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The Mother Test™ on Mother’s Day WEEK – Days 132-137
A patient hurls insults and the bed pan at you. Live love here and you do what God asks: loved an enemy. Continue reading
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Day 131 A Day of Remembering
Recently when I went shopping to to pick out a birthday card for a friend, I could help but notice the huge display of Mother’s Day cards. I felt a sudden pang of sadness that I no longer have the… Continue reading
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How Temptation Can Steal Our Identity – Days 126-130
Hospitals, careers, bosses, any one of these can swallow up our identity by using a particular tool: temptation. The ancient Sirens used a particularly seductive weapon. Continue reading
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The Art of Nursing Days: 124-125
I just love this photo of Florence Nightingale holding the lamp, making her way through the dimly lit corridors of less-than-ideal conditions to care for “the least of these.” She was called to enter into the suffering of others,… Continue reading
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“When the world is mud-luscious…” Days 119-123
Spring can thunderstorm rainbows as well as bloom flowers. For me, every spring evokes a single poem by e.e. cummings. Continue reading
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You Too Can Be A God! An Expert’s Advice – Days 112-116
Want to be a god? Become a caregiver. Continue reading
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Fall in Love with Mother Earth: Days 110-111
Immersed in thought about what I might share today, I was caught by surprise. A blessing arrives unearned, unbidden to awaken my spirit. Glorious birdsong, a capella moment, a majestic sympnony begins in revelry reaching a crescendo and then softening… Continue reading
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Wings of Comfort – Days 104-108
Wings are comfort. That signal to me that when Death takes my body, my spirit will be freed of its weight. Continue reading
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Every Day is Earth DAY! Days 102-103
Spring is a time when we begin to experience the miraculous beauty of rebirth and new life all around us. The month of April is dedicated to Mother Earth and to raising awareness of the importance of caring for the… Continue reading
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Wonder & Awe Days 98-99
Special thanks to Terry Chapman for this inspiring guest essay! Easter should be celebrated everyday as a rebirth of hope and gratitude for all God's blessings. We caregivers need assurance that our caring brings relief to those we… Continue reading
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