Created to Be Together
As I sat listening to Sunday’s sermon on the importance of small groups; I realized that part of the message can be applied to surviving medical mayhem. Whether you are the caregiver or the care
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Who is This Person?
I have spent 64 years with this person. I thought I knew exactly who she was. In the recent years I have noticed that who she is not who I am. The things that I
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At Tribute To Love
No two friends could have been closer. They did everything together. Whether helping each other lose weight, going to Walmart or traveling to visit family, they were inseparable. While they were not of the same
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Father’s Day Past & Present
I have some wonderful memories of my dad: making up songs or singing U.S. army songs with my dad as he and I ran errands around town – “Over hill, over dale, we have hit
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Remind Me to Laugh
What do you do when you are scared or in pain? Besides panicking about the worst case scenario, I mean. Thad and I have had a few of those moments in the last couple of
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When It Takes Two to Canoe – Part III For the past couple of weeks we’ve been exploring the rivers of caregivers verses care receivers and have noticed that each crew member shares many of
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It’s Going to Take Two to Canoe – Part II – Being a Good Care Receiver
Last week I blogged about how to be a good care giver https://www.lorettaschoen.com/2019/uncategorized/2033/when-it-takes-two-to-canoe-part-1/ Today I would like to talk about being a good care receiver. If you are a person in need of care giving
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When It Takes Two to Canoe – Part 1
When It Takes Two to Canoe – Part 1 Being a Good Care giver Do you find yourself feeling anxious, to the point of panic? Are you frustrated, tired, have feelings of isolation, hopelessness or
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Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned
Its confession time. In my last blog I talked about wanting to give my husband a healthy heart for this Valentine’s Day. I wanted to insure many more days ahead. I would choose foods that
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Will You Be My Forever Valentine?
Thad and I have celebrated 45 Valentine Days and that included a lot of chocolate for me and peanut butter/nuts/chocolate for him. But since he now sports two stents in his heart and I have
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Fearfully Anticipating God’s Plan? Part II
A few days ago I wrote about anticipating what God had planned for me at the Mountainside Marketing Conference for Writers. See https://www.lorettaschoen.com/2019/blessed-while-stressed/1971/are-you-fearfully-anticipating-gods-plan-part-1/ My trip started with a series of expectations and much anticipation and
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Why Plotting the Demise of My Personal Trainer Might Not Be a Good New Year’s Resolution
Have you ever had evil thoughts enter your brain? Sure you have. Who hasn’t? Well maybe Mother Theresa never did. Nevertheless, every once in a while these evil thoughts about what I could do slither
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