When our grandsons were born in Colorado, I was invited to visit there and assist with routine household tasks for a few days. Our Denver son and his wife are members of a congenial church where, as in my own church, people are always available to bring meals. Each night we enjoyed a fine home cooked meal complete with dessert, delivered [...]
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Should we bring food?
Posted in Avoiding Stress, Creative Living, Introvert/extrovert, Peace in the Storm, What is a friend?, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged Avoiding Stress, Chronic Illness and Pain, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Peace in the Storm, Priorities, Whether or not to bring food on November 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Quiet Friends . . .
Posted in Avoiding Stress, God's strength in illness and adversity, Heart Surgery, Hospital Visiting, Peace in the Storm, Poetry, What is a friend?, tagged Avoiding Stress, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative Living, Heart Surgery, Hospital Visiting, Peace in the Storm, Poetry by Margaret Longenecker Been, Victory in Illness and Pain on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Twenty-three years ago this summer, my husband spent 5 weeks in a hospital with by-pass surgery (7 by-passes!) followed by a tenacious infection in his incision site. Joe was very ill and it was an anxious, discouraging time for all in our family—especially for him. In my opinion a sickroom is similar to a canoe trip on a wild river, [...]
A Tale of Two Occasions: One Edifying/One Toxic
Posted in Avoiding Stress, Chronic Illness and Pain, Creative hobbies, Creative Living, Having Fun!, Introvert/extrovert, Peace in the Storm, Poisoned Tongues, Sinus Surgery, SLEEP!, Toxic Friends, Toxic Relationships, What is a friend?, What the "chronically healthy" people don't understand about chronic illness and pain, tagged Avoiding Stress, Creative Living with Illness and Pain, Fun and Funky, Gracious Living, Having Fun!, Introvert/extrovert, Living with Chronic Illness and Pain, Peace in the Storm, Sinus Surgery, SLEEP!, Toxic Friends, Toxic Relationships on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Again and again, I’m convinced that having a passion for something upbeat and creative is the core ingredient in living with panache. And most certainly, our creative interests lead to inspiring conversation! A woman who can only talk about problems, her personal “issues”, or the ”issues” of her family members and friends is missing out on abundant life—as well as trying to drive her [...]
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