Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Seeing the World Through My Eyes!: Merry Christmas: A Reason to Believe
Seeing the World Through My Eyes!: Merry Christmas: A Reason to Believe: A Reason to Believe I am a cradle Catholic, I grew up in a Catholic Family and believe in God. As I grew older and developed a love ...
Merry Christmas: A Reason to Believe
A Reason to Believe
I am a cradle Catholic, I grew up in a Catholic Family and believe in God. As I grew older and developed a love for Science sometimes in the back of my mind I wondered but I never lost my faith. As a Nurse I saw some very interesting things as I stood by a persons side as they died. It always deepened my Faith and helped me to believe there was in fact something more and greater then us.
On June 7, 2014 something happened to me and I will never forget. I was in the ICU sitting by my Dad and we were talking and covering a lot of things. He shared some very personal things with me. HE had been in the ICU for 13 days and had been suffering from a bit of ICU delirium. On this day he was very clear headed. After we talked for about an hour he asked me to lay him flat in the bed which was an odd request for him since he does not like to lay flat and he was constantly wanting us to raise him up. I lowered the bed and got him comfortable and than... Something very odd occurred. He started talking to God. Honestly I started laughing. I actually started texting my sister about what he was saying as I thought he was getting crazy again. Then I started to listen to him, he was talking to God and I remember it so clear. It didn't make sense but he was saying "I am resetting my binary clock and realigning with the Earth and going to be with you God He kept talking about the binary clock, realigning with the Earth and coming home. He was talking about the clouds and how soft they were and how cold it was up there. He kept saying how cold he was and I touched his arm and retracted immediately as it was as cold as ICE! I was so overwhelmed in that minute and tears fell from my eyes, I couldn't even process what was happening, I was torn between; was he talking to God or has he lost his mind. During this entire time he had his arms extended to the sky and was totally focused on his conversation. Finally he rested his arms and began talking about being in a warm swimming pool and his skin was warm again. I just sat there in bewilderment as he continued to ask God to help him. Finally he opened his eyes and asked me to raise the head of his bed and we continued to talk as if nothing had ever happened.
I just kept this information to myself thinking that maybe he was just really suffering from ICU delirium. That evening just before 9pm we got the phone call that there had been a change in his condition and we needed to come to the hospital. I already knew he died. I knew because he was already headed home that afternoon. There is no doubt in my mind that God exists and my Dad is in Heaven today.
May you truly enjoy the reason for the season and find comfort in knowing there is more to come for us!
Merry Christmas
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Christmas Movies
Merry Christmas
In honor of Christmas week I thought I share my favorite Christmas movies...well they are all my favorite!
I grew up in a home that loved Christmas and that included Christmas Movies.
I have so many favorites but I have always loved "One Magic Christmas" a bit of a lesser known main stream movie but it taught me as a teenager to always be thankful for what we have. I really wanted to name my first child Gideon....Mike refused!
Gideon, The Christmas Angel
"Its A Wonderful Life" How could you not love this movie! In the 90's Target sold the Bedford Falls Village and I think I own all of them. I have grown up loving "every time a bell rings, an Angel gets it's wings" and "no man is a failure who has friends". Of course I loved Clarence!
I liked the Movie "Family Stone" and than I watched it the Christmas following Mike's sisters death, Shelley, and loved it! I cried through the entire movie!
How can anyone not love "Christmas Vacation"? The entire movie is funny! I still remember seeing it at the Greentree 10 when it first came out.
There are so many fun Christmas movies...I love the Santa Clause Series, Fred Claus, Christmas with the Krank's, A Christmas Carol, The Best Christmas Pageant, The Rise of the Guardians, and of course The Nativity Story. There are a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies that I enjoy too. These are just some of my favorites that I try to watch every year.
What is your favorite Christmas Movie and Why?
Regardless of your favorites I hope that everyone reading this has a wonderful Christmas Season. Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Jesus!
Monday, December 8, 2014
Seeing the World Through My Eyes!: Did a High School Class impact your career?
Seeing the World Through My Eyes!: Did a High School Class impact your career?: We take lots of classes in high school and feel like we will never use any of it. Have you ever gotten to a point in life and thought wow I...
Did a High School Class impact your career?
We take lots of classes in high school and feel like we will never use any of it. Have you ever gotten to a point in life and thought wow I am so glad I took that one class?
I have. I had four years of journalism. I started as a staff member of the newspaper, "The Creek's Current", then I was the sports editor of the newspaper. My junior year I was the sports section editor of the yearbook. My senior year I was the editor of the yearbook. I am not a grammarian and quite frankly I'm pretty rotten at grammar. I had a great Journalism teacher in Mr. Terry McCartin, who told me even Stephen King has an Editor! My teacher was my editor and the 1991 yearbook went on to win many awards like previous years had.
