Hospice Care is a powerful, profound, and beautiful service to those who are passing from this life and their families who stand by and watch with sadness and sometimes confusion. I am a huge advocate for hospice care. I am grateful for it. My family has benefited directly from hospice care for my Grandma and my lifelong best friend had hospice care until she breathed her last as well. Hospice care workers are not nurses, not doctors, they are caretakers. They provide the comfort of companionship both to the bedridden and to their families. They speak gently and softly. They hold the hands of the sick. Hospice care allows the dying to maintain dignity and value, it allows for family and friends to be with their loved one in comfortable surroundings, it gets the magnitude of life. I'm so, so grateful for those dedicated to people in this particular way.
The Feast of Firstfruits & Easter Go for Broke Day If it scares you this is the day to go for it no matter what. One Day Without Shoes Day Today is to raise global awareness for children’s health and education. Why shoes? Because shoes help protect from bacteria in the dirt, rusty nails, dirty needles and shoes enable feet to withstand the long distances most children in developing countries need to walk to get to school. Join TOMS One for One There is plenty of criticism out there for TOMS and its short term solutions. Critics don't even buy the "at least they are doing something" statement. However, you have to start somewhere. And every bit of awareness helps something go from short term to long term. We all have a part to play. Read a Road Map Day One of the many reasons I would stink at The Amazing Race is because I never did learn how to read a road map well. I remember doing worksheets and class lessons on maps and I was able to skate by ...
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