Sometimes nurses and doctors have funny relationships. One thing doctors do is write orders. These are things they want done for the patient — whether it be medications, activity, or treatments. The doctor puts the order in and nurses follow it…well most-time. One “funny” of the relationship is when either the nurse or the doctor refers to the “doctor’s order”…
Tag: Life
Creation’s Life Lessons
It’s summer and many of us are going on summer vacations. From the mountains to the valleys, to the oceans white with foam, and all the way to Iceland — everyone’s photos have been amazing! I’m a fan of nature! The Bible says no one has an excuse. The creation shouts of the Creator. The creation is full of lessons…
The Narrow Road
Our little family loves to explore! When a vacation is planned we don’t simply go…NO NO NO! We buy books and research the area. We find out-of-the-way places and little known areas of awesomeness. I mean, who else can say they’ve been coast to coast…in the upper Peninsula of Michigan? (Which I actually wouldn’t recommend. The “awesome” is few and…
South Mountain Test
My brother Carl had a foolproof test of a car’s worth. If the car could climb to the top of South Mountain without shifting into second gear, it was a keeper. He challenged our father to the contest. Carl’s ’38 Ford easily passed the test, but our father’s old clunker was known to require low gear to reach the summit.…
The Hands I Love
The hands that I love are many. My Mom’s hands scratched my back when I was a little girl. They sleepily rubbed my knees in the middle of nights I would wake up crying with growing pains. They lovingly washed my hair in the kitchen sink on Friday nights. My Dad’s hands were big and strong. He could cover both…
How Are You Today?
How are you today? We all say it, hear it, and respond to it many times every day! In passing. In the hallway. Waiting in the elevator. At the store. Even at church. We walk past each other mumbling it and scarcely wait for the reply. And what is the reply? “Pretty good” “Ok” “Tired” Every once in a while…