Lifestyle

Dear Dr. Roach: My healthy 91-year-old mother recently discovered that she has a diagnosis of trigger finger.

“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.” Hebrews 12:28-29 Social media has been filled with news reports of thousands of people descending upon a little town, and a little Christian university in Wilmore, Kentucky. By now, most of us have heard something of what many are calling a national- revival sparked by 30 or so students on the campus of Asbury on February 8th, 2023. No matter what you believe about those events, it has caused many of us to ponder what a nation might look like if it actually turned back to God in repentance. The writer of Hebrews in chapter 12 has just been talking about how God will one day shake the heavens and the earth. It is certainly a reference to a coming judgment. In view of such a catastrophic event, many people believe that God might give nations the opportunity to turn to Him before He brings this “shaking” to our land. Is Asbury the beginning of an opportunity for our nation to finally fulfill II Chronicles 7:14? There is hope that it might be.

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s new series of the Together, We’re More campaign titled ‘Choctaw Proud’ features different tribal members each month. This month Choctaw Nation spotlights members of a Poteau family carrying on the Choctaw culture.

Did you participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)? I did a few separate counts. One time an exclusive flock of 35 cowbirds landed under the feeder. Usually, they stay within the much larger red-winged blackbird flocks. Over twenty cardinals came and went, which was a good thing since several have been sacrificed to the red-shouldered hawk couple. One Spotted Towhee, titmice, chickadees, house finches, goldfinches, and Carolina wrens darted into the feeders when the larger birds were occupied elsewhere. Four brilliant blue jays descended in mass to dine. Mourning Doves and Juncos stayed on the ground while Harris and White-throated sparrows dashed out then retreated under the spreading juniper.

Dear Abby: I am a first-generation Mexican American who married into a Caucasian blended family. My husband, my stepdaughter, “Lisa,” and her mother and stepfather make up a beautiful unit. I have no children.

Dear Dr. Roach: Any suggestions on how to reverse Type 2 diabetes? -- C.B.

You can tie a knot with numerous things, from rope to ribbons. As children, we learn to tie shoelaces. Boys becoming men are taught how to tie a Windsor knot. Crafters create knot blankets, and custom tailors tie knots to the end of sewing threads. But not all knots are formed for fashion or to fortify. Some are created from tangles, like a knot in the delicate link of a necklace or a muddle of phone and computer wires.

Dear Neil: I recently was in California and saw beautiful foxtail agave plants. I have a home in Kerrville.

There is something about mental illness in the headlines every day. For millions of families though, it is not a headline.