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Kayden and Reminders
This morning when my grandson, Kayden, got up and cuddled with me for a bit. He told me he had a good night with good dreams. He asked about mine and I told him mine were a little frustrating. I dreamed that I was working as a nurse again. I was working odd shifts that…
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Simple Truth
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” — Henry van Dyke I love this quote. It is so beautiful in its truth. When I was working in…
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Time To Grow
Once upon a time there was a small infant girl born into an average family in a small town. She was beautiful and well loved. Her parents were so happy. They loved their life. As their daughter grew, they took such joy in watching her learn to walk, potty train, eat ‘big girl’…
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Teachers
I was an LPN for many years, the majority of which were either in home-care or hospice. I thrived in these atmospheres! As odd as it may sound to some, hospice was my calling. I did a lot of hands-on nursing and a little of everything else. I both laughed and cried with families. Sometimes…
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Digging
2/28/2022 Note: I use God as how it may apply to the reader, even as perhaps to their own higher power. Sometimes, I swear to every God that exists that the universe hates me from the tiniest particle that makes up my physical body to my conscious self. Everyday it’s something new. A new arthritic…
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Chaotic Thinking.
. We all have those moments. Some of us have more than others! Today, my brain seems to be over wired. Sometimes every sound that enters my head is more than I can handle. Loud noises are even louder, shrill sounds are almost intolerable. It causes anxiety that can make me nauseous. Then, I have…
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Love.
There are many definitions of peace, love, and kindness. To my way of thinking, it all comes from the heart. What is it that makes each of us feel these ways? Peace, coming from the heart, can still be different for each person. I find peace sitting among tall pines. Their scent filling the air.…
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Hope
Keep your head up, they said. Don’t look back, they said. They’re wrong and we’re right, they said. Really? I’m going to share a few tales about overcoming ‘they’. Sometimes ‘they’ are the voices we get in our own head sometimes. Now, before continuing on, I want you to understand that this is not a…
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The Special Needs Child
I’ve been thinking of my children a lot lately. My second child in particular. Jeff was born with special needs. He was full term but with the physical abilities of a premature infant. With in the first 2 weeks of his life he was having seizures. There were constant tests: EEG’s, blood work, CT scans,…
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Changing Life
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
The Indomitable Spirit 