hospice – Journal of Sacred Work

April 23, 2018

Days 115-119 – Gentle Light, Gentle Night

She shows such elegance in her pink nightgown that it seems okay to share this picture of mom in her last days. She is so much in the habit of living that her spirit’s profound energy keeps nudging her body… Continue reading

January 24, 2015

Days 24-25 A Defining Moment

I wish that you could see what I see; the radiance of your soul. This afternoon a call came in from our hospital liaison nurse, she was asked to coordinate a discharge home for a 50 year old woman with… Continue reading

September 17, 2012

Days 261-263 – Healing – Our Highest Calling

“Healing is the highest form of caregiving. But what healing can happen in a few hours?” – Erie Chapman Continue reading

December 10, 2008

Day 345 – December Meditation

Grace is letting go of anger that is justified and offering forgiveness that is not. (author unknown.) Continue reading

October 1, 2008

Days 275 & 276 – “The Peace of Wild Things”

Right now, in this moment, the dying seek the immeasurable wealth of a caregiver with warm eyes and an open heart. Continue reading

September 6, 2007

A Good Death

When it’s time to make our exit, the touch of life we received from God can now be matched by hands of love from hospice caregivers supporting us in our last days. Continue reading

August 7, 2007

A Safe Bed

Bed companies love to advertise the comfort of their mattresses. But true comfort arrives only in a bed that is safe, warm, surrounded with Love. Continue reading

August 6, 2007

Anniversaries

Loving caregivers never underestimate the power of the will in healing. Continue reading