Life

S.O.S…. A Mom’s Cry for Help

April 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

I admit it. I am so ready for the school year to be over. I’m feeling frazzled. I’m so tired, if I were a toddler, I’d be crying. [...]

Even if the Healing Doesn’t Come

April 19, 2017 // 3 Comments

Yes, I fell apart, crumbling at the door, and I sobbed for hours. How incredibly loving he was to realize he may not be able to get my favorite flowers for me, and to ask his hospice nurse to arrange it for him. [...]

A Sweet Fragrance

April 17, 2017 // 0 Comments

In my newness to this field of work, I often feel at a loss of what to say when a patient brings up their mortality; I’ve been blessed in my life that I haven’t lost anyone who I’m very close to, so this topic is somewhat uncharted territory for me [...]

Why I Live in Tornado Alley

April 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

I need to hear the drawl of someone who asks me if I want to take the "buggy" he is finished with at the grocery store and tell me they are "fixin'" to move a "humongous" load of hay. [...]

Meet the Editor

April 12, 2017 // 1 Comment

For some, Christianity can seem a little crazy, or a lot crazy, or a big mystery. Some think one’s religion should be a private thing. I’m no expert on theology or religion, but I do know this—because of God, I can gratefully say I am free! [...]

It is Well

April 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

by Natalie Leonard Go back with me a couple months to November, one of the craziest months in recent history with election 2016 hanging in the balance. I had wished that week [...]

Why I Teach

April 7, 2017 // 1 Comment

I realize that I won’t be any more ready than this to start the day. I’m probably supposed to talk about the sweet anticipation of the day to come, but the truth is that at this time the reality of how long the day is and the fact that there are already a couple of students pushing my patience sets in. [...]