Month: June 2013
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Maria’s Story
“Hey, Abbey. Can you come here a minute? I need to talk, and I need someone to just listen.” “OK, Mom. You know I’m always ready to just sit beside you and listen. What’s up?” “I’m really sad today. I heard on the news that a woman in Madison was sentenced to 13 years in […]
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Abbey, being Jesus, conversation with Abbey, example of kindness, fairness, funeral in jail, God’s love, jail, jail ministry, killing a child, life challenges, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, prison, prison sentence, reflections, showing God’s love, spirituality, talking with God, worship in jail, you are the only Jesus some people every see -
Remembering My Dad
I haven’t bought my dad a Father’s Day present in more than twenty years. He died 22 years ago. But with all the advertising on TV over the past few weeks, I’ve been prompted to think more about my dad, about the kind of dad he was, and about the kind of presents he liked […]
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birthday, blessing in disguise, Father’s Day, Father’s Day present, favorite presents, gardening, God’s love, God-given gifts, hired hand, kindness, Korth farm, Korth Park, lake mills wisconsin, last present, life calling, life changes, listening for God, mom and dad, nature, reflections, remembering dad, school drop-out, spirituality, vegetable garden -
Angels Among Us
The past three weeks have been quite strenuous for all of us at Country Comforts Assisted Living. One of our residents was living through his last days in this life. Abbey is always a really big comfort to our residents as well as to their friends and family during this time of life transition, but […]
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Abbey, angels, assisted living, bear you up, cloud of love, Country Comforts, Country Comforts Assisted Living, end-of-life care, family portrait, friends, God’s love, God-given gifts, guardian angel, heavenly guests, hospitality, kindness, life calling, life challenges, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, Psalm 91, reflections, spirituality, talking with God -
The Magic of Books
Three years and three and a half months ago I started writing a book on hospitality. Last Wednesday, 1200 days after starting the project, I signed off on the book with the publisher. In a week or two I should hold the first copy of the published book in my hands. Why did I […]
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