by Lisa McFarland | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
A while back I shared a post called “Why Me?” It was focused on our experience of feeling victimized in situations we can’t control and don’t like, as in receiving a scary medical diagnosis. Instead of remembering that as humans we are all vulnerable to life’s losses...
by Lisa McFarland | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
As parents (and if we have chosen a good partner) we try to divide up the labor of running a household. There is so much work to be done. If you have a child with special needs, the fun just gets amplified to the next degree! But what happens when fathers try to do...
by Lisa McFarland | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Know any? As we embark on Mother’s Day Weekend I thought it would be appropriate to talk about our complicated and idiosyncratic relationships with our moms. For one thing, when we are perusing the greeting card isle at the supermarket we might notice that the cards...
by Lisa McFarland | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Healing Path Thoughts: Mother’s Day: May 10, 2015 Well, it’s Mother’s Day and I am wondering: How many other moms today are missing their children like I am? And likewise: How many children are missing their moms? In world where families are separated by so many...
by Lisa McFarland | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
As a nurse working in the Pediatric ICU of the local hospital, I saw a lot of suffering. I felt called to work in this capacity, and profession, by a Divine voice that invited me to pay back the love, support and nursing expertise that had been present to us...
