June 26, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Miss Ellie on our brick wall circa 2004
This evening while reclining and watching The Dog Whisperer, my beloved cat, Miss Ellie, invited herself into my lap. She turned around about three times until she found just the right position and settled in. (more…)
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June 22, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Yesterday, was Father’s Day. Norm and I don’t have any children, except for our cats. Miss Ellie was my cat long before I ever met Norm, so I guess he’s kind of like her step cat dad. (more…)
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June 18, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Most of you who don’t know me in person don’t realize that I sit in my wheelchair from the time I get out of bed in the morning until I go to bed at night. That’s usually 14 to 16 hours per day. Unless I am sick I don’t get out of the chair during the day. Sitting upright for long periods becomes rather uncomfortable but fortunately I have a wheelchair that tilts back up to 45° and has a fairly comfortable seat cushion and back cushion. There are some times though when I find it difficult to get comfortable. (more…)
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June 15, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
I heard this verse yesterday at Grace Chapel during our pastor’s sermon. It’s one I’m quite familiar with, but yesterday I noticed something about it that I had not paid attention to before. Joints and marrow? The writer of Hebrews is comparing the word of God (The Bible) to a double edged sword. (more…)
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June 14, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
So, we are having lunch with another couple at a trendy place. There’s lots of things to talk about. Books read, movies watched, work challenges, family and politics. Somehow though the conversation gets around to health issues. I’m sitting there listening to my husband talk about his new prescription for this and a new pill that, etc. It hits me that we’ve entered that stage of life where your latest health saga is common fodder. (more…)
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June 14, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
Like most mothers, mine always told me to eat my vegetables. Can’t say I always liked what I was served, but I did learn to eat vegetables from an early age and to this day I have an uncommon appreciation for them. It helps if they are prepared properly because they taste so much better. We had a vegetable garden in the backyard when I was a kid. It was fun reading about the fruits and vegetables we would grow and learning about the art of gardening. (more…)
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June 10, 2009 by Karen of Scottsdale
My life has been rather busy of late and I haven’t had the time to compose something exciting for my vast audience on the Internets. I’ve been playing around a lot with computer code like CSS and HTML and even fooling around a little bit with PHP. (more…)
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