Nurses Week and Mother's Day

Nurses week is almost here and soon after is Mother's Day. It seems to me they have much in common. They both are about caring , protecting and about hard work. A friend of mine and I would celebrate Nurses Week by going out to lunch together. One year her husband bought us both small corsages to wear on our dresses. I thought that was very nice of him. He often showed his appreciation for his wife and that was nice to see. That girl had a lot of sadness in her life, but I'm trying to remember the good times, mostly the times in nursing school.
Speaking of sadness, I went to a funeral a few days ago, of a nineteen year old boy. His mother also is a nurse. I keep thinking no-one should have to die at nineteen. What a tragedy for the parents, the siblings, and the friends. I didn't really know the boy, but I knew a couple of his brothers and wanted to pay my respects by attending the funeral. When tragedy hits others it does remind us of what we have in life, what is important. It's not all the money or things we can accumulate, but the loved ones here with us now. The Irish had it right when they celebrated the person's life in the Irish wake.
My friend is no longer here with us to celebrate Nurses Week, nor is her husband, but I'll celebrate it without her and think of her and all the other nurses I've known in my lifetime, then I'll celebrate Mother's Day and think of my mother and all the other mothers I've known in my lifetime. I hope everyone will take time to celebrate the lives of their mothers and of any nurses they know.

New life

Spring is in full bloom here in Virginia. Daffodils and tulips adorn the front of houses and along the roadsides. Virginia is beautiful in the spring. The redbud bushes and flowering trees are planted along many highways making it almost a pleasure to drive for miles and miles. Spring and the flowers bring new life to the world.

Soon Easter will be here and it's time to begin to color eggs, find something nice to wear on Easter day, to go to church, have Easter dinner with your familes and celebrate the day.

Easter in the Christian religion is the celebration of when Christ rose from the dead and the Easter egg has become a symbol of new life all over the world. It is interesting to read about the way different nations use the egg to celebrate Easter. Some countries paint the eggs red to symbolize the blood of Christ, some have very elaborate painting. Most people in the U.S. color the eggs solid colors and might decorate them with pictures or various designs. It's a memorable thing for parents and their children to do together. Our family, like many others,
fixed Easter baskets with colored eggs, chocolate bunnies, jelly beans and pretty
ribbons. Children learn from traditions and hopefully keep them alive.