Last year, I traveled to Chicago and saw the masterpiece “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.” The…
Joe MacDonald
Rev. Dr. Joe K. MacDonald is a pastor in the New Mexico Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Cazandra, live in Belen, New Mexico, along with their youngest son, Caeleb, and two fur babies, Laggie and Hildie. Both of Joe’s sons (the oldest is Julian) have severe hemophilia A, factor VIII deficiency. Julian was diagnosed in 1996 and Caeleb in 2006. Joe serves on the Board of the Sangre de Oro Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation. Joe’s goal is to help his sons and others in the community use their voices to help improve the quality of life for those with bleeding disorders.
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Articles by Joe MacDonald
When I Have Nothing Left to Give
I’ve spent several nights in the hospital with my son, and I play tag with my wife. It…
The MacDonald home celebrates this Christmas season with a little more excitement than those holidays of the not-so-distant…
Special days come up: holidays, birthdays, and vacations. We take time to relax and enjoy ourselves, but there…
My profession as a pastor allows me to celebrate with and be a source of support to members…
One Thanksgiving season, nothing seemed to go right. Both of my sons suffered in completely different ways. “MacDonald…
Caring for Adult Children
“MacDonald the Older” and I drove down the road that leads to his college. We stopped at a…
Recently, I took my son to the dentist to have a couple of cavities filled. I knew that…
Battling the Monsters Together
Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Some take the form of needles that terrify young children. Others…
A Not-So-Healthy Dose of Nerves
My youngest son continues to celebrate good health. The last time he suffered a joint bleed was in…