by Yvonne Ortega | Mar 19, 2018 | Illness
When you wake up without strength, what goes through your mind? Eleven days after surgery, I feel worse now than the day of surgery. I looked in the mirror and said, “Oh, my gracious, I can’t stand to look at myself.” A pale woman without makeup and limp hair stared...
by Yvonne Ortega | Mar 6, 2018 | Illness
Routine? What routine? It will no longer work, and you need comfort. The day the doctor told me he recommended surgery, my body trembled. My routine would no longer work. It seemed as if it had been yanked from me, and I needed comfort. Have you ever felt that way? I...
by Yvonne Ortega | Feb 19, 2018 | Grief
Another school shooting! What possible good can come from it? What can you say to the grieving families, staff, and students at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida? What can you say to the grieving couple, Kim and James Snead, who took in Cruz after his adoptive...
by Yvonne Ortega | Feb 5, 2018 | Illness
Ask for comfort for family, friends, and self. A week ago, to ask for comfort for family, friends, and self was the furthest thing from my mind. However, within half an hour that changed. I took a walk and stopped to check on an elderly neighbor. She had suffered a...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jan 23, 2018 | Illness
Purpose in adversity? You can’t be serious. Yes, I am serious. I don’t like adversity any more than you do, but it is a part of life on earth and can serve a purpose. You live in a fallen world with fallen people. No matter how hard you work to get along with others,...
