by Shelia Shook | Apr 30, 2024 | Learn to Cope
We are the threads of life. Do you feel a sense of purpose? Yesterday, my daughter, Cynthia, would be fifty-eight had she not passed away in an auto accident in 1996. (A SINGLE FLOWER) My comfort is knowing she’s in Heaven and I will see her again. Oh, how my Cindy...
by Shelia Shook | Feb 13, 2024 | Learn to Cope
Everywhere you look, cupids and cards, flowers and chocolate hearts remind us it is the season of love. February is the month to remember those you care about, whether a romantic interest, a close friendship or as Christ said, “Love your neighbor as you love...
by Shelia Shook | Mar 21, 2023 | Learn to Cope
When Health and Life Collide Have you yet been dealt a handful of health issues to contend with? It’s one thing to be a caregiver for others and help meet their needs, but it is quite a different feeling to need help yourself. My experience these past months has been...
by Shelia Shook | Dec 21, 2021 | Learn to Cope
Holidays are a hard time for people who have lost a loved one. How have you handled your loss so far this year? December 14th marked the 25th anniversary of my daughter Cindy’s death. (See previous post, A Single Flower.) She unexpectedly died in a car wreck at...
by Shelia Shook | Oct 23, 2021 | Learn to Cope
Is what we see and hear real? Truth-vs-Ruse As director of nursing in long term care facilities, I’ve witnessed many comical and sad situations. For the sake of anonymity, we will call this patient Nurse Mary. Let me tell you a story. Mary, a retired nurse with...
by Shelia Shook | Aug 3, 2021 | Learn to Cope
Do you believe in Aliens? Have you heard the old contemporary Christian song “Not of This World”, by Petra? The lyrics immediately strike a chord with me. We are pilgrims in a strange world, we are so far from our homeland. . . We are strangers, we are aliens, we are...
