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Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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Communication
I haven't looked at xanga for many months and wonder if anyone still xangas. Most I know use FB. What is important is that we all keep in touch.
Continue to choose joy.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
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Today a man died all alone. It is not uncommon--people die alone every day. What struck me so profoundly is that he has four children in the area and none of them wanted to be with him when he died. It broke my heart. A nurse and I read Psalm 23 and then I prayed, thanking God for this man I did not know but whom God knows. While there was no family member in the room when he died, God was with him.
I got to thinking about my own death...will I die alone? Most likely since I'm unmarried, have no children and family lives far away. I hope that someone will say a prayer over my failing body, honoring God for His grace and for the gift of my life.
What about you?
Choose joy.
Donna
Friday, 26 December 2008
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Hallelujah! Our cold snap has ended at least for a few days. Today it is about 38 degrees...and I'm loving it.
I trust your Christmas brought you closer to Jesus and that this in-between holiday time will cause you to pause and enjoy the presence of God. As you make those new year's resolutions let the first be that your relationship with the Lord will be priority.
Choose joy.
Donna
Sunday, 21 December 2008
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So, here I am, sitting in the library on a Sunday afternoon because I wo not want to pay for internet service at home. One reason is that I don't have a land line telephone...and the other is that it will add almost $50 to my cable bill and it's not worth it when I can come in a work for free!!!
I was on call from 8am on Saturday to 8am on Sunday and am so very grateful that I didn't have to go out in the horrible, treacherous weather during the night. I was called during the day...and spent hours with several patients. Going home at 6pm was miserable but when I got there...ahh...hot chocolate and vegging out. Nice.
What does Christmas mean to you this year? Why is the Christ child so special? Our theme today was that---What makes this child so special---and many times today I've thought of the chorus, "He came to give us life in all it's fullness..." I'm a grateful recipient of God's great gift to us. What about you?
Choose joy.
Donna
Sunday, 14 December 2008
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It's been a reflective week. One of my units at the hospital is the mental/behaviorial health unit and while I've known it was true, I realized again how many people struggle with the holiday season. We have more suicide ideation/attempts than normal and during my spirituality group discussion we talked about loss and grieving. This season is supposed to be filled with love and goodness and family and instead for so many it is a time of deep loneliness and aloneness.
Today the Sunday School lesson was all about Christ--the Messiah, the Anointed One--and how He came to bring good news to the poor; to comfort the brokenhearted; to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed; to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. (Isaiah 61: 1-3).
How I want to carry this message to those who are suffering such deep pain and who are in bondage. Every day I pray that my patients will see Christ in me and know they are loved and and never forsaken. Every day I pray that I will see Christ in my patients and that as I touch them I will remember that I touch Christ ("Inasmuch as you do it unto the least of these, you do it unto me.").
God bless you as you reach out to those whom you meet with the Good News of peace and joy and love.
Choose joy.
Donna
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- Name: Donna
- Country: United States
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 8/29/2005
