Parkinson's Disease Rants & Ramblings Archive
Agnes Bathes
Agnes lopped gleefully toward the bathroom. It was bath morning for the four month old Great Pyrenees. Forty five pounds of gigantic fluff surrounding a solid mass of goat herding muscle had to be coaxed into the waiting tub. One spray from the shower head and the otherwise docile doggie was ready to leap to […]
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All The Pieces
The carport is strewn with unused or discarded pieces from the latest construction project. The structure is magnificent and will bring enjoyment to friends and family for years to come. The task of sorting the sawed pieces has begun and the first and easiest was identifying and collecting those that could easily be used as […]
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An Old Friend
The days are becoming shorter. Darkness will soon possess its equal share on the way to overtaking light’s duration. I’ll miss the light because with it comes warmth, vibrant growth of all things green and a sense of freedom from the confines of layers to maintain warmth. Â I’ll miss my old friend called Summer, but […]
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Acceptance is Not Defeat
Original Post 09/08/2013 I just tried five times to button the cuff on my left wrist. After removing my watch and sitting back in my recliner, the sixth attempt was the charmer. I smiled broadly at the change that has come. Not at the loss of dexterity, but at the loss of anger over being […]
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A Grief Pondering
Original posting date 09/03/2013 A restless evening, an aching morning, and a reflective mood give pause to ponder the loss of some stamina. Sitting firmly in the throes of lost muscular flexibility and energy, I grieve the times of physical fitness and agility that I took for granted. The gym was a ten minute walk […]
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A Parkinson’s Ponder
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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Among The Living
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
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?
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
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 […]
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