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Peace at home is peace at heart
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mpratt
Soft rain is pattering against the roof, punctuated by the occasional seagull screeching in flight. The Christmas music is on. The tree is lit. It’s a fittingly quiet day after a very good Thanksgiving – and a blessedly peaceful one, too. Outside, today and throughout the weekend, according to the news, people will be traveling,…
Chronic Illness and Pain: Camera Shy?
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mpratt
With apologies to the beloved Christmas tune, “It’s the most photographed time of the year!” From now until the New Year, millions, if not billions of pictures will be snapped. Hours and hours of video will be shot. And you, like it or not, just might find yourself staring at the lens of a camera…
Chronic Illness and Pain: Be Forkful!
By
mpratt
Hold onto your waistlines! One of the most challenging parts of the holidays is eating, especially if you have a restricted diet to begin with. The temptations – “Just one cookie won’t hurt,” “You can always work it off afterward,” or “I only make this at Christmas, and it’s a special recipe passed down for…
Where Does It Hurt?
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mpratt
A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk about “Spiritual Suffering” at a large medical center in Los Angeles. The topic came at the end of a difficult, yet grace-filled year – a great way for God to help me “wrap it all up.” In preparation for the talk, I revisited a great book…
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