Cancer

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2012

I’m going to say something that could not be more of an understatement. Cancer is a drag. My experience with the disease is next to non-existent, until now. My sister was diagnosed with leukemia about a month ago. The doctors kicked the cancer’s butt, but in the process, they took out the good stuff she needs to fight the everyday bad stuff we don’t even think about. Now minor infections and yeasts and molds can be life-threatening. READ MORE

ICU

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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The ICU waiting room is a terrible place. I spent 3 days there this week. One of the reasons I am not a doctor, other than not being smart enough, is because I hate hospitals. The people that work there seem to be okay, but the buildings themselves depress me. READ MORE

Cowboy Up

Posted on Wednesday, June 06, 2012

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I went on a Christian men’s retreat last summer to Wyoming which was led by a counselor friend of mine named Phil Hardin. Come to think of it, four counselors were on the trip, including Ron Mumbower and Don Waller from Summit Counseling, a ministry of First Baptist Church in Jackson. Also in attendance was Roane Hunter --he’s a great, up-and-coming counselor who is originally from Delta East, which is Macon, Mississippi if you didn’t know. Roane and his wife Eva will specialize in recovery from sexual addiction, which is a very real thing although it is not included in the DSM-IV (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychological Association). READ MORE

Piglet on Divorce

Posted on Friday, June 01, 2012

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After catching a few minutes of Winnie-the-Pooh on television the other night, Mollie Ann wanted to read a little, so like the traditionalists we are, we got out the iPad and pulled it up. We started where we left off before: READ MORE