Nathan Hoffman
The Power of Mundane
Living through a quarantine that keeps us cooped up indoors makes us go just a little insane (tell me I'm not the only one). But now I...
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Nathan Hoffman
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
National Day of Prayer
Martin Luther, the great reformer of the 16th century, said that "to be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive...
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Nathan Hoffman
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
A Mother's Love
Few things are as enduring and faithful as a mother's love. Women are designed by God to be a picture of Him--His love and gentleness...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
Out of Difficulties
And just like that, April is all but gone, and May is knocking on the door. Not that I'm sad to say good-bye to April. I think all of us...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
New Normal
So many of you have been asking how things are going here at the Home. The truth is that it's been hard. The additional regulations, the...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 23, 2020
- 1 min
Never Stop Growing
Several years ago, I read the book Life is So Good by George Dawson. In a nutshell, George Dawson grew up in the poverty of a former...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
Appreciating Our Volunteers
This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week. We love our volunteers. Every single day of the year, we have volunteers delivering...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by pulling out a dusty volume of poems (or searching online) and reading a few. Maybe even try...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
Benefit 2020: Looking Ahead
Already we're making plans for benefit as it looms large on the horizon. Something this large in scale needs to be worked on in little...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Family Night: Canceled
It's never fun to cancel an activity, but for the safety of our residents, staff, and volunteers, we ask that you stay home and stay...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love Newsong Not a word was heard at the tomb that day, Just shuffling of soldiers' feet as they guarded the grave. One day,...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Children's Easter Party and Plan B
Next Friday, April 10, at 9:30, we had scheduled our annual children's Easter party here in our dining room. It was always a fun morning...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Spring Drives
We've had itchy feet here at the Home for a little while now. When spring is so close it's hard to sit still. And when the outside world...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 26, 2020
- 1 min
KFC Lunch
There aren't a lot of people who don't like a good piece of fried chicken. Colonel Harland Sanders is the man that we can thank for...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
National Spring Cleaning Week
Spring Cleaning is on. I remember the hum of the vacuum, the whirring of the washing machine spinning load after load of curtains,...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Canceled Activities, Virus Protection
It's been a challenging week for us here at the Home. Self-quarantine is not fun, but in order to protect our residents, it's necessary....
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
Drive-Through Fish Fry
Last year, we hosted our first-ever drive-through fish fry. People have been raving about "benefit fish" for quite a while--for eight...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 12, 2020
- 1 min
Soft-Serve Ice Cream
Any day with ice cream is a good day. I'm pretty sure I have the blessing of my authorities when I say that. A few years ago, a grateful...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Little Things
One of my favorite parts of spring is the the vast number of little things. Baby things--animals, leaves, buds, plants. Most things start...
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Nathan Hoffman
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
Spring: Alive Again
Spring always makes me happy. I look forward to seeing the leaves opening, the crocuses blooming against the late snow, the daffodils...
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