This is Elvis Evans. I am a former student of yours from way back in the days of 1977-78.
I do not think I ever had an opportunity to thank you. You were instrumental in the successes I have enjoyed in my life. In 1977, I was a lost kid looking for someone to understand me. I wore a hearing aide, which was an anomaly back then. I was also epileptic and wore orthopedic shoes, which back then only came in one style; wing tip.
Don’t overlook the major caregiver. He or she needs some uplifting too! The most difficult time for my wife (Jean) and me was dealing with the two-and-a-half-year losing battle with cancer waged by our nineteen -year-old son, Paul. Within days of the diagnosis, his left leg was amputated two-thirds above the knee, and after metastasis he endured a series of six lung surgeries. My response was to personally appropriate the stories of Jesus’ encounters with heartbroken parents: Mark 5:23 became, “My son is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on him, so that he may be made well, and live.”
Editor's Note: the following poem was written by Karen Mulder's friend Ruth, who attends church with Karen. My Friend My friend Mayo Clinic Devastating news: Cancer! Surgery to remove pancreas, spleen and a portion of the liver. "O Lord, my friend is very ill. Grant...
When we adopt a child who looks different from us, we generally feel we can handle the stares and loss of privacy that go with the territory. We may find, however, that the frequent questions and comments of strangers and relatives sometimes annoy and worry us. At the heart of our anger and anxiety is the fear that our adopted child will be hurt by thoughtless questions, or that their older siblings, who look less exotic, will feel neglected, but this need not happen.
Story by Sara, as told to Karen Mulder My Baby Was Born with a Birth Defect Andrew Michael Briggs was born six weeks early weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces. As do most "expecting" parents, we had anticipated a healthy baby. We never thought about the possibility of our...
How can you go about helping those who grieve? Megan Devine, grief advocate and author of, It's OK That You're Not OK says that many people are uncomfortable with bereavement. “Grief is a natural response to death and loss — it’s not an illness to be cured or a...