This week is National Nurses Week, a time when we take the opportunity to honor and express our gratitude for those in this noble profession. It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse. My mom is a nurse, and she retired last year after working more than …
I was recently reminded of a phrase I read a few years ago that seemed to jump off the page as I read it. If only… The book was my Bible. As I began to ponder this phrase, I realized that I was guilty of giving those very words voice, …
My grandmother, Evelyn Raynor, was a strong and resilient woman. You might even say that she was a tough woman. She had to be. She was the mother of 8 children and the wife of a stern, alcoholic husband. The few memories I have of my grandfather, who preceded her …
Imagine, for a moment, that tomorrow your life is different. Imagine, for just a moment, that the most difficult thing you can remember in your day today is the easiest thing you will encounter in the day tomorrow. Your home, your family, your security: those things would not exist like …