After I graduated from high school in 1969, I started nurse’s training in a three year diploma nursing school which had opened in 1918. The rules for the student nurses were quite strenuous in those days. I remember reading a paper of dormitory rules from that era. Here are some of them with rules found … More Nursing School in the 1920’s
I am not normally a person who finds fault with everything. I usually “go with the flow” and take things as they come. I do not want to offend anyone who loves arugula; nor am I criticizing those who eat it freely. That said, I am at a loss, concerning eating arugula. The other night … More Arugula??? Yes, Arugula!
With spring soon moving on to summer, many of us may remember going to the beach as teenagers or adults. I always loved the beach. This morning I woke up with an ear-worm (Part of a song in your brain). And with it came a flood of memories from a delightful beach trip that I … More Do You Remember Your First Crush?
After my husband completed the studies in the Old Testament, we moved to a small town in Mississippi for one year while my husband finished the work on his dissertation on Ecclesiastes. Thinking surely some church or university would hire him quickly, we moved into the back room at his parent’s house to wait. I … More A Tenderhearted Tough Cookie
My first son, M, met a friend, D, while riding home on the school bus from high school. D was the son of another family. He lived about a mile away but often rode the school bus home with M. When they met, D was in junior high and M was in 10th grade(?). They … More One Son By Another Mother
My husband and my sons have each experienced a weird number of strange occurrences where paper and their names are concerned. I am not sure exactly who it started with. My first son, M, says it started with my husband’s father not having a middle name and so “none” was entered where his middle name … More The Paper Curse Strikes Again and Again
Recently a dear friend became deathly ill. Finally, and thankfully she improved greatly! But when I heard of her dreadful situation, I started praying repeatedly for God to help her, heal her, or do what was best for her or for the “greater good,” (one way of expressing acceptance of the inevitable.) The first few … More Why Pray Repeatedly?
The other night I was so upset about how there is so much hatred and prejudice against other people, who are “different” from “others.” There are people of all kinds, and there is always one who disagrees or doesn’t fit in. There are always people who are stressed, anxious, worried, or angry, fighters, and haters. … More Let There Be Peace on Earth
During this time of stress and change it is easy to neglect ourselves. Our minds are so obsessed with all that is going on on the television, which is showing the disasters all around us. We can get really depressed quickly if we focus too much on the sad disasters happening. But sometimes, these continuous … More OWW! That Hurt!
I am thankful for my childhood family. Our parents passed away many years ago and joined their ancestors with God/ Spirit/Creator. But we kids still have each other to share memories and to support each other. We are all rather scattered across the United States, as are our nieces and nephews and cousins. But a … More Thankful for Family Memories
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