I have to share some happy news! In 1983, we moved from one Chicago suburb to another to be near my new teaching position at Trinity Christian College. Our kids went to high school down the street. By 1994, Marv and I found ourselves empty nested, but continued to live in our home until 2005. …
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Caring Lessons / Radio Interview, Part 2
I think I caught the infection I mentioned on my 11/29 blog post on this same topic. If so, that would be a good thing. Infections are normally unpleasant. They can be contagious. They can keep you home from work. But the infection that I hope I caught is a contagion that many of us …
Caring Lessons / Radio Interview
Tomorrow, between 3 and 4pm Chicago time, I will be a guest on the Laura Dion-James Show at wrmn1410.com. Tune in online! The topic will, of course, be about my nursing memoir, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor's Journey of Faith and Self. Laura is a dynamic motivational coach, author, and speaker. Read more about her …
Former First Lady of Illinois – Maggie Daley – 1943-2011
Our loved and respected former First Lady of Illinois Maggie Daley passed away yesterday from complications related to metastatic breast cancer. The news is full of the story. What sticks with me most in the repeated images is her gracious smile. That's the way I will remember her. The graciousness in how she lived her …
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Focus
There's something about going to a wedding and meeting up with siblings where the discussion is retirement that makes me restless. Not that restlessness is a new thing, because I've always liked change. But after last week's immersion into sibling talk-we range in age from 65 to 82--about how we spend our leisure time in …
New! Eateries and Groceries in the Loop
You'd think we'd just been crowned queens of the Magic Kingdom. The chatter and delight in my building's swimming pool over having a grocery store right here in downtown Chicago has made lots of us giddy. Not that it particularly interests me--my husband does the food shopping, but having a grocery store that we can …
Nurse Turned Librarian for a Day – Part II
Last week I said here that I loved books, libraries, and new experiences. Now, after having spent my day at the Illinois Library Association’s annual conference, add to that list: librarians. I’ve always valued librarians, especially when I was getting my master’s degree and we had to order and pay for our literature searches. Then, …
Rescue of boats in Monroe Harbor – 10-23-11
You maybe heard on the news last week about the high winds and huge waves that wrenched boats from their moorings in Monroe Harbor, causing them to either sink or be shattered into floating debris. On a calm, balmy, almost summer-like day today, divers and a crane operator were solemnly rescuing what was left. A …
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Nurse Turned Librarian for a Day
Books. Libraries. New experiences. I love them all, and tomorrow Palos Heights Public Library, by sponsoring me as a featured author at the Illinois Library Association conference, is giving me the opportunity to immerse myself in all of them at once. As a featured author, I have a full day access to the conference. Did …
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