Pentecost: Institute on Theology and Disability
Posted: May 24, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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One thing I like about worship at Grace Covenant Presbyterian (GCPC) is, there’s so much to experience. This past Sunday was Pentecost and the picture in the bulletin was the one above. I remember thinking, what does a piano with flowers on it have to do with Pentecost? The quote below gave me some clues […]
Read more...God’s Spirit
Posted: May 23, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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This past Sunday was Pentecost. I love reflecting on the movement of God’s Spirit. I’ll write some about worship this past Sunday later but today I want to reflect on Richard Rohr’s words from Letting Go: A Spirituality of Subtraction. “As a people, we are afraid of silence. That’s our major barrier to prayer. I […]
Read more...iPad Mini
Posted: May 11, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Android, iPad Mini, memory, mental fatigue, organization, resting brain
I bought an iPad Mini today. I recently saw a webinar about devices which will help make life easier for someone who has a TBI. It was really for folks who work with brain injury survivors and not for the survivors themselves. It’s funny because while I have many, many challenges now, I still can […]
Read more...Depression Again
Posted: May 4, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
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I haven’t written any posts during April. I had my sixth eye surgery on April 12 and I haven’t felt much like writing.The muscles in my eye were pulled out of wack in the car accident and I’ve had to have surgical corrections several times since. At first I had no problem recuperating from it […]
Read more...Mental Fatigue
Posted: March 23, 2013 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: mental fatigue, resting brain, Richard Rohr
I recently read an article http://www.brainline.org/content/print.php about fatigue and TBI. It described the three different kinds of fatigue common after a brain injury. The first is physical fatigue which comes from muscle weakness from having to work harder to do things. The second is psychological fatigue which comes with depression, anxiety and other psychological issues. […]
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