Does fortune really favor the bold? — Home again, but not for long It has been a little over a week since I completed my first travel nurse assignment and returned to the Lone Star State. I returned with a few $ in my pocket too🙏. It seems surreal that the time passed so quickly. The kids, my mother, and my aunt traveled…

Charity begins at home … Part 1 — Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed. — Samuel Johnson. I was tutored in life by she who I consider to be the greatest woman who graced my life. My grandmother! We called her ‘mommy’. My sister and I were raised by…

Let’s look at the old days — What to feed the children In our busy world of today, believe me when I say I understand the convenience of buying baby food. As parents we are busy. With more mothers in the workforce than ever, I know our time is that more precious. And unless we are deliberately avoiding the news, the shortage…

Three things I am grateful for every day — Things For Which I Am Grateful Each Day As I greet each new day, I take a few moments to express my gratitude. I feel immense appreciation as I witness each new day. I rise in my right mind with the ability to provide for myself and my family. They are healthy and happy. Because life brings so…

Dancing Elephants Book Project: Practical Mindfulness — Why I Rarely Use Credit Cards In my familial circles, I am known as the “frugal one”. Though I wouldn’t label myself as frugal, I would say I am a wise spender😍. My sister laughingly blessed me with the nickname back in our early twenties. It stuck and I believed it served an even greater purpose…

Living your life mindfully — “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” – Albert Camus No one is indispensable! I know it feels like it sometimes. We feel as if we lose the companionship of a specific person(s) or situation, our lives will end. You are…

Did she do anything wrong? — Right or wrong? Ms. Russo, a 54-year-old teacher gave a COVID vaccine to a 17-year-old student, who is also a friend of her son. She is not licensed as a healthcare professional. She is not a family member. A plea deal is likely for the teacher accused of injecting…

A glimpse of the awful beast that lies within — very graphic descriptions, read with caution — When cancer hits hard Yesterday I had a young man as a patient. 37 years old and a time when he should be in the prime of his life. Riddled with cancer. There is that dreaded word again — cancer. A word that is way overused. A disease we know way too much about…