Lately, I've heard a lot of people saying things like, "Life's doing a number on me, Patti...I've gotta have some help!" Sunday morning, April 27th at 10:30, Scotty (or, Scott, as he likes to be called) will be "evangelizin' the house", or, as some would say, preaching at Peoples Church on Hwy 79E in Jacksonville, [...]
Over the last few weeks, I've heard some quotes I thought you'd like to hear too. See which ones connect with you and why -- Every life is an intrument; his life a melody. ~ Jewish saying The most beautiful people I've known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known [...]
Don't give up! Keep trying. Since the entire month of March highlights Brain-Injury Awareness, let me share with you a wee bit of a journal entry I wrote several years after the wreck as I was trying to learn to cope with traumatic brain injury: "When you suffer TBI and you have to live with [...]
You've probably heard it said, "When life throws you a curve ball, you....." Well, this morning, that kind of "change" happened... I received an email letting me know 100 Huntley Street, an interview television program in Canada has had to postpone the airing of my TBI (traumatic brain injury) interview, which was slated for today, [...]
Just wanted to let everybody know a COOL trivia-fact -- * March is BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH And, might I add, please wear ye green on March 17th for more than one purpose -- * March 17 is BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS DAY :D (Oh! And btw, the well known tv program, 100 Huntley [...]
Your life can change before you know it! What about you....how are you living? What matters? Do the people in your world know you love them? It's time to take some "baby-steps" and M.A.D. Now! (Make A Difference Now!) Here is the link to a featured article about coping and not giving up -- http://www.inmagtexas.com/2014/02/patti-foster-the-survivor/ [...]
You know how things will come to your mind out-of-the-blue? For that moment, they seem to stay on your mind in a strong way. Well, this morning this web site: www.HopeAfterBrainInjury.org popped into my brain, and I was thinking of the way they reach out to people around the world...survivors of brain injury, caregivers, friends, [...]
Question: What are you attached to? Right-o, let me rephrase my question so it makes more sense: What, or who, do you make sure you stayed attached to so that you feel like you have life and purpose? Lately, the LORD has been triggering me and reminding me to "stay attached to the Vine." (Jn [...]
Think of those times when something has happened unexpectedly. Maybe somebody was able to do something that was completely unexpected....perhaps it was a job situation, a call to a certain person, a medical procedure, a note, a particular song at just the right time. I don't know what it was for you, but always try [...]
You've probably heard this said at some point, "Pay it forward!" Well, for me, when it comes to helping others and passing along the comfort I and my family have received since the wreck of June 18, 2002, paying that love forward certainly gets my attention. Why? Because it shows, to some degree, how small things [...]
