Journal of Sacred Work

Erie “Chip” Chapman

  • “At Play in the Fields of the Lord”

    “The single most important thing a leader does is to take care of the people who take care of people-to serve those who serve.”  -Erie Chapman One way to support caregivers is to build connection through relationships. Erie modeled this understanding… Continue reading

  • Winter Bird Upon My Sill

    A little bird, with plumage brown,       Beside my window flutters down,       A moment chirps its little strain,       Ten taps upon my window-pane,       And chirps again, and hops along,      To call my notice to its song;      But I… Continue reading

  • Survivors

    “One foot in front of the other,” my mom always advised. Caregivers never know if they will survive to retirement. If you already have, congratulations on your persistence, luck and career of loving care. Continue reading

  • It’s All Caregiving!

    Each of us has unique God given Gifts including our abilities, skills, temperaments, and attributes! One has the ability to create and balance a budget; another can chat happily with strangers; and a third can cook up a truly tasty… Continue reading

  • Happiest Hospital Building Opening Ever

    When you lead with love, lovely things happen. Taking care of the people who take care of people means seeing the workplace from the caregiver’s, not the executive’s, standpoint. Continue reading

  • On Wings of Forgiveness

    On Wings of Forgiveness As summer breathes her warm airI feel winter's cold cutting deepTime's busy hands slow all motionI sit amidst wonderingsSadness washes through meIn waves that ebb and flow on sighs releaseI move to gather feelings into a… Continue reading

  • Is There Ever At “Good” Day in a Hospital?

    Can caregivers find room on their crowded agenda to make some part of nature theirs once again? Continue reading

  • Unmined Gold

      I have come to realize that a mother lode of strength lies waiting in all of us, unmined gold yearning to gleam in the sunlight. ~Former Trappist George Fowler      Found Poem: One Boy Told Me, Naomi Shihab… Continue reading

  • Hiding in Plain Site

      When the world feels hopeless and heartless,take a moment to look around.There are beautiful humans everywhere,often hiding in plain sight in cabs,on buses, in cafes, on trains, in libraries,on park benches, in laundromats, on subways.They may not be rich… Continue reading

  • The Best Career Partner Ever

    If, as I believe, leaders are caregivers, then they need caregivers as well. Career partners. My best one is my wife of 58 years. Continue reading