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I cannot take credit for this phrase – “the resting face.” My pastor talks about this occasionally, and now I find myself laughing to myself in meetings, in the grocery store check-out line, and everywhere else. One moment in particular... Read More

Major thoroughfare closed. Bumper to bumper. Cars all in a row. Frustrated people. Everywhere. Commutes delayed. Schedules reprioritized. A change of plans to zip through the back farm market roads nearby. Go. Go. Go. Buildings disappear, replaced with open pastures... Read More

Hooray for fall…and for fashionable scrubs! Leave it to one of my favorite companies, Dansko®, to effortlessly combine the two. Dansko® Healthcare Apparel now has new styles and print options, so when they asked if I’d be interested in reviewing... Read More

My seven-year-old son, smarty-pants that he is, was looking at the computer while helping me with a project. I was looking for just the right quote to convey my thoughts, writing as I scrolled through many wise words. My son... Read More

  You have a few more hours to figure out how to thank your healthcare organization chaplain(s). Tomorrow marks the beginning of a month of chaplaincy thanks. I’ve been working on a special gift for some amazing chaplains around me... Read More

I broke out in chorus during a meeting with team members. I couldn’t help it. You just might, too, after hearing Aretha Franklin’s version of Accentuate the Positive. The music is cool, and the lyrics are wise. I hope you’re... Read More

The Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP) recently released AvidNurse 2.1, the biggest redesign and upgrade of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch app yet. Wanna know what’s even better? It’s now free. Yep…F.R.E.E! [Insert church choir quick-tempo Hallelujah Chorus here.] Yes,... Read More

I couldn’t help but laugh as I remembered this video. I woke up at dark o’thirty, put on my already laid out workout clothes, and went for a quick six-mile run. Yep. This video is so true. Runners, you will particularly... Read More

Oh, how a little flexibility – just a smidgen, even – helps make everything better. While listening to a nurse with 37 years of experience talk about innovating care coordination today, she said, “People ask me all the time what... Read More

Avast, me Hearties! Ne’er a time to pass o’er International Talk Like A Pirate Day without a little aaarrrrrrr eeehhhhhnnnn jest. That’s “RN” for ye landlubbers who don’t savvy. The makers of this day say there’s really no point to... Read More