Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

Remembering Julia Reichert

Tribute How blessed we are when a Woman of Wisdom touches our life. Film maker and documentarian, Julia Reichert touched mine in a significant and life-changing way. On Thursday, December 1, 2022, Julia lost her four-and-a-half year battle with a…

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Archetypal Journeying

Recently, a group of friends gathered in reunion. We hadn’t all been together since the pandemic commenced. The conversation turned to our history with religion. They all either came from families where church was central and/or they had a great…

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Pushed to the Edge

As I write this, I am exhausted! Week before last, just when I thought everything was in place for my daughter’s healthcare going forward, I learned that it was not. That checklist I put together to help others was incomplete….

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Praying Without Ceasing

A few months ago, my seminary friend, Pam, introduced me to Diana Butler Bass. Diana has a doctorate in religious studies and is an author of numerous books and a sought-after speaker.  I subscribed to her newsletter. She occasionally sends…

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Revealing My Dawning Awareness

Back to Wednesday, October 3 Once I understood Nicole’s eligibility for Medicare Dual Advantage plans … the vision, dental, and over-the-counter benefits involved … the benefits she lost when moving into Assisted Living … and that Medicaid would pick up…

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A Dawning Awareness #3

Wednesday Afternoon Frustrations The thought of changing Respiratory Equipment Providers continued to weigh on me. Even though I dreaded making more phone calls to doctor’s offices … having to deal with automated messages again, I decided to give it a…

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A Dawning Awareness: #2

Wednesday Morning Bright & Early I awakened VERY early with all this weighing on me. I called promptly at 7 am when the Medicaid office opened. That means shorter wait times and less stressed customer service reps.  What a shock….

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A Dawning Awareness Emerges

This is a very long saga. Friends suggested I write it all out because it could be helpful to others. And so, I’m going to post in sections.   Monday afternoon, October 3 — The Journey Begins My journey to…

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Oooops

What Was I Thinking? In my last post, I wrote: His (Bryan Stevenson’s) next statements were an awakening as I saw the parallels for women’s concerns: “We don’t realize that we are in the very early days of a post-apartheid/post-genocide era in…

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