by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 26, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Cares in Many Dimensions As I glanced down at the pen I was using today I was struck by the two words imprinted on the pen. Care Dimensions. Care Dimensions is the name (and a good description) of Wyndham’s hospice company, but the two words struck me as full...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 19, 2019 | Life Lessons, Uncategorized
Wisdom Knows a Thing is Just a Thing A ring is just a thing. So are many other “things.” My close acquaintance with long term, terminal illness helps me distinguish between the value of physical things and spiritual things of the heart. I placed this wedding ring on...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 12, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Never Walks Alone I thought it would be a simple Nana/grandson fishing adventure. (That sentence, in itself, was amazing to write because I do not like fishing, so any fishing trip for me is not simple.) However, since Caleb was staying with us overnight while...
by Jeanie Shaw | Jun 5, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Owns It I remember as a child taking a job feeding my neighbors dogs for a few weeks while the neighbors were out of town. I probably remember this because they had me feed them bologna sandwiches for treats. I dutifully did the job, but it was a job. They were...
by Jeanie Shaw | May 28, 2019 | Life Lessons
Wisdom Transfers Our son, Sam, just entered the smartphone world. He resisted for a long time, much to his entire family’s displeasure. He could not receive our family “group texts” or pictures. It was time to switch. Meanwhile, Wyndham’s phone sat on the windowsill....