Unlike previous years, there are little or no postings on social media encouraging comments from “friends” on what they want to ask Santa to bring them. It is almost as if making public one’s heart’s...
And so, it begins…
By
Martie Moore
Nov 19, 2021
I will admit that I have never seen “Lord of the Rings.” Yes, I know I am an oddity. Yet, I do know that the words were used by King Théoden for an ominous, foreboding warning of what was coming… ...
What would you do if you knew you would not fail?
By
Martie Moore
Oct 22, 2021
I, maybe like you, take random pictures of what catches my eye with my phone. So much so, I have over 30,000 thousand pictures in the cloud. I am sure that by the time I take my last breath, I will be...
And we adjusted: Looking to the past to inform the present and future
By
Martie Moore
Sep 24, 2021
I, like many, obtained my nursing license during a time of turmoil and fear. We did not wear gloves, nor masks, as we dealt with blood, body fluids or airborne infectious pathogens. We did not wear any...
Words matter more than ever
By
Martie Moore
Aug 27, 2021
One of my favorite quotes is from the author of “Kitchen Table Wisdom.” Rachel Naomi Remen often writes about storytelling as a vital process to the sharing of knowledge and to gain renewal. “Everybody...
True grit: Not just about cowboys
By
Martie Moore
Aug 06, 2021
When a parent passes, people naturally look for their traits within their children. The other day the comment was made to me that I had the same grit as my father. My father was an amazing man, and grit...
A caregiver named Sammy
By
Martie Moore
Jul 02, 2021
It is not an unusual story. A 90-year-old man suddenly is having trouble breathing, his heart is enlarged, and his kidneys are slowing down in their functioning. A care conference is called and the family,...
Pebble in your shoe
By
Martie Moore
Jun 04, 2021
I will admit that I am a fair-weather flip-flop type of walker. My toes are the happiest when they can wave at the sky and the ground with each step I take. Yet, the other day, each step was uncomfortable....
Nurses Year, Nurses Week, Nurses Day: How do we say thank you?
By
Martie Moore
May 07, 2021
The Year of the Nurse, designated by the World Health Organization and others, was to be 2020. But in 2020, nurses were too busy fighting a battle with an invisible enemy to acknowledge, “The Year of...
The gardener leader
By
Martie Moore
Apr 10, 2021
Many times, as leaders, we do the time-is-short, chaotic, we just need to get the work done thing.