First of all, welcome to my new followers! I'll be checking into your blogs real soon. Also to new readers--from around the world. It's exciting to see your visits to this Chicago-based blog on the Cluster Map on the side bar. Today's author blog tour stop for Caring Lessons is with Molly Edwards at Reviews …
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Caring Lessons / WOW Blog Tour – Stop #3
Today's author blog tour stop for Caring Lessons is with Jerri Ann Reason, a dynamic mom who brings all sorts of pertinent information to her readers on her "mom-e-centric" blog. She asked that I write a guest post about when I was a mom of young kids.The title is "Keeping Your ME While Being a …
Caring Lessons / WOW Blog Tour – Stop #2 / Tribute to Pepper Furey
Today, Caring Lessons is reviewed by Mason Canyon on her blog, Thoughts in Progress. Read her review here. My guest post for this blogger is about the importance of belonging to a writing group. It is most fitting for me to share with you now that one member of our group, Pepper Furey, passed away …
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Caring Lessons / WOW Blog Tour – Stop #1
I'm thrilled to tell you that Jodi Webb at WOW-Women on Writing has launched my blog tour for Caring Lessons. Read about it here. WOW! Nice work, Jodi! Thank you! Plan ahead. National Nurses Week is just around the corner, May 6-12. It's gift time! Buy a copy of Caring Lessons and help promote and …
Announcing: Caring Lessons Blog Tour Starts 3/12
Remember not so long ago when you'd go to a bookstore and hear readings by authors? Now another form of getting to know the author is available: the book blog tour. Caring Lessons was out awhile before I stumbled on information about WOW-Women on Writing on the SheWrites site for women writers. WOW was highly …
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God is watching…
Caring Lesson Now #5 "Are you okay," said the waitress at Lou Mitchell's this noon. I looked up and saw her face. I was seated at the counter, omelet half eaten, reading the emails on my phone. "I've just gotten devastating news," I said, and explained an unexpected illness of my dearest nursing mentor. She …
Give a “shout out” to Urban Meadows!
Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune featured a story on Urban Meadows, a florist here in Chicago. They state their philosophy on their website: "Just like a flower, people need nourishment to grow." I learned about Urban Meadows when I was a member of the Mental Health Ministry at my church. And have enjoyed their floral arrangements …
Sunday – A Bittersweet Day of Saying Farewell
From the Chicago Tribune yesterday: The Rev. John Buchanan retires from Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. Sunday was a big day at our church. We're happy for John and his wife Sue. He's prepared us well for his leaving, and we're grateful for his parting message, as quoted in the article above, that reflects the …
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Happy New Year in the Style of Taize
At tonight's Taize style service at our church, we sang several simple songs repetitively. The following song felt particularly appropriate as a prayer for the New Year. O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer. When I call answer me. O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer. Come and listen …
Christmas 2011 Thou shalt know him….
Thou shalt know him when he comes, not by any din of drums, nor by the vintage of his airs, nor by anything he wears, neither by his gown, nor his crown. For his presence known shall be by the holy harmony that his coming makes in thee. Anonymous 15th Century Source: Bulletin cover, Fourth …
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