Grandma Niswander's book about Alzheimer's

As many of you know, Sara's maternal grandfather, Dean Niswander of Bluffton, Ohio died about 2 years ago from Alzheimer's. A man of many talents and well known for his love of his family, it was hard for us to watch him endure the loss of his memory and other complications from the disease. Grandma (Joanne to the rest of the world), a writer and essayist shares some of her journal posts day by day along with the difficulty of slowing watching her husband die.

If you know someone who is showing signs of this dreaded disease, or if you have lost a loved one to Alzheimer's, I think this book will shed some light on the journey that many people either dont' talk about or don't know how to express. We are proud of Grandma for sharing their story in hopes to help others. You can buy the book at Amazon using the link below. 

An Alzheimer's Primer

The cost is great, but worth it to me

I have been enjoying a daily read through 1 Thessalonians for a little while now. It has been a great encouragement yet a challenge. I noted in chapter 5:22 the verse says in KJV "abstain from every appearance of evil" that in the ESV and NASB it is translated as "22 Abstain from every form of evil."

I have often said that I cannot understand how we can possibly abstain from every appearance of evil. Christians and the world alike have told us that living by faith for provision is wrong, that salvation can come without repentance, that home schooling is wrong, that believing as a father I have some say in who my kids marry is wrong, that reading any version besides the KJV is wrong, and a few that say chiropractic is witchcraft. I avoided getting chiropractic care for years due to this belief that stemmed from my childhood, and now I know better. At the time though, this verse was used to prove the point that it appears to be evil.... to whom?