tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post8631613182014482339..comments2023-10-19T06:00:08.757-06:00Comments on HomeMaking Beyond Maintenance: What If ...Karey Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034683057840961060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post-18907201731647064952009-05-16T08:34:00.000-06:002009-05-16T08:34:00.000-06:00My Heather did eldercare for several years and wor...My Heather did eldercare for several years and worked close with hospice people occasionally. I had gotten a movie on Mother Teresa we watched together and I told Heather, in her own way, that's what she's doing too. Her desire was to help their last days have companionship and smiles.<br><br>One result of that time was seeing the joy they'd have when there was a loved one in their life that regularly called them. They'd anticipate the calls. So Heather weekly calls her Grandmas.Kareyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17034683057840961060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6303495150750199708.post-46220364485166391142009-05-15T21:12:00.000-06:002009-05-15T21:12:00.000-06:00Awesome post. Working as a nurse has helped me vie...Awesome post. Working as a nurse has helped me view life more dearly, with less assumptions. Hospice work brought it clearly into view. We don't have all the time in the world, we need to live each day as if it is our last, leaving everything as right as we can as night begins. <br>Living with dying helps with prioritizing what is important. I tell myself, we came into this world naked and empty handed, we go out naked and the only thing we take with us, is the type of relationships we have had with people. Eternity is a very long time, and it's not "what" we take with us, but "who".<br><br>And yes, the cry of our heart is worship and I believe very close to the tender heart of our Father.<br>Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.Karen Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.com