The Thrivalist

Well glory be! It’s Sunday and Church is the destination this morning. I look forward to the Sunday School class and lesson as well as the time of anthem preparation in the choir, and, of course, the worship service itself. But first, I have to tackle getting dressed in a bit slower and modified manner […]

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The Destination

August 31, 2013

Tom Millner

Today is Saturday. Slept in just a half hour longer, so I’m feeling pampered! Pain is sharp in my right leg, but will forge ahead with plans and chores for the day. Have some house cleaning (which I have NEVER adored), and some work pulling grass in the garden. The rain this season has yielded […]

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Getting Real

August 29, 2013

Tom Millner

I find that the challenge of walking, with my right leg and foot flopping without intention (characterized by inattention), presents a level of frustration that ignites my right hand into a tremulous frenzy. When alone, I simply focus on the destination and call that tremulous hand any number of not so friendly names. When in […]

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A Parkinson’s Ponder

August 28, 2013

Tom Millner

Original posting 08/28/2013 I’ve been doing some writing (not handwriting, that would be unreadable) in the months since I retired from the pastorate of the church and moved from Florida to our farm in NC. I have three things in the works. My right hand just went wild trembling at the thought of not having […]

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Parkinson’s Disease – Just saying!

August 26, 2013

Tom Millner

I was diagnosed with PD by a neurologist who did a cursory exam, watched me walk, and dubbed me as having PD. This was late 2006, a few months before I was to be ordained as Reverend and assume the role as Senior Pastor of my church. I had retired from the pharmaceutical industry after […]

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PD Rants and Ramblings

August 23, 2013

Tom Millner

Howdy! This first blog post is a trial run because I’m eager to get up and running with an outlet that may serve to help myself and others who are “challenged” with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This is not meant to be a clinical site, a research reporting site, or any foundation site. It IS meant […]

Church of the Holy SpiritSong Blog Archive

Among The Living

April 8, 2012

Tom Millner

Living Pastor Tom Millner Luke 24:5-6a In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! The statement of the men (angels) to the women who had come to […]

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Who We Are

February 7, 2012

Tom Millner

The famous Gloria Gaynor song that was featured in the movie Birdcage touts the virtue of being one’s own creation. The words to the first verse are I am what I am I am my own special creation So come take a look Give me the hook Or the ovation It’s my world That I […]

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Who Are You?

September 25, 2011

Tom Millner

Who Are You? Pastor Tom Millner Jeremiah 31:3; Genesis 1:27; John 3:3, 16-17 The famous Gloria Gaynor song that was featured in the movie Birdcage touts the virtue of being one’s own creation. The words to the first verse are I am what I amI am my own special creationSo come take a lookGive me […]

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God’s Blessing in a Weird World

September 11, 2011

Tom Millner

God’s Blessing in a Weird World Pastor Tom Millner Isaiah 55:8-11; Matthew 5:1-12 Economic crises, political upheavals, storms and earthquakes have captured the headlines of late. Just about everyone is being touched in some way by some or all of these happenings. What was just a few short years ago a place of sitting pretty […]