Grass Trimmer
Posted: August 6, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: mental fatigue, resting brain
<div arial="arial" class=" I had it out with the Grass Trimmer this morning. I preached yesterday at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church and I have some thoughts about this that I will share later this week. It always helps me to let things ruminate in my mind first before putting them down on paper. But first, […]
Read more...Transformation
Posted: July 30, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, mental fatigue, overstimulation, Presbytery, resting brain, spatial orientation
Yesterday at Circle of Mercy Mahan Siler preached a sermon titled When the Power Goes Out. I must say I could really relate to it. He spoke about powerlessness and how this drives us to prayer. In his sermon last night Mahan reminded us of I Corinthians 12:7 where Paul writes about the “thorn in his […]
Read more...Future
Posted: July 24, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: prayer, Romans 8: 26-27, spatial orientation, Spirit
After I swam at the Y this morning, I stopped at Earthfare to pick up seltzer water. After shopping, I always have difficulty finding my car. (spatial orientation) It’s become natural for me to always find some sort of landmark on the row where I park and then look for that landmark when I return. […]
Read more...The Endless Summer
Posted: July 19, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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I read a blog post in the New York Times this morning called The Endless Summer by Mark Bittman http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/the-endless-summer/?hp He makes the point that the climate has changed and now he wonders how bad it is going to get and when we’re going to realize it. This reminded me of a recent panel discussion I […]
Read more...Doggie Daycare
Posted: July 11, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: spatial orientation
My dog Sparky is too smart for his own good and he has such energy, I’ve learned it helps to take him to doggie daycare. At first I thought it was sort of a stupid idea but it really wears him out to be around other dogs all day. I decided to take him today since […]
Read more...Psalm 75
Posted: June 29, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
This is a picture of me trying to find the peas growing in the garden at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. The peas are very hard to find because they are buried deep among the leaves. The job is a tedious one and most folks don’t enjoy hunting for them. In fact, as we worked we wondered […]
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