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Diversity’s Symphony by David Bowden

September 9, 2011September 9, 2011

I’d love to hear how you respond to this beautiful (oh, there I go letting my own response seep into my invitation to hear yours) piece by David Bowden.

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Posted in: incarnational | Tagged: David Bowden, diversity, poet, poetry, spoken word

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Where’s my cape?

I should have had a check list…

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antlike says:
September 9, 2011 at 10:48 pm

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I vote to include it in future Mosaic classes…so great!

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Catching myself hypocritically quoting Bonhoeffer
More than we Asked or Imagined
When broken-heartedness and social media collide
When thunder crashes, sing. Loudly. And not alone.
Lamb in need of a Rescuer
I did NOT lose my marbles

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InterVarsity’s Field Leadership Team has gathered in Alabama where we will work together, learn together, pray together. Howie and I planned an early arrival to give us time to explore Birmingham a bit. We had lunch at Green Acres, then spent a couple hours at the Institute before a quick visit to the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingram Park.

No, we are not river rafting or creek stomping. After supper (or whatever meal in a day i take with dad) we do a bit of a walk about. Tonight we stopped by the meditation room for a few moments and a photo. Thanks for praying. The minute I arrived, Dad reported that he’d walked in therapy today. Bit by bit.

PT came, hoping to get dad to stand a few times again today. He’s surprised them, standing unassisted and then taking off walking with his walker. Much improved today. He’s also off most of the electronic monitoring. Grateful to see this progress and to hear him chatting up the women from PT. He’s markedly better.

A nap-time update from UnityPoint/Meriter where Dad stood without machine help to pivot to a chair and was relatively talkative through lunch. PT came just after 1 and put him through a number of exercises that may seem insignificant, but when it’s been more than 4 days since you’ve been able to stand, its BIG stuff. I’m anticipating a medical release as early as tomorrow to a skilled nursing facility for a couple three weeks of rehab. We are hoping to be able to return to Oak Wood, but trust God’s sovereignty if there is something better elsewhere. Maybe Dad needs to be where he can encourage someone or befriend someone else.

Snow is sticking... accumulating even... and the temps are dropping. ❄️❄️❄️ Dad took a slow but steady downward turn today, even as the antibiotics were working well. He’s back on an intermediate care floor and connected to many monitors and machines, one helping the CO2 out and the O2 in. Nothing for me to do to be helpful, so I got on the road before the roads get slick. ❄️❄️❄️ Another day of excellent care from all manner of staff at Meriter. Another day replete with God’s gracious provision and peace.

Sitting around watching the Vanco drip and the snow (that’s what i said) fall while finding amusement on a Facebook comment string filled with photos from the early 70’s when we lived in the Chicago area. That’s my dad on the left and Dave Brown on the right.

Here we are again. Last evening I called 911 to request a medical assist. Together, we determined Dad needed more than that so he headed off to the ER by ambulance. UTI for sure. Not in the blood, which is good news. Admitted and into a room just before 1am. Whew. IV antibiotics are doing their thing and both OT and PT are scheduled for mid-day. What got us here is a wild story for another time and medium. We may be looking at a rehab stay after release from the hospital. Praying friends, join me in trusting God to provide once again.

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