by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 7, 2014 | Christmas, humility
When I recently read Kenneth E. Bailey’s book, Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels, I was fascinated that he proposes some different ideas about our favorite images of the Nativity. For instance, he suggests that the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 4, 2014 | beliefs, dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, lies, self-protective sinful strategies, stress, temptation, trials
In our final contrast of Lewy Body Dementia with “spiritual” dementia, we’ll look at “Don’t Make Me Suffer.”As a part of her disease, Audrey had hallucinations that people and things were spraying her with water, even toxins. Before...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 2, 2014 | attitude, deception, dementia, heart change, Lewy Body Dementia, truth, values, wisdom
We are continuing a series about the symptoms of “spiritual” dementia. I’m comparing how my mother-in-law Audrey responded to people and life because of her Lewy Body Dementia with my own “demented” kind of thinking and responding. This...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 30, 2014 | Audrey, dementia, dependence, holiness, hope, hopelessness, Lewy Body Dementia, lies, sin, wisdom
We are continuing to examine the possible symptoms of “Spiritual” Dementia we began in our previous posts. Closely related to the need to be seen correctly, is how Audrey took everything personally. Because of her paranoia, everything that...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 28, 2014 | beliefs, blame, dementia, fear, fear of man, humility, Lewy Body Dementia, lies, overwhelmed feelings
I shared with you in a recent post how by caring for my mother-in-law, Audrey, who had Lewy-Body Dementia, I discovered that I have “Spiritual” Dementia. Here’s another symptom: “Protect the Image.”Audrey often came to me...
