20 Top Strange (and Actually said!) Things NOT to Say to Amputees We all have moments where we stick a foot in our mouth (pun intended). When you have only one foot the moment can be even more awkward. Here is my top 20 list of things that are said to me, an amputee,Continue reading “20 Top Strange (and Actually said!) Things NOT to Say to Amputees”
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Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS
Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS After a year and a half of working with a local prosthetic provider, insurance spending $53,000, and over seventy appointments back and forth with no promise of a finished leg I finally decided to cut my losses and move on. I had felt trapped inContinue reading “Prayer WORKS. Restoration is REAL because GRACE has NO LIMITS”
5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life
5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life “…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn …to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”Continue reading “5 Simple Ways to Increase Joy in Your Life”
Recognizing the Pattern of Psychological Abuse
There are times I hear stories from friends or acquaintances and want to reach out and let them know that they are experiencing Psychological Abuse. Of course it is not always easily said, especially when a person is not yet ready to hear the truth or ready to recognize it (let alone stand up forContinue reading “Recognizing the Pattern of Psychological Abuse”
WooHoo Ministries – Let Those Shackles Go for Joy!
“Revive. Rejuvinate. Restore.” These three words jump out from the online heading of WooHoo Ministries homepage. Woohoo! We hear The Good News so often that many times we forget how full of joy that message is and how it has set us free. Woohoo! For this post we welcome Tawn Battiste from Woohoo Ministries. TawnContinue reading “WooHoo Ministries – Let Those Shackles Go for Joy!”
Implementing Hope
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 Hope Deferred The verse above hit me like a ton of bricks. Now, I GET it. So many years I have heard this verse preached as a form of medicine to treat depression or hard times. Even moreContinue reading “Implementing Hope”
Why I Traded Candy Crushing for Embroidery – 1 Year Later (Update)
Why I Traded Candy Crushing for Embroidery – 1 Year Later (Update) Many of you remember my previous article on this subject. The update here is based on the original article which you can find by clicking here. It has been a full year since I decided to give up computer games and Facebook games.Continue reading “Why I Traded Candy Crushing for Embroidery – 1 Year Later (Update)”
Paste that Pad in!
Paste that Pad in! When someone is getting a new prosthetic device customized (especially at a hip-level) there are a few weeks of trial and error where the patient wears the new leg out and about while taking notes about any discomfort. As time goes on the prosthetist may stick a pad in here orContinue reading “Paste that Pad in!”
Qualifying the Unqualified
Qualifying the Unqualified The past several weeks I have been struggling with back pain on top of everything else. Not the typical ache but excruciating stabbing pain taking place in muscular areas. The doctor decided that my fake leg and forearm crutches were responsible for the healing lapse and advised me to “get off myContinue reading “Qualifying the Unqualified”
Stitching a Garment of Praise
Stitching a Garment of Praise “Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition rather than from pure motives, thinkingContinue reading “Stitching a Garment of Praise”
Crutchprints in the Sand 