November 2007 - Posts
Today I pray for all those who are learning to create peace in their hearts, and on this earth.
Today I pray that our children will not suffer and instead soar ahead with joy & hope!
Today I pray that healing takes hold of your heart and
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Last night I began my work shift by helping a woman change the bandage on her open abdominal sore, I gave her some morphine to ease the pain of stab wounds and poor digestion.
I next went to the room of a man who needed his body turned into a new
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"Get dressed up, we're going out." Leonidas said, but wouldn't tell me where we were going. It was my 22nd birthday, I was pregnant, nauseous and skinny as a rail . . . dehydrated.
I put on a mini skirt to show off my sexy tan legs,
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It's odd how certain memories stand out which at the time, you don't realize they're the ones which mean so much. I have a picture in my head from a Thanksgiving in Kentucky when both my grandparents were still alive.
They raised
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"I have a sad story to tell. One that may or may not make us think about life and our place in this world. Shortly after moving into this beautiful house, I noticed someone living close by in a cluster of trees by the railroad tracks.
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As I thankfully sip on java and look forward to spending some family time over turkey, there are a few things I believe I'm pretty grateful for. A biggie is what's going on with my daughter NOW.
Last spring my entire motherhood turned upside down when
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Have you ever experienced a situation, friendship or serious relationship where no matter how much you try and care and work on making things right, that somehow it ends up back to feeling all wrong instead?
The other night I found
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Facing the fact that a person you love isn't that IN to you can be a difficult realization.
All the qualities of - feeling GOOD about yourself when you interact with them, in love with who you are when you are with them, joyfully looking
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The earth, she's our mother.
Her curves are the mountains, She moves in sweet rhythm in cycles and seasons, so beautiful & fair.
Spark of emotion with thunder and lightning, cleansing salt water . . life
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My dear ones, I witnessed an honest to goddess miracle this evening. I am over flowing with gratitude and relief - and want to share it with you as it is fresh. This evening at dusk, I went to let the dogs out of the kennel. (In
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My maiden days as a young mother found me spending time in Berea, KY where corn, wheat and tobacco fields were plowed in the spring. I'd walk through the dirt and look for arrowheads and any other aritifacts I could find,
I was pretty good at
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Hello beautiful people of KEEN blogland. How are you? As much as I resist the cold weather coming it's beginning without my permission. Leaves are so colorful and crisp, the sky is clear and bright, and everyday I pull out a sweater or
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My friend Laura told me about something that gave her chills. She was at the hospital a week ago, also a nurse, and works on a cardiac floor. She and her co workers were talking about how fast time flies the older we get. For
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Being a spiritual advisor on KEEN is a challenging and rewarding job. Once in a while I'll experience a two -three minute phone call where I hardly get a word in, and the negative feedback is two miles long! It happens so rarely and though it's bothersome,
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Wow! It's been some time since I blogged. Geez where do the days go? I've been going through so many changes and big growth cycles in my life between my regular writing days of summer & now . . . the moments have been intense
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