Planting a tree can be a wonderful and lasting way to honor a survivor or a loved one who has passed.
PUBLISHED May 25, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I am one of those fortunate people who searched and found a church family I truly love. Many of us can spend a lifetime and never find one.
For my first 60 years of life, I went to the same church. I attended as a child, but lost interest as an adult. I kept my membership until both of my parents passed, and then began to look for a church that suited me better. I have only belonged my current church for a few years, and joined after I was diagnosed with cancer. What a wonderful blessing this church has been!
But theoretically, my church – and any church – can turn my hearing-ear dog, Sita, away, thanks to the separation of church and state that states that churches don’t need to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. But I had attended several churches with Sita and never had a problem. However, I told my sister that I wanted a place to worship that not only tolerated my dog, but accepted her.
For my first 60 years of life, I went to the same church. I attended as a child, but lost interest as an adult. I kept my membership until both of my parents passed, and then began to look for a church that suited me better. I have only belonged my current church for a few years, and joined after I was diagnosed with cancer. What a wonderful blessing this church has been!
But theoretically, my church – and any church – can turn my hearing-ear dog, Sita, away, thanks to the separation of church and state that states that churches don’t need to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. But I had attended several churches with Sita and never had a problem. However, I told my sister that I wanted a place to worship that not only tolerated my dog, but accepted her.
I honestly have never been in a church as welcoming as this one.(Read More...)
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