Meditations
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Today
[Ed. Note:Today’s meditation was written by Cathy Self, Sr.V.P at the Baptist Healing Trust] The duality of life sometimes catches me by surprise. I recently sat by an old, glass-paned window watching the air fill with dancing leaves of… Continue reading
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Expectation
In any case, our daughter is about to begin what will likely be the most important caregiving role of her life. So much of caregiving is modeled on the example of mother’s love Continue reading
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What Interests Us: The Static & Kinetic
What encounters in life truly arrest our attention? What do we experience so intensely that we are drawn into relationship with the person or thing in that moment? Continue reading
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Immaculate Immaculee
Genocide is the fruit of hatred. -Immaculee Illabagiza Each member of the coat-and-tied, finely dressed crowd was wondering the same thing about the speaker: could they have endured what she did? All of us wanted to think that… Continue reading
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Recognizing Value
On Monday evenings, my wife and I often watch a program on PBS called Antiques Roadshow. Folks bring in stuff from the attic, things they’ve found along the road, items purchased at garage sales or passed down from relatives… Continue reading
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A Post Christian Era?
The idea that we may be living in a post-Christian era is startling to some, a news bulletin to others. But the evidence is mounting that some of the older forms of Christians expression are moribund. The Catholic Church, riven… Continue reading
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Memory
(The following entry was written by Cathy Self, Sr. V.P. of the Baptist Healing Trust) “…I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have… Continue reading
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Love Within
So much of our lives seems to be governed by things from without that we may forget that Love is a force that grows from within each of us. Much is made of life battles between the forces of good… Continue reading
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Open Forum
The Open Forum is an opportunity for you to post a comment on whatever you would like. A good choice might be for you to mention a caregiver whose presence you value and to describe why you think that… Continue reading
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