Erie Chapman Foundation
-
In the heartlands of our lives Days 153-154
The Story Teller At the heart of every story there lives a story teller. Listen in to your heart as a child listens to her favorite story – anticipating every word carried by every emotion wide open to surprise and… Continue reading
-
Why You Might Like the New Foundation YouTube Channel!
EC Foundation is excited to offer numerous classic documentaries and clips for free on the brand new Erie Chapman Foundation YouTube channel. Continue reading
-
“Thursday’s Baby” – How A Tiny Infant Saved A Giant Hospital
How did the wildly popular “Thursday’s Baby” t.v. spot begin in Nashville? Continue reading
-
Punched in the Face – Days 141-145
Strategic plans only succeed through cultures of peak competence and deep compassion. The same holds for individual caregivers. Continue reading
-
The Gift of Accompaniment Days 138-139
During the month of May, we have an opportunity to highlight the vocation of nursing. As I began reflecting back on my nursing journey and where it has led me, I penned these thoughts in the wee hours of the… Continue reading
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
“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
-
You Too Can Be A God! An Expert’s Advice – Days 112-116
Want to be a god? Become a caregiver. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 