Prayer Request for Mental Health Community Here
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Oct 28, 2009 10:33 am
Mood: angry,
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My previous prayer request is related to a general need for the mental health community in Portage County, Wisconsin.
For many decades, the health care providers in this area have referred the chronically (or private pay) mental health clients to the free clinic, "Portage County Health and Human Services".
PCHHS has lost its funding for psychiatric services and has to cut half a million from their budgets.
Unfortunately, the commercial providers won't pick up the slack, despite the free profit ride from the state for decades. It seems to me they've been cherry-picking the best, more high functioning clients for years!!
Please pray for the people affected by this!
I'm not that bad off. I can survive without meds, and I have a car to drive places.
There are others who are completely disabled, and I'm sure this is hitting them hard.
Please pray for all of us. Without adequate mental health medication management, some people become low functioning. It's really hitting a vulnerable group hard.
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My Experience with Donations
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Nov 1, 2009 3:02 pm
Mood: contemplative,
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You know, all the denominational talk here got me thinking about my experience with receiving donations.
When I worked in Christian radio ministry, our bosses had a little reminder on who was really paying us.
"Thanks to the W*** listeners."
I remember when I got my first paycheck, it really hit home. I went about paying bills and eating a McDonald's lunch thanking God for each listener that made that possible.
I thanked Him for their (usually) sacrificial giving so I could have a paycheck in what I enjoyed to do so much.
The last question I had was what denomination or their personal beliefs were.
I didn't ask if they made their money as bartenders or as Black Jack dealers in casino or if they smoked or were divorced or had homosexual tendencies or if they had ever sexually abused anyone or if they had an abusive temper.
Nor did I think about how they were dressed and whether it was appropriate for a Christian or wonder about their language or their personal habits or whether they were given to gluttony or had porn stashed around the house or their personal computer.
All I knew is that they supported our outreach and wanted to be a part of what God was doing with our radio station.
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If we could do this in the church; be grateful for each individual and see them as created in the image of God and LOVED DEARLY by Him, would our church change for the better?
...Or would you see it as a change for the worse?
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boobees
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Oct 26, 2009 10:02 am
Mood: mischievous,
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So what did you think you were going to see......
it's HALLOWEEN time 
(Let's see how many hits this post gets!!  )
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DUI in a La-Z-Boy?
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Oct 23, 2009 11:09 am
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Yep, it actually happened....
Sounds like a misplaced Wisconsinite!!!
Here's the associated press version:
DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk.
A criminal complaint says 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police he left a bar in the northern Minnesota town of Proctor on his chair after drinking eight or nine beers.
Prosecutors say Anderson's blood alcohol content was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit, when he crashed into a parked vehicle in August 2008. He was not seriously injured.
Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders.
Sixth Judicial District Judge Heather Sweetland stayed 180 days of jail time Monday and ordered two years of probation for Anderson. His attorney, David Keegan, did not immediately return a call for comment.
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Older Blog Posts
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Oct 22, 2009 9:10 pm
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Hey All,
I just had a chance to read some much older blog posts (from 2006). They were the sweetest things.
This one by Wormdust showed such understanding and sensitivity.
SexHomosexuality
So, old timers, what are YOUR favorite old blog posts? (The ones that encouraged your faith, not the confrontative ones.)
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Not sure what to title this....
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Oct 17, 2009 4:55 pm
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Was thinking about the debate on the Purgatory thread of angel_q92.
A scenario came to mind.
Do we ever remove money from the offering plate because we don't agree with the person who's giving?
Have any of us ever handed back a donation because of the beliefs of the person giving?
...Or do we assume they agree that our work is for Christ and they are giving to support that?
In my eyes, the things posted in blogs are people's offerings to God. It's okay to say we don't agree...definitely, with all gentleness and respect to the person.
It would also be great if we all remembered that the person posting has a heart to give to the work of Christ.
In my eyes, angel came across as if she was simply trying to give what she thought was a gift to help our relationships with Christ.
Just my 2 cents.
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I really did my best
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Oct 16, 2009 3:12 pm
Mood: drained,
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Today, I went to a counseling appointment.
When I said a few sentences describing the things about Sam's behavior that hurt the most and were the most stressful for me, I ended with "...but I don't think this was bipolar disorder.." The counselor jumped in with "sociopath antisocial narcissism".
When I googled it today, holy cats, it was nearly a rundown of what I experienced.
She also said my face lit up the times I talked about Drake.
It's not my fault and I did my best in a bad situation.
Thanks for your prayers.
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Are You Hospital-Able?
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Oct 16, 2009 3:02 pm
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In my Kyria newsletter, I found a wonderful article written by Patsy Clairmont as told to Jane Johnson Struck. She starts out by discussing her agorophobia and how it limited her hospitality. Then, later she realized the true meaning of hospitality..
Here's an excerpt.
"...But true hospitality isn't limited to the home. Think about a time when someone showed you she cared that you were struggling and reached out. Or spent time with you when you were hurting. Or perhaps an absolute stranger extended an unexpected courtesy in the middle of an abrupt world that could care less! That's true hospitality—kindness that makes you feel special, loved, cared for, heard.
When my friend, Vella, was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she told me, "Oh, Patsy, if I could only do some things over again, I'd care a lot more about people and a lot less about things."
Every day we have the chance to make some kind of deposit, some kind of investment, in the lives of everyone with whom we come in contact. I like to think of hospitality as being "hospital-able"—able to be tenderhearted, gracious, and helpful to the many wounded, lonely people in the world today. Whether it's in an airport, a hotel lobby, or an arena, I have the opportunity to extend God's love to the people I encounter. It's my desire each one ends up feeling better about herself just by the way I respond to her."
Thank you, Patsy!!
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