One morning, I video-chatted with my mother while her nurse dressed her. Moments later, she said, “Christy, I am heading to activities. I must get off this phone!” Yes, after only a few minutes, our conversation ended. (Sigh) My prayer has been that she bonds with her new neighbors. I’ve heard that these types of connections help dementia patients thrive even as the disease progresses. But I miss long conversations. I miss being the one with whom she is active. I miss seeing her dress Continue Reading
Which Is It?
Is this pandemic an expression of God’s wrath and judgment? Is this pandemic a sign that the end times are beginning? Or is this pandemic simply the fruit of a fallen and sinful world? I can understand these questions being asked. I mean ... which is it? In Exodus God brought plagues “to make [us] see [His] power.” In Deuteronomy, God said disobedience to the Mosaic Law among the Israelites would result in Him striking them with “wasting disease, with fever and inflammation...” Then the Continue Reading
Overwhelmed?
I felt overwhelmed. Why? About what? It does not matter. What matters is that I felt it. I had a choice: I could wallow in it or I could do something to change it. (By “it” I’m not referring to the situation. I’m referring to my response to the situation.) I chose the latter. I ran myself some bath water. I lit candles. I turned on music. It was my favorite playlist of contemporary Christian songs. I turned off all the major lights in the house. I got in the bathtub and I took a deep Continue Reading