I think most everyone who knows me, knows that I am a Christian. I believe that the Creator, God, Spirit (or however you know Him) loves his creation, whatever method was used to create it. I believe our mission is to spread that love and try to help others as the Creator loves and helps … More A Modern Psalm By Melodie Elaine Estes
Do you believe in guardian angels? Do angels really rescue people? I am thankful for my guardian angels, especially since my seventy-fifth birthday is coming up in August! I wouldn’t be alive now, if it weren’t for the help from God and/ or His angels. I remember this painting or print that my grandmother had … More My Poor Guardian Angel(s)
Are we there yet? Where is “there?” Do we know where our “there” is? When we were little we heard people tell our parents, “What a little man!” “What a pretty girl.” Nice strangers asked us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Perhaps on a subconscious level we start at an … More Where is “There?”
My Aunt Helen “Old age ain’t for sissies,” stated that famous old dame, Bette Davis. I am beginning to understand what she meant. If you are getting older, like I am and hopefully everyone else is, you are finding that there are new difficulties in your life style caused by physical and mental changes. We … More Old Age Ain’t For Sissies
In spite of the fact that I am a senior citizen, I still consider myself a child at heart. So why is it that before I go to a fireworks display for a holiday, I pause and do the “old woman routine:” check the weather for temperature, rain, lightening, and think of all the things … More What Is It About Fireworks and Our Flag?
In my thirty-seven year-long nursing career, I cared for many patients, many of whom touched my heart in different ways. One lady who still has a place in my heart was a cancer patient, Mrs.Jones. The first time I met her, I was impressed with her indomitable spirit, her sense of humor, and her amazing … More Gift from a Cancer Patient
After my husband passed away in 2009, my brother came and helped me rearrange and sort out my husband’s items and clothing. He helped me get a good handle on my life again. But my attitude about myself needed to expand to the freedom I needed in order to become the me that I was … More A New Attitude: Independent
When I was young, I had a lot of anxiety about doing the right thing or potential events that could happen. When you’re a teenager with all kinds of changes taking place in your body and brain, things can get a little crazy. You think you are in love with every handsome guy/or beautiful girl. … More Listen to Your Head and Heart
There is something many people have forgotten about or are afraid of giving or receiving: the gift of touch. I know there are times when touching someone is inappropriate but I have learned it can be very healing in the right circumstances and with the right people. My mother and father were both affectionate with … More The Gift of Touch
I had just finished getting report on my assigned patients on a different floor from my usual cardiac patient floor. My report was just about finished when my patient — labeled “a difficult patient” — in room 205 requested her pain medicine and her medicine for itching. Pain and itching are not uncommon for a dialysis … More She Smiled!
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