Asheville Women’s March
Posted: January 28, 2018 by Tamara Puffer
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The second annual women’s March in Asheville was Saturday, Jan.20 – a week ago. I didn’t attend last year but was determined to go this time. Michael had the flu for ten days so he couldn’t go with me. I don’t do well in large crowds due to brain injury limitations so I called a […]
Read more...Advent
Posted: December 4, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
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Yesterday was the first day of Advent, a time of expectation. It’s funny because I never really understood Advent as expectation before worshiping at Grace Covenant Presbyterian. When I was a kid, I expected to get lots of gifts but I knew that wasn’t what this meant. Under Mark Ramsey’s leadership, the sanctuary remained plain […]
Read more...Publishing Woes
Posted: November 11, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload; mental fatigue, Depression, Executive Function, flexibility, Frontal Lobe, memory, rainbow;moon; cognitive overload; initiation, Spirit, stress, structure
An experience happened to me this week that reminded me of the challenges of having a brain injury. I read an article run in the New York Times years ago this week. I shared it on Facebook with the following doctor’s quote lifted out. “People hold on to hope that just as when they survived […]
Read more...Summer Institute on Theology and Disability
Posted: July 4, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
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The folks at the Summer Institute for Theology and Disability are going to quit allowing me to attend! When I first attended in Toronto in 2013, I pushed it too hard and had to be hospitalized. Three institutes have gone by in three different cities where Michael went as my “attendant” and I managed well. […]
Read more...Departure
Posted: June 13, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
Michael and I attended the Summer Institute on Disability and Theology last week in LA. It’s a 3+ hour plane ride and a 3 hour time change. This was problematic for me which I’ll write about later. Today: trip home. Since the trip there was overwhelming for me, we decided to do everything in our […]
Read more...Cognitive Overload Weekend
Posted: May 15, 2017 by Tamara Puffer
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I went to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church’s service day at Haywood St. Congregation on Saturday. I never go to those days because I know there will be too much stimulation for me. When I’m cognitively overloaded, I become sluggish, irritable and unable to think. This time, there was a job where folks could pack meals which […]
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