I have the most wonderful little companion. A miniature Schnauzer. Gray with a short white beard, he is my little man. 91 years old in human years, he is failing. Not only with weight loss and fatigue but with physical signs that I can no longer ignore. Today, we go to Virginia Tech where I will get a diagnosis and make a decision on what … Read more
There is clearly a difference in perceptions of healthcare providers. Those that encourage and promote healing and those that mechanically go through the protocols. What is the difference? I pondered this during my husbands hospitalization. I watched every nurse and physician who came into his room. There is a natural barrier of fear and uncertainty when you are a patient in the hospital and….. there is a … Read more
The winds gust and howl bending the pine trees outside my window. A redbird is riding out this storm on a cylinder feeder. He reminds me of myself. Riding out life’s storms. This is a particular storm that I dislike the most. It is the storm of emptiness. It is that place where you don’t feel God in your life. Hell can surely be defined as … Read more
It is part of mothering. It’s called nurturing. Nurturing the soul as well as the body. The young soul breaks out like the dawn of the day. Brightly shining, life’s clouds of darkness can cover the souls light and cloud its journey. Clouds of self-doubt and unworthiness cast long shadows over the soul. A young mother stands by the soul in life’s storms and holds an … Read more
The verse was from Philippians 4:13. I knew that verse and this young man wore it proudly under his eyes as he quarterbacked his football team. Wow. What a brave warrior he must be. This was someone I wanted to see play in person and not on a television screen. It was the last home game in the Florida Gators Stadium and my husband and … Read more