Ash Wednesday
Posted: March 9, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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Every year during Lent I use one of Edward Hays’ devotional books. Hays is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Kansas City and his Lenten books are not typical ones. The book I’m using this year is The Ascent of the Mountain of God. He uses the image of scaling a mountain to get […]
Read more...Stressed
Posted: March 7, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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I’m stressed out again. I’m reminded of something one of my brain injury therapists has told me. “When you feel anxious, the brain releases chemicals that cause you to have difficulty thinking as clearly. This can make things especially difficult for someone with a brain inury.” Yep. The way I have handled this for the […]
Read more...Lunch
Posted: March 1, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
I take a water aoerbics class at the Y on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Yesterday, we went out to lunch to celebrate the leader’s birthday. When I was in Italy and not in Holland (Welcome to Holland) I wouldn’t have been able to do this. I did see other people at the restaurant meeting someone […]
Read more...Communion
Posted: February 22, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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A couple of weeks ago, I led communion for Circle of Mercy congregation. I always like to do some sort of call to the table that refers to the sermon that was preached. This is easier when I preach the sermon but harder when I don’t. Since I don’t think on my feet, I always […]
Read more...A Disease?
Posted: February 16, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is a wonderful organization working to help folks become aware of the 1.6 million traumatic brain injuries that occur every year. I’ve been involved with the statewide organizations in both Georgia and North Carolina. There web site is http://biausa.org and I encourage you to check it out . […]
Read more...About Comments
Posted: February 14, 2011 by Tamara Puffer
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Two people told me they tried to comment on one of my posts but it was too confusing so they didn’t bother. And it is confusing! I just responded to a comment and had to figure out how to do it. I plan to ask my blogging teachers how I can set this up so […]
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