Tuesday of Holy Week
Posted: April 4, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
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Ed Hays in the Lenten Labyrinth for Tuesday of Holy Week writes of Jesus words in Matthew 17:24: “You must deny yourself, take up your cross and follow me.” He suggests we actually have two crosses to bear. Besides the revolutionary cross of Christ of bringing justice and peace to the world, we also have a cross […]
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Posted: March 31, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: memory, overstimulation, perfectionist, preaching, stress
Mark and Kristy lead a class on the Resurrection stories and art at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (GCPC). In the first session, they laid out 15 paintings depicting the Resurrection in art. We were asked to look through them selecting the ones that drew us in. I saw glorious images of Jesus ascending into heaven […]
Read more...Brainstormers
Posted: March 23, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
On Wednesday I had to go to several places on the way to somewhere else. Doing this always stresses me out but I figured it would be okay. First, I took Sparky to the doggie day care. On the door was a note saying the day care was going to move to a new location […]
Read more...“People-First” Language
Posted: March 12, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, disability, organization, stress
You’re probably wondering what a picture of the Y’s pool has to do with “people-first” language. Absolutely nothing. I don’t know how to put pictures throughout my post but I can post them at the beginning so you’ll have to wait until further down when I talk about the pool! This morning I emailed back and forth […]
Read more...Television
Posted: March 9, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: dividing attention
The picture on the lift is of my television. Actually it is a framed print but my television is behind it. My husband Michael and I don’t watch television but we have one so we can play DVDs or watch special programs. He’s really involved with bird watching and he found this print but he hasn’t hung it yet. Since we rarely […]
Read more...Lent
Posted: March 3, 2012 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: Brainstormers, flexibility
Lent is my favorite season of the church year. This year I’m using Ed Hays The Lenten Labyrinth: Daily Reflections for the Journey of Lent. Each day is another twist and turn as we walk through the Labyrinth of Lent. Today he tells a parable for us to ponder on our journey. Once there was a Jewish […]
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