Category: blogging
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Thank You, Nurses!
Today is considered National Nurses Day, but also kicks off an entire week of gratitude for those who honestly do the brunt of the work. Though rewarding, wow, it’s tough! Emotionally, physically…it’s not an easy profession. Someone precious in our life is an Oncology RN. Her experiences well up my…
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Blog Relaunch
Welcome to Family5Power – Tales from a Mid-Life Mama! If you are still a subscriber, thank you for sticking around! If you are a first time visitor, please join me in this new adventure. The photo on the left was my WordPress icon for many years (my youngest daughter), writing…
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Time – Everything and Nothing
The line of cubicles appeared as if nothing had been moved or worked in for months. They hadn’t. Several surrounding offices also displayed Valentine’s Day decorations from February 2020. Everywhere I looked, empty offices that hadn’t been habited in 11 months contained photographs, office supplies and even sweaters still hung…
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Moving Forward in Faith
Four days ago, I started a new position at a new company in an entirely unfamiliar field. While I enjoy most “new” things, having a significant training curve ahead has been humbling. But, God gave me what I asked for. If you follow this blog, you know that I resigned…
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An “Old Soul”
My daughter was in the 8th grade when someone had first referred to her as an “old soul”. It was her social studies teacher who was also an assistant coach of her field hockey team. I stood in the parent-teacher conference slightly annoyed at his remark. About a month later,…
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Life Shifts Continue…🎃
I vividly remember driving to work a year and a half ago, starting my first day back into what I term the “business-work-force”. After 20 years as an adjunct professor, raising three children and getting them into college, I was looking forward to taking a much-needed long, deep breath, expecting…
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Monday Thought: Spurgeon
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have…
