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    • Chapter 7 – Finding a Friend
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    • Chapter 15 – Cogito Ergo Sum
    • Chapter 16 – First Shots
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    • Chapter 20 – Sister Mary Holy Water
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    • Chapter 23 — Going Back
    • Chapter 24 — Things I Tried
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    • Chapter 27 — Trusting God
    • Chapter 28 — On My Way
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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Giga Alerts Finds New Review of Caring Lessons

January 31, 2011

So, do you know about Giga Alerts? A free web alerting service that tracks your name, for example, when it …

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Airlines Promoting Travel Wear

January 24, 2011

Did you know that airline companies are now advertising travel wear at check-in? The four-piece, wrinkle-free, mix and match ensemble, …

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Former Teacher Reviews “Caring Lessons”

January 17, 2011

I’m happy to share a review of Caring Lessons by Carol Breems, a former teacher and long-time friend of one …

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“Just” a mom? NO WAY

January 14, 2011

“Just.” (Merriam-Webster: only, simply) “Just” a mom? NO, I want to bellow. No one is ever “just” a mom. No …

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Invite/Lansing Library 1/27 6:30pm

January 14, 2011

Meet that guy you love in Caring Lessons. Yes, Marv is coming with me to my next open-to-all reading to …

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“Caring Lessons” Now at Four Christian College Bookstores

January 12, 2011

FYI. My book, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self, is now available in the bookstore at …

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Aging, Nature, and Classical Music

January 10, 2011

My favorite blogs. I’ve seen these listed in the side bar on other blogs, so finally spent a few hours …

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January Events for “Caring Lessons”

January 5, 2011

These January book readings are listed under my Events page, but I’m putting them in a post so you can …

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Writing today? Think beauty.

January 4, 2011

From a floral arrangement in our lobby.

Facebook – Never Say Never

January 3, 2011

Facebook? Never, I said. But you’d think I’d have learned by now to never say never. On August 14 of …

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