by Stephanie Huffman | Mar 5, 2017 | Aging, Career/Job, Caring for the elderly
While on the phone with a teammate the other day, I found myself laughing at her take on certain projects we were currently navigating. Her ways of thinking and how she expressed her response to the challenges at hand simply tickled my funny bone, as they say, to no...
by Stephanie Huffman | May 1, 2013 | Caring for the elderly, History, Holidays
I wonder how many of you were aware that the first day of May used to be called “May Day”. I asked my grandmother to recall what she could about this particular long lost special day. “We use to make up little baskets of flowers and put them on...
by billyzh | Jun 6, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Death/Mourning, History, Politics
“The sheer improbability of what happened here makes this so memorable” – President Obama. These are just a few words that would be spoken at the 65th anniversary of the storming of the beaches at Normandy. Known to most simply as D-Day. Sitting in a room on the...
by billyzh | Mar 13, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Death/Mourning, Spirituality
As I sat with a dear saint suddenly bed ridden, so weak and frail, I have to admit, it hurt to watch. This person has stormed the throne for countless individuals, whether she knew them or not. For years. Though she ran her own company, each morning, she spent over an...
by billyzh | Mar 7, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Family, History
While sitting with my grandmother as she lay recuperating in the hospital, I surfed through my emails and landed on an online daily devotional. The pastor who wrote it was talking about people and their superstitions. So, ever the curious family member, I leaned over...
by billyzh | Feb 21, 2009 | Career/Job, Caring for the elderly, Dating, Family, Women/Relationships
A wonderful mentor of mine used to say to me, “Talk processes. Not people.” I always thought that was so smart. And such great advice. When I would be very frustrated, I would remember those words and try to default to that idea. Rather than talk about the people...
