Tag Archives: hospital

Peace

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Karen May

As I head off to visit some friends in the hospital, (doing my Act of Mercy for the day) I remember a comment made by a friend who lost both her parents to extended illness. There were people who came … Continue reading →

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Comfort the Afflicted

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Karen May

I was wrestling with what I was going to say today, and thought I’d look at the next Act of Mercy. It is to comfort the afflicted. Of course. Hasn’t that been my theme here the last couple weeks? The … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Love, Year of Mercy | Tagged act, afflicted, comfort, faith, grace, hospital, love, mercy, rest, suffering, Year of Mercy | 2 Comments

View from the Bottom

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Karen May

I visited my friend at the hospital where her son is recovering from his severe brain injury, and I was struck with the journey that she is on. There are times when we are brought to a point where our … Continue reading →

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Birth Stories

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Karen May

Kids love to hear about when their parents were born. Our kids especially like their father’s story, since it was in a car in the parking lot of the hospital, after his brother was born while the car was driving … Continue reading →

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Failure?

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Karen May

A friend of mine is a hospital chaplain and has found that he is welcome in all rooms regardless or religious affiliation, belief, or non-belief. One time, he walked in, and before he could really get started, the patient said, … Continue reading →

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The Power of Prayer

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Karen May

I am sitting here in a hospital room with my sweet little one who is recovering from surgery after breaking her arm last night. She broke both bones in her left forearm. She did this last September, but this time … Continue reading →

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