Mary's Pad

2007 is winding down, and 2008 is almost here. I’ve always liked and respected New Years Day more than any other holiday on the calendar, because it signifies for me a new beginning, a fresh start, new opportunities, new hope. It’s a chance to figuratively shake yourself and say, “hey, I just got a brand [...]

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Things that made me smile in 2007 Mary – Looks like we’ve made it this far. Nursing school – finally done – yeah!! Family – I talked to my family a lot over the phone. Good friends – I made a number of good friends this year, both in and out of school. Wii – [...]

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This post comes to you a day late from Landenberg, PA. I could explain to you why I didn’t post this yesterday, but I won’t. Let’s just say it has something to do with Mary and me watching marathon episodes of Crossing Jordan and interacting with a clear bottle with dark brown liquid in it… [...]

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“…Brimming with new knowledge, I thought I was fully ready to assume the care of people. I mistook information for insight. While I was prepared for the science, I was pitifully unprepared for the soul.” This quote comes from a book I am currently reading “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face [...]

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“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.” I was just reading Dean’s blog, and came across his post on Pearls of Wisdom for 2008. He has listed 25 things to think about in 2008, some of them pretty funny, and I was chuckling along until [...]

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