Are you like me?  Do you start a book and occasionally just glance to see when the next chapter starts?  Or, how many pages are left in the current one, just out of curiosity? Do you ever enjoy a chapter so much, but can't help but look forward to see how the story will end? Sometimes, I think life is the same way.  As if I was reading several books at the same time (which I often do), some of my life's chapters seem to overlap those before or after the current one. Some chapters, like seasons - never seem to end.  Some stories I have dreamed up what I could author as the most amazing fireworks-worthy conclusion!  And for SURE I have sat back and tried to author my very own days the same way. For 33 years now, I've been in a chapter that I looked for a very ... View Post

  My granddaughter is not quite 2 years old, and she is easily entertained and fascinated with the simplest of things.  She finds beauty in the everyday glimpses of creation that most of us have become used to, perhaps even bored by.  A simple "I see (and we then take turns filling in the blank), and she gets excited to point out her new baby brother's nose and ears, or even a little mound of sand outside with ants crawling in and out of their tiny house. Last week we stood very still together under a tree and watched as one leaf at a time fell to the ground.  We waved to red cars and blue trucks, yellow school buses and motorcycles, and she was as excited as I might be if someone had purchased me a cruise ticket to Alaska! Yesterday while at work, I found out that the ... View Post

I wrote this roughly two years ago, and found it today.  When I re-read it, I wondered why I never blogged it, because I still feel the same way!   Since this piece, I have returned to the Medical Intensive Care Unit, but cherish every moment I spent in my almost two years in the hemodialysis unit! I was reminded yesterday that 10 years ago, at age 43, my nursing career "journey" began. (I thought I was old ) LOL Over the past 24 hours, I've laughed about that with one friend, talked seriously about it with another, and gone to a 2-hour meeting where nursing morale was discussed at length. I have thought A LOT about the past 10 years since yesterday, and a few other things lately..... both nursing career wise, and also concerning my heart .... Here comes my best attempt at ... View Post