For those of you who know me well, you will be surprised to find me writing about HUGS! Typically I am not a hugger; however during this pandemic, I have found myself wanting to throw my arms around a person so I can experience a hug! There are lots of good, healthy scientifically proven reasons to hug. Here are just […]
Empathy. A word I thought I knew. A word I thought I actually practiced pretty well. But I have learned so much about this word since the death of our daughter Tori. Webster defines “empathy” like this. “The ability to understand and share the feelings of another”. Jesus showed empathy when he arrived at the home of Mary and Martha […]
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites […]
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web […]
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using ‘Content here, content here’, making it look like readable English. Many desktop publishing packages and web […]
Normally I love a good roller coaster ride, but I’d like to end the ride we have been on the last couple months, called COVID. The ups an downs have definitely left my stomach queezy, and the ride has lasted too long. Like many, I found myself feeling downhearted and in low spirits. In an effort to get out of […]
We find ourselves living during an uncertain time these days with COVID-19 reeking havoc on daily life. At 60 years old, I have never experienced such anxiousness among so many. With so many conflicting sources I find myself battling over the right practice to put in place to be vigilant and wise. At the front-line of this pandemic are the […]
The importance of a heart healthy lifestyle. February is Heart Health Month. Heart disease is a big deal to me. Two significant experiences shaped my life and the importance of a heart healthy lifestyle to me. When I was 8-years-old, my mother had her first heart attack, she was just 36 years old. Our little family was on vacation at […]
2020 marks 25 years of Hoffmann Hospice providing compassionate end-of life care in Kern County. As Tom and I reflect on the growth and experiences the agency has had in the past 25 years, those lessons on living have shaped how I view and live my own life. I’ve learned many lessons on living in the past 25 years here […]
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.“ November is national hospice month. This is our opportunity to magnify the benefits of hospice care in addition to clarifying myths related to hospice. Hospice means […]
