One Day Grace Will Have It’s Way
Posted: July 15, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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In July of 2010, Ken Sehested, co-pastor of Circle of Mercy Congregation, wrote a litany, using Zephaniah 3:19; Romans 8:19-24; Psalm 126:5, in honor of the wedding of Annika Williams and Justin Bass. We used it as a Call to Worship in church on their one year anniversary. Even though it was written in celebration […]
Read more...If you don’t mind, I’ll go crazy
Posted: July 3, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: spatial orientation
Tom Swift is a minister here in Asheville who contacted ALS when he was in his early 50’s. He now lives in a nursing home because his condition deteriorated to the point that he needed more help. It really is a horrible disease. It has affected his body so he can no longer speak or […]
Read more...Hike
Posted: June 26, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: overstimulation, resting brain
The top picture is from our hike yesterday at Craggie Pinnacle. We were too late to see the rhododendrons in bloom but it was fun anyway. It was foggy in the beginning so we couldn’t see too far into the mountains. Here is a picture of Sparky and me. I’d put pants over my shorts […]
Read more...Memory Implants
Posted: June 22, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: memory
I read in the New York Times last week that scientists have come up with a brain implant that restores lost memory function. It’s still a long way off but the article states “the implant demonstrates for the first time that a cognitive function can be improved with a device that mimics the firing patterns […]
Read more...Service
Posted: June 11, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: mental fatigue, service
This morning I worked out in the yard. After only an hour, I was ready to quit. I took a break by throwing a ball for my dog and then I worked some more. I didn’t work much more and I was a bit frustrated because I still had things to do outside. While the […]
Read more...Grief
Posted: June 10, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: grief, Welcome to Holland;
Twenty years ago I learned about Kubler-Ross’ stages of grief. At the time, they made sense to me. However, several years ago I couldn’t understand why I seemed to be back in the early stages of grief surrounding my TBI. Shoot, I’d already gone through all the stages so I thought I was free and […]
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