Love, Lewis, and a letter from John

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.

“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God.

Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.”

1 John 4:7-11, NLT

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faith, hope, and love.

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Celebrating romance and marriage on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.

“What the word needs now is love, sweet love, that’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.”
Hal David, lyricist

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One of my Sunday traditions is reading Parade , a magazine in the newspaper. One of my favorite parts is the “Ask Marilyn” column where Marilyn Vos Savant answers complex questions on a wide range of subjects- math, science, medicine, technology, economics , games, sports and just about any topic you can imagine.

I have wondered how she does it, imagining it must take hours and hours of research.

But then I learned her history. She has one of the highest IQs in the world. She is certifiably the world’s smartest woman.

One week, Parade published an article about how she met her husband. She is married to none other than Dr. Robert Jarvik, developer of the artificial heart.

They met when he called her after reading a magazine article about her, and had a long distance courtship lasting one year.

At their wedding, science fiction author Isaac Asimov walked her down the aisle; the best man was the 7th recipient of one of the Jarvik artificial hearts! How’s that for romantic. They have been happily married since 1987.

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Another love story-Austin and Jessica

Another couple featured in the issue, Austin and Jessica were literal childhood sweethearts, having met as toddlers. They and their parents met in a support group- for families of children with Down Syndrome.

With their parents’ support, they have overcome their disability to build a loving , stable marriage- and maybe because he “treats her like a princess.”

These are two very different couples who share something special-

respect, caring and commitment to the person they love.

As Beatles John and Paul (Lennon and McCartney) told us many years ago,

“All you need is love.”

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My love story

It wasn’t Valentine’s Day, but my husband and I shared a romantic dinner on vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Read about our romance at the link below the photo

man and woman at dinner — Dr. Aletha and Raymond

Two Words That Changed My Life

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February Timely Topics-Love and Hearts

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.

It’s a new month so time to search the blog archives for some Timely Topics to revisit.

Celebrate Hearts

Since it’s February, of course we look at the HEART and heart disease. February is American Heart Month, so I want you to have information and inspiration to keep your heart healthy.

Celebrate Love

Valentine’s Day is in February , so I’ll share words of faith, hope, and LOVE.

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Timely Topics for February

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Seeing is loving

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Aletha Cress Oglesby, M.D.

1 John 4, English Standard Version( ESV)

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar;

for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen

cannot love God whom he has not seen.

And this commandment we have from him:

whoever loves God must also love his brother.”

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Opportunities to do good

^”But when you do a kindness to someone, do it secretly—don’t tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.

And your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.”

My goal for this blog is to inform and inspire us all to explore the HEART of health in our lives, and the lives of our families and communities.

But beyond that, my the mission for this blog is

to share the HEART of health with people all over the world,

especially those who face hardship due to poverty, isolation, discrimination, political turmoil, hunger, homelessness, human rights violations, and natural disasters.

Learn more at Share the HEART of health

Wishing you faith, hope, and love today and always. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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