GENESIS STUDY
Reading the creation account, when done slowly and intentionally brings awe and wonder about our GREAT CREATOR - GOD
As this new year begins, 2019, with all its tragedy and darkness, I want to remember the words in Genesis 1 regarding the Spirit of God hovering over the formless and void earth. We now have form - round and blue and we are no longer void of life. But we are quickly and deliberately turning away from the Creator of all life. I want to take this blog and worship and praise God...only God, creator of all. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Friday, January 25, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019
Feeling lost
I wrote the following on Facebook when I was 71...My negative feelings about driving has increased
Gini Walker I am 71 years old. I don't suffer from dementia but I do have an issue with directions (North, South, East, West, left and right.) I've had this all my life. As an educator, my mother used to tell me that my lack of crawling as a baby had an affect on my learning. Who knows. But as I have read some posts here, I realize there are unlabeled issues some of us have. Struggling with directions has been frightening and frustrating for me. Before Charlie and I married, one time I was to pick him up at LAX. I ended up in Costa Mesa. Even as recently as this year, I got so lost and had NO idea which way home was. When I leave an office, trying to figure out if I go left or right to exit the building is more challenging than I ever reveal. Driving is something I dislike very much. So, unless I am going some where close or some where I've frequently driven to, I can't go. I think about friends and loved ones with dementia and it seems they have totally lost their way in their mind. This causes me great sadness. It is so frightening to be lost.
Gini Walker I am 71 years old. I don't suffer from dementia but I do have an issue with directions (North, South, East, West, left and right.) I've had this all my life. As an educator, my mother used to tell me that my lack of crawling as a baby had an affect on my learning. Who knows. But as I have read some posts here, I realize there are unlabeled issues some of us have. Struggling with directions has been frightening and frustrating for me. Before Charlie and I married, one time I was to pick him up at LAX. I ended up in Costa Mesa. Even as recently as this year, I got so lost and had NO idea which way home was. When I leave an office, trying to figure out if I go left or right to exit the building is more challenging than I ever reveal. Driving is something I dislike very much. So, unless I am going some where close or some where I've frequently driven to, I can't go. I think about friends and loved ones with dementia and it seems they have totally lost their way in their mind. This causes me great sadness. It is so frightening to be lost.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Stress related to needs of seniors
Our friend Per Larssen moved into Town and Country this past weekend. It was difficult for Charlie to get him convinced to do it.
I read the following deeply stress filled remarks on Facebook about someone dealing with their aged mother--- "So many thoughts right now, so many decisions to make, so many changes, so much stress, what happens next? One niece flew in Saturday to see my mother (her grandmother) then flew back to Oregon in the evening. Another niece (a great granddaughter) drove from Monterey last night and is heading back home right now. She was asking me questions that i don't want to answer, or decisions I'm not ready to face right now. But things I know I should be considering. Home for a few minutes before heading back to the hospital. They plan to move her (my mother) to an rehab/extended care facility tomorrow. A decision I must make as to where..."
We are deeply grateful to God for His guidance and help in Per's move.
I read the following deeply stress filled remarks on Facebook about someone dealing with their aged mother--- "So many thoughts right now, so many decisions to make, so many changes, so much stress, what happens next? One niece flew in Saturday to see my mother (her grandmother) then flew back to Oregon in the evening. Another niece (a great granddaughter) drove from Monterey last night and is heading back home right now. She was asking me questions that i don't want to answer, or decisions I'm not ready to face right now. But things I know I should be considering. Home for a few minutes before heading back to the hospital. They plan to move her (my mother) to an rehab/extended care facility tomorrow. A decision I must make as to where..."
We are deeply grateful to God for His guidance and help in Per's move.
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