During a section of loop three and probably three miles of just repeating verses over and over, the Holy Spirit reminded me of Psalm 121 prompting me to look up through a very tall forested section of the road to see a leaf covering that was literally glowing. “I lift up my eyes to...
It asked me: “loosen your jaw, take a big deeeeeep breath in filling up all your lungs with fresh air, let go, relax all of my muscles, yes even those hips… receive the enormous love that keeps the earth perfectly in orbit… Read More Tales From Hospice:Take 6 “This place is...
and that was The Little Mermaid, at the behest of my niece. Until now, I have not been very much interested in seeing any of them, and I thought The Little Mermaid was very pretty, but meh. On the other hand, I do like this particular trailer because it’s so colorful, and ...
Knowing this would have been helpful to me and how I felt Hospice was supportive but not really present during my mother’s last days I wanted to learn a way to be that support. In my younger days when working as a Housekeeping staff I was so frightened to walk into a room and see ...
“Oh, Mommy, come and see”. And smart enough to know that they wouldn’t always want me to ‘Come and See”, I put aside my dust cloth, broom and cookpot and together the three of us roamed the fields and pasture. Fields now fenced off and the cow-pasture that became the Mick ...
At the heart of the new edition are case studies detailing four very different but bold and imaginative approaches to social care: an impressive retirement village for more than 400 residents in Nottingham with an ambitious programme of communal activities; an inspiring newhospicein Eastbourne with ...
This past year my emotions have been all over the place. Living alone for the first time I faced fears that I felt were silly. But because my anxiety had been out of control while caring for my husband, it didn’t vanish overnight, it just shifted to other things. My body felt like...
"Meet Toni and Charlie who are a few of the drivers we have met through Haul Bikes. They safely tucked this bike among a truck full of expensive motorcycles to get her safely to her destination. It’s quite a sight to see. This bike is going all the way to Texas where Shelly has ...
Molly’s health declined rapidly four months before she passed. I left work and devoted my life to taking care of her. I was fortunate enough to have a very close friend name Elle who works for Mission Hospice. Elle arranged the best palliative care group possible for Molly. She arranged ...
“What type of captivity are you carrying around within you?”“Do you remember how you were “formed?”“Who or what shaped you the most?”“Where is your prison?”“Who are your prison guards?”I find myself asking these very questions of myself. For Nina, Prairie, O.A. her ...