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69 YEAR OLD retired Nurse that loves to read. I've got 5 grown children, 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren a husband of 52 years and I worked at our hospital for 30 and 1/2 years before I retired in 2000.
I am our Church Mother, a Sunday School teacher,

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Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) How prayer helps us make wise decisions: 1 of 8

Making Great DecisionsWith a big decision the world's history began. Time became easy to measure with the coming of night and day. It all began with one decision that spiraled into something that man could not even perceive.Out of this decision came the coming of all living things, last of all man and woman and the ability fo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Haiku: 46 of 299
Poetry: Good Morning God!I opened my eyes, this morningand I see...precious light.I look to the eastern sky and there's...the rising sunI wander around my lawn and I feel...the gentle breeze.I reach out to touch a rose and ithas...been kissed by the dew.I stand still, and in the quiet ofthe day... I hear the sound of chirping... More..
Health & Fitness > Cancer Testimonites: Living with cancer one day at a time: 1 of 2
CANCER FREEAND LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIMEMy mammogram had been due earlier in the year, June to be exact, but when I went, my Doctor suggested that I wait a few weeks, because my Insurance would not pay if it was done too early. So I waited. I didn't see my Doctor for 6 months and I reminded him that it hadn't been done, so he ... More..
Sciences > Sociology A look at Grace Kao's multiracial study: 1 of 1
A look at Grace Kao's Multi-racial Study and CommentsI was very fortunate to come across Grace Kao's study on Multi-racial studies. You see, my whole family has multi-racial lines. I feel qualified to write on this subject, because I am a retired nurse, who has treated and taken care of many multi-racial Patients and my famil... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Stress: 14 of 25

Stress*A word that you didn't use to hear. Now its heard everyday.My head hurts, my neck hurts, my back hurts, I'm tense all over. This is what you hear now, "I'm stressed out, They've put too much work on me" They're downsizing, so everyone else gets to do two or three people's job.The Boss doesn't care, because he's just go... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Summer: 21 of 34

Summer: A hot wind, rustling the leaves on the trees. The sun so bright that you have to put your hand over your eyes to shade them. Beads of sweat popping out on your forehead and over your upper lip. It's so hot you can hardly catch your breath.It's too hot to run, so you stroll lazily along the hot, dusty roadway. You look... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The passing of time: 104 of 161
Thirty years.....thirty years.Now I can sit back and reflect on the memories that I've stored over the years.When I was growing up, someone would ask, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I always replied "I'm gonna be a Nurse."Well I graduated from High School and got married. My dream to become a nurse was forgotten, ... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Education: How to achieve a productive and moral society: 4 of 6
Learning: An Art Form given as A Gift.Before birth we started learning and doing things that became stored in our memories.Psalm.139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Marvelous are thy works and my soul knoweth right well.If you've seen/been pregnant, you know that a baby turns, kicks and sucks on... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Remembering my childhood: 30 of 40

Childhood Memories of the FarmImagine standing on the platform of the train station waiting for the Dixie Flyer! Oh the excitement of riding on the train!We stood there as the big train pulled into the station and stopped-the doors were opened by the porter and we climbed in and found seats- facing each other, so my sister an... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Self-reflection: Conversations with myself: 35 of 46
Self-reflection: The Woman in the MirrorI look in the mirror, and I see this woman, a woman that I'm with everyday, a woman that I know so well.She has been a daughter, a student, a wife, a mother, a nurse, a grandmother, a great-grandmother, a sister, an Aunt, a Missionary, a Sunday School teacher and a Church-mother. That's... More..