Death
Posted: August 22, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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I went to the Psalms today because I knew I’d be able to find one that would help me with my current mood. Two friends recently died and I’m trying to deal with my emotions. I’ve learned if I don’t express them in some way they become buried inside which hurts only me. I found […]
Read more...Adam’s Way
Posted: August 12, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: disability, Henri Nouwen
When I was in Toronto, I went on a field trip to visit the L’Arche community where Henri Nouwen spent the last decade of his life. He wrote a book called Adam: God’s Beloved about his experience working as Adam’s assistant. L’Arche communities are all across the world now. These communities began when Jean Vanier […]
Read more...Journey
Posted: August 1, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: over stimulation, resting brain
These past few weeks have been an interesting part of my journey. I went to the Summer Institute on Theology and Disability in Toronto, Canada. I was nervous about going for two reasons. First, I had never used my passport before and second, I felt I would be out-of-my element in participating. I was nervous […]
Read more...SUMMER INSTITUTE ON THEOLOGY AND DISABILITY
Posted: July 11, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
I received this picture from a friend and it seems just right for how I feel today. When I look at a moon, I get such strength and courage. It’s a visual reminder to me that God is always there and I’ll be just fine. Since I needed this reminder, I wore my moon earings […]
Read more...Switcheroo
Posted: July 7, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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I read a commentary in this morning’s Asheville Citizen-Times by Jim Buchanan called “Dropping the labels” and it really hit a nerve with me. You can read it here : http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130707/COLUMNISTS08/307070009/Dropping-labels In it he describes a little game he like to play called “Switcheroo.” When he hears some political commentary or watching the news, if he hears […]
Read more...“Forward Together, Not One Step Back!”
Posted: June 29, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: compensatory strategies
My friend, Leslie Boyd, designed this tee-shirt for those of us doing civil disobedience in Raleigh. I’m not going to wear it to Grace Covenant Presbyterian tomorrow morning but I am going to wear it when I led communion at Circle of Mercy later that day. When I was in the holding cell with ten other […]
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