It still excites me every time I am notified that one of my articles has been accepted by an academic journal for publication. It also...

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As my focus moves from teaching spiritual care to mentoring new writers and seasoned writers who want to move from articles to books, I...

These 7 suggestions will help you to create a New Year filled with personal and professional success in 2024.

I am overwhelmed by the darkness of my despair. I feel abandoned, in pain, grieving, afraid, angry, confused, helpless, hopeless…I am...

I love bubbles! These beautiful, soft, perfect little worlds of rainbow that make me smile regardless of the situation. When I blow...

Are you a shining light in the darkness or has the darkness surrounded you? What causes you to put off doing what you should do? Are you...

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Today is Easter Sunday. For Christians, the Easter story is full of loss and grief. A time of despair and isolation. Uncertainty and loss...

Funny how breathing is so automatic that it is taken for granted until suddenly it takes effort. My recent experience with pneumonia has...

“Wandering Down a Crooked Road” is the perfect title for my blog. I don’t ever seem to find a straight, well-marked path on my journey...

I teach self-care so I know the worth of Sabbath rest and taking time for self-care...unfortunately, I also tend to work long hours and...

We made it home from England about 6 p.m. and restarted the adventure at 4 a.m. the next morning. Katie got to stay at home while Katora...

We left the parish nurse conference and Coventry in a cab this time. Katora Campbell and I were not as skilled with wrestling luggage...

50+ parish nurses and clergy began the morning with words of welcome and a worship service lead by the local Bishop. I presented the...

Coventry is a pleasant place where almost everything is within walking distance of the hotel. Katie and I found a pub where the locals...

Once again, we started the day catching a train in Coventry to Milton Keynes. Helen and Robert Wordsworth met us at the station and drove...

Katie and I were guests of parish nurse Lesley Austin of Queens Road Baptist Church, Coventry. Lesley picked us up in her car and of...

Katie and I took the train from Coventry to London Euston Station after breakfast. It was a grand adventure! The train station is a very...