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Herd Mentality

I never observed many animals before moving to the farm – just the usual dog and cat pets.  Nowadays I watch my  four-legged “pets” everyday and what I’ve observed in them is close to what I see in people — herd mentality. Herd mentality is defined as the...

A History of Thanks

Everything I learned about America’s Thanksgiving holiday came from stories of the the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock.  Scenes of pilgrims with their black frocks, buckled shoes, and white collars breaking bread with their Indian neighbors left an indelible...

Respect, Not Judgment

We were in Dallas recently for my husband’s sixth (and hopefully, last) surgery.  For two days I was his private duty nurse in the hospital as the medical staff took care of the scientific stuff.  This gave my husband and I an opportunity to get to know the nursing...

Thoughts and Prayers

This has been a year of change, some hardship, lots of medical needs, and plenty of stress.  It started with surgeries (husband has had six surgeries in a year), my on-the-job training of nursing, then transitioning away from my home since 1951, topped off with a big...

Power of One

Can one person make a difference?  Absolutely!  I’m a firm believer in the power of one to affect change in a person’s life … to start a movement … or support the passage of legislation for the betterment of all.  In this day and age we hear a lot about someone...