Posts tagged “Healthcare”
Backline and nonessential workers: You were made for such a time as this
A few weeks back, I read an article about the ICU staff working with COVID patients in England. The article stated that these frontline…
Keep an eye on your neighbor
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, one state’s governor faced severe backlash when she suggested that people should keep an eye on their neighbors—and…
Canceling Thanksgiving
I spoke recently with someone who works for a major airline. She said that flight cancelations around Thanksgiving have been staggering. I talked to…
3 words that will change your election-year fear
The year 2020, it appears, is the year of fear. As I write these words, there’s no emotion that seems to have gripped more…
How can I trust God with everything going on right now?
Are you someone who’s skeptical of God right now? Maybe you catch the news and wonder how he could allow all the messes we’re…
Not the same
Since 2013, I’ve worked as an elderly companion. While caring for my first client, I met a lively British lady who lived through WWII….
It’s the virus
I’m a relatively calm and cheery person, but lately I’ve been on edge and even short-tempered. Obviously, quarantine life is affecting me, but I…
When it’s time to let go
How good are you at letting go? Sometimes, despite my best efforts, I worry about what’s to come. I think we’re all feeling some…
Three quarantine insights
We’ve been “stuck at home/safer at home” for over a month now, and it feels a lot longer than that. And here are a…
The Corona Survival Guide for Couples
Day 1 The #1 thing for couples to do Healthy relationships were already hard enough. Creating and maintaining a you-first, quick-to-listen, how-can-I-help relationship took…
The Corona Survival Guide for Singles
Day 1 The Savior gets the single life The coronavirus has made being single very complicated. There are, as you may have seen on…
The Corona Survival Guide for Parents
Day 1 Start and end with grace Question: What’s the definition of a hot mess? Answer: Trying to video chat while your three-year-old is…