Lifestyle

The family of Gail Ditmore has established the Gail Ditmore Memorial Emergency Nursing Fund through The Northern Oklahoma College Foundation. The memorial fund was established to honor Gail’s passion to provide assistance to those experiencing unfortunate circumstances while striving to better themselves through education.

Northern Oklahoma College Men’s Basketball player Tyler Day was awarded the Jared Weiberg Endowed Memorial Scholarship Monday night before the NOC men faced NOC Enid. Day is a sophomore from Mannford, Oklahoma.

Mud on My Bridge Do I have mud on my bridge? If I do, how much have I let accumulate? The purpose of a bridge is to give safe passage over a treacherous, unsafe, or impassible area. What substance is preventing me or making it difficult for me to cross over? NIV John 5:24 Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.

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Talking with parents about sensitive subjects like aging and necessary lifestyle changes can be tricky. It can be frustrating and even frightening when you’re trying to communicate something important to your aging parents and they won’t listen to or accept what you are saying. Adult children and their aging parents may struggle as age, illness, or physical challenges require a change in the parent’s living circumstances. Selfsufficient adults who raised families, ran businesses and households, now face being told they can no longer live the life they spent a lifetime building in the way they want. It’s a tough sell on a good day. But there are ways to communicate with an aging parent that will make it easier to address tough life topics and important decisions. To make those conversations more successful, here are some tips for talking with an aging parent and or someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia:

Friends are invited to attend a 70th wedding anniversary reception for Lyn and Jerri Boyer on Sunday, January 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Assembly Center. The couple requests no gifts.

Do I have a complete understanding of God? Having accepted that Jesus paid the price for my sin with His precious blood and bridged the separation between God, do I understand the spiritual resources that are mine in Christ? Jeremiah 29:12: Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall SEARCH for me.

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