountains Out of Mole Hills

Loretta Schoen 06th February 2017

I am going to discuss a matter that is usually shared with your spouse, mother, father, or close friend. But I am willing to do this because it is the perfect example of making a

Can a Bloom Be Just Around the Corner?

Loretta Schoen 25th January 2017

The orchid plant in and of itself is not a particularly beautiful plant. Often in its dormant season it will look dead, barren of any texture or softness. Some say they require much attention to

Is That You God?

Loretta Schoen 12th January 2017

How do you discern what God wants for you? Some people tell me they hear the clear voice of the Lord directing their path. Me? I often need a cast iron skillet over the head

Grace for the Asking

Loretta Schoen 05th January 2017

Along my entry walkway I have three terracotta pot people. Each made using terracotta pots of varying sixes placed together to form a man, a woman, and a child. Overtime these little pot people get

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Year: 2017