Why was Journalism so important? Well that is a great question. In everything I do as a nurse I write. I began writing notes in patients charts, back when everything was narrative. I wrote sentences and make thoughtful remarks. This was useful many times over. Later I created a newsletter for the Emergency Department Staff every month. It included writing stories and taking pictures. As I moved into management I wrote evaluations. Then I was able to write some articles for publication.
Knox, C & Smith, A (2008) HIPAA and the information age. OR Nurse June Volume 2, Issue 6: 56
Knox, C & Smith, A (2007) Handhelds and HIPAA, Nurse Manager. June 38;(6): 38-40
Knox, C & Vereb, J (2005) Allow natural death: a more humane approach to discussing end-of-life directives. Journal of Emergency Nursing. Dec; 31(6):560-1
As I continue through my career I write polices and procedures, memorandums, standard operating procedures, etc. I am paid to peer review articles by other nurses for nursing magazines.
Besides the writing I take pictures. Taking pictures is a hobby. When you get a great picture of a kid playing a sport like football it is so much fun. I couldn't handle the stress of taking wedding pictures. I just do the fun stuff. Also, I lead meetings at work and have leadership roles in community groups.
How does this all take me back to Journalism? Well I learned to write in journalism. Not only write but be creative. I remember getting back an article that was drenched in the dreaded red pen. After 4 years you finally get it and then one day you get back an article with very little red ink on it! We also had to take pictures. We learned how to take action shots. It was so awesome to see them in the paper and yearbook. As an adult it is fun taking pictures and knowing how to take them, which I learned in journalism. Also we had to sell ads in the yearbook. We had to go around to businesses and sell them and then design the ads. It was a great experience learning to approach business leaders and ask for their business. You have to be prepared at work when you make a presentation and selling ads helped me.
My journalism experience was top notch. I was able to go to a journalism conference at Franklin College my senior year and to the IU School of Journalism camp the summer before my senior year. I truly feel like Journalism has made a difference in my life.
What about you? Did any of your High School classes leave a lasting impression?
I have. I had four years of journalism. I started as a staff member of the newspaper, "The Creek's Current", then I was the sports editor of the newspaper. My junior year I was the sports section editor of the yearbook. My senior year I was the editor of the yearbook. I am not a grammarian and quite frankly I'm pretty rotten at grammar. I had a great Journalism teacher in Mr. Terry McCartin, who told me even Stephen King has an Editor! My teacher was my editor and the 1991 yearbook went on to win many awards like previous years had.
The 1991 Silver Creek High School Yearbook: Moving in the Right Direction Volume 47
Why was Journalism so important? Well that is a great question. In everything I do as a nurse I write. I began writing notes in patients charts, back when everything was narrative. I wrote sentences and make thoughtful remarks. This was useful many times over. Later I created a newsletter for the Emergency Department Staff every month. It included writing stories and taking pictures. As I moved into management I wrote evaluations. Then I was able to write some articles for publication.
Knox, C & Smith, A (2008) HIPAA and the information age. OR Nurse June Volume 2, Issue 6: 56
Knox, C & Smith, A (2007) Handhelds and HIPAA, Nurse Manager. June 38;(6): 38-40
Knox, C & Vereb, J (2005) Allow natural death: a more humane approach to discussing end-of-life directives. Journal of Emergency Nursing. Dec; 31(6):560-1
As I continue through my career I write polices and procedures, memorandums, standard operating procedures, etc. I am paid to peer review articles by other nurses for nursing magazines.
Besides the writing I take pictures. Taking pictures is a hobby. When you get a great picture of a kid playing a sport like football it is so much fun. I couldn't handle the stress of taking wedding pictures. I just do the fun stuff. Also, I lead meetings at work and have leadership roles in community groups.
How does this all take me back to Journalism? Well I learned to write in journalism. Not only write but be creative. I remember getting back an article that was drenched in the dreaded red pen. After 4 years you finally get it and then one day you get back an article with very little red ink on it! We also had to take pictures. We learned how to take action shots. It was so awesome to see them in the paper and yearbook. As an adult it is fun taking pictures and knowing how to take them, which I learned in journalism. Also we had to sell ads in the yearbook. We had to go around to businesses and sell them and then design the ads. It was a great experience learning to approach business leaders and ask for their business. You have to be prepared at work when you make a presentation and selling ads helped me.
My journalism experience was top notch. I was able to go to a journalism conference at Franklin College my senior year and to the IU School of Journalism camp the summer before my senior year. I truly feel like Journalism has made a difference in my life.
What about you? Did any of your High School classes leave a lasting impression?
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