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    • Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae – Nursing (1958-2000)
    • Resume – Writing (2000-Current)
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    • Excerpts from Caring Lessons
      • Chapter 1 – Sweet Little Hoitie
      • Chapter 2 – A Matter of Attitude
      • Chapter 3 – Shift Work
      • Chapter 4 – Rotten Potatoes
      • Chapter 5 – Running Away
      • Chapter 6 – Time-out
      • Chapter 7 – Finding a Friend
      • Chapter 8 – Diploma Mentality
      • Chapter 9 – Breaking the Mold
      • Chapter 10 – Bluffing It
      • Chapter 11 – Meeting Sadie
      • Chapter 12 – Cleaning House
      • Chapter 13 – Liverwurst
      • Chapter 14 – Oscar Mayer Weiner
      • Chapter 15 – Cogito Ergo Sum
      • Chapter 16 – First Shots
      • Chapter 17 – Nothing Physical
      • Chapter 18 – Fancy Title
      • Chapter 19 – No Surprises, Be Legal
      • Chapter 20 – Sister Mary Holy Water
      • Chapter 21 – Getting Organized
      • Chapter 22 – Sadie Tomczyk
      • Chapter 23 — Going Back
      • Chapter 24 — Things I Tried
      • Chapter 25 — Storms of Illness
      • Chapter 26 — Cancer
      • Chapter 27 — Trusting God
      • Chapter 28 — On My Way
    • Reviews of Caring Lessons
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      • Nursing Program Recommendation
      • Professional Reviews
      • Readers’ Responses
      • Speaking Recommendations
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    • An American at a Russian Bliny Tasting Party
    • Iowa Summer Writing Festival – Personal Essay
    • Thoughts on False vs True Selves on a Snowy Day in Chicago
    • Waters of Bethesda
    • Graduation Water
    • Iowa Summer Writing Festival – Rant
    • Saying Farewell to My Nursing Files
    • Two Nurses’ Karaoke Debut

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Book Tour #1 in the Books

May 15, 2023

Home at last from a nearly 2,000 mile road trip to spread the news of Marv Taking Charge, my book …

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On the Road with Marv Taking Charge

May 1, 2023

Have books, will travel! Marv wanted our story told of his terminal lung cancer. So that’s my focus this week. …

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Growing Older: What road are you on today? And what lies ahead?

February 20, 2023

I am in AZ, far from the snowstorms in my home state. It’s tranquil here and almost eerily quiet. I …

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Living Two Lives

January 9, 2023

I was never interested in living two lives. Sounded too complicated for me. But here I am, one week shy …

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Wearing Esther’s Shoes – White Skechers

October 3, 2022

“Sharp shoes,” my physical therapist said. “Would you like to hear the story behind them?” “Sure,” she said as she …

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Incoherent Ramblings After Having Surgery for a Hip Replacement and Removal of Hardware, Followed by a Hip Fracture

September 5, 2022

Your surgical experience will be unique. Therefore, sift through what others tell you about their experiences, salt those accounts away, …

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Grief at Thirty-six Months: Honey, would you please…

July 25, 2021

Come back for just a day? I want to tell you about— The water softener spraying water over the furnace …

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Z is for Zany

April 30, 2021

The final entry for the Blogging from A to Z in April challenge At my fiftieth high school reunion some …

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W is for Westminster

April 27, 2021

An entry for the Blogging A to Z in April challenge In addition to my daughter and her family, two …

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R is for Review

April 20, 2021

An entry for the Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge A few months ago, a blogging friend, VJ …

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(For personal contact or to purchase my nursing career memoir, Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self, you may write me at caringlessons@gmail.com. All proceeds go to the Trinity Alumni Nursing Association at Trinity Christian College.)

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