Comments on: June 30, 2009 http://localhost/2009/06/30/june-30-2009/ Reflections on Living at the End of Life - MDS and Leukemia Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.28 By: dick gale http://localhost/2009/06/30/june-30-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-89997 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:33:08 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/?p=1164#comment-89997 Hi Connie and All —

I wish God would help clean up my kitchen!!

We had a great two weeks in our old haunts in Oregon (Oregon Coast, where we thought many times of your evergreens and Pacific Ocean notion of “heaven” — certainly ours as well).

Then, the person who usually cleans up my cooking mess
(my spouse, Susan) left for a week in Paris w/ her sister and her daughter (a niece who we also saw in Oregon) — Susan comes home Tuesday night [with God’s help (at least indirectly), to a clean kitchen.]

Life goes on. Enjoyed a very interesting Netflix Instant Play showing of Fierce Grace, a biographical film about Ram Dass, who several years ago (maybe at 70) had a major stroke. The film is a curious mix of history and spiritualism — from LSD/O’Leary to India to the 60’s, etc. Although I was never into that brand of spituality, I enjoyed watching the film, andcould partially relatre to Ram Dass’ struggles with the heart-related health problems that hit many in the retirement commiunity where we live.

With not even a dog to keep me company during her nine nights in Paris, I also enjoyed another Netflix film (no, this is not a paid ad!!) titled Music From the Inside Out, which focuses on the members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Curiously/Interestingly/Maybe not surprisingly, there were some mutual points of spirituality in both films

Take good care, stay dry between your thunderstorms (which I actually enjoyed in grad school in Michigan), and know that our thoughts and prayers continue to be sent your way.

Dick Gale

]]> By: irene Beethe http://localhost/2009/06/30/june-30-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-89996 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:14:23 +0000 http://www.connieore.com/?p=1164#comment-89996 Dear Connie,

What a blessing your Mennonite helper is …the comment “I figure God can take care of that, since he takes care of everything else, doesn’t he?” is marvelous, especially when events in everyone’s lives seem uncertain at times!

Enjoy the fireworks from your deck! What a vantage point! We hope to attend a minor league ball game, complete with fireworks after it! Always a good time!

Hugs and love to you and Charles,
Irene

p.s. This Sunday is the “What a Friend We Have In Jesus” Sunday (ala – Charles). I play it usually once a year….too much and the specialness of it would be forgotten! I’ll think of both of you when I play it!

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