Come Healing
Posted: November 27, 2016 by Tamara Puffer
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Two and a half weeks after the election, I’m finally getting over my shock. I’ve read many reasons why Trump won: Voter turnout was low; Liberals did not listen to the hurting conservatives; Democrats were frustrated and didn’t vote; and on and on. The Sunday following this disastrous day, Ken Sehested preached just the sermon […]
Read more...Writing Space
Posted: October 1, 2016 by Tamara Puffer
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This is a picture of our desk in our office. I say “our” because Michael and I share the same office. Most of the stuff you see on the desk is mine however. We have piles everywhere in the rest of the room and you can’t see the computer monitor.I’ve been trying to write here. Here is […]
Read more...9.11
Posted: September 11, 2016 by Tamara Puffer
I have always hated our country dwelling on what happened on September 11, 2001. People are killed in much greater numbers every day -often by American’s own hands across the world – yet we Americans focus on the 2,996 Americans who died on that day. I was scheduled to preach at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church in […]
Read more...Riding the Wave
Posted: August 30, 2016 by Tamara Puffer
TAGS: cognitive overload;, cognitive overload; mental fatigue, cognitive overload; overstimulation, mental fatigue, overstimulation
I love being in the water. Michael and I are planning a trip to the beach in the fall when the hotel rates are cheaper and we can bring Sparky. When I was in rehab for my brain injury in 1996, the recreation therapist took a couple of us to the Y to swim. Michael […]
Read more...A Theology of Brain Injury
Posted: August 18, 2016 by Tamara Puffer
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I last wrote in this blog way back in September of 2015. It took me forever to learn how to use this site so I suspect it’s going to take me a while to learn to use it again. On top of that, the site has changed so I have more to learn. This business of having difficulty […]
Read more...A Way in the Wilderness
Posted: September 24, 2015 by Tamara Puffer
This is a picture of my dog Sparky in our car lying in the midst of our belongings as we returned from our beach trip a couple of weeks ago. Worn-out, he lies among the clutter and I must admit, right now I feel the same way! I had hoped to return from the beach […]
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