Reading in our compartment, I felt the train slowing down, so naturally I stared out the window to see what I could see. I purposely was just going along for the ride and not tracking every moment on GPS like one couple or diligently following maps like many others. When the train came to a …
Continue reading Riding the Rails – A Modern Day “Gold Rush City”
If you're not aware of Palliative Care nurses, here's a wonderful example from a blogging friend of mine what they can do for you. The whole you.
Imagine being old and set in your ways and having to live out of a backpack. To me, backpacks are for books, but on our recent rail trip cross the US and Canada, we had no access to our suitcases while in transit on the trains. Imagine, then, living out of a backpack from the …
If you've been looking for the trip of a lifetime, do I have the trip for you. We're just home from a 12-day Trans American/Canadian rail trip that I want to tell you about in the next few posts. But, first, and most importantly, I want to tell you in the most positive way that …
Many surprises await walkers on Michigan Avenue. After having cows and sofas in the past, you will now find horses. Not live ones, but sculptures, tributes to Chicago Police Department officers killed or disabled in the line of duty since 1853. Gold: Silver: Multicolor: And more. Plus, fall flora shouts from the median strips: And …
Continue reading Fall Brings Horses of Honor to Michigan Ave – 2014
One of our brothers-in-law passed away suddenly last week, and, just like that, many lives stopped to mourn, and we found ourselves traveling across Wisconsin to attend his funeral. We were comforted by the muted colors and tranquility of the changing leaves, splashing across the forested backdrops of fields at this time of harvest. As …
Yes, I know we feel like summer has passed us by, but it is time to enjoy this season of change. Fall is on its way. The Chicago Marathon yesterday. The nippier temperatures. The leaves changing outside our window. I didn't know that leaves on top of trees change color first until we moved into …
"You say that you didn't want to become a teacher or nurse. But then you became both. Looking back, what would you have done differently?" asked a senior nursing student at Hope College while I was meeting with them last week. An interesting question because it's one my friend Marianna and I pondered many times …
Continue reading 10 Good Things About Being an Older Nurse | Off the Charts (Reblog)
I'm looking forward to tomorrow night, September 30, when I will speak once again at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Last time, soon after Caring Lessons came out, I talked about why nurses should tell their stories. This time, I'm taking a viewpoint from my Christian background on why all of us should tell our …
Continue reading Telling Our Stories / Hope College – September 30, 2014, 7pm – Science Auditorium
The other day I discovered I was having an anniversary this month, or maybe I should call it a birthday. I’m not sure, the only thing I’m sure of is that I’ve not celebrated this date ever, and it’s been nineteen years. Nineteen fairly good years. Oh, a few downs, but many more ups. I’ve …
Continue reading Aging in Chicago: An Unexpected Anniversary
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