My sister, Beth, is a nephrology nurse. . . I love that word- nephrology, but to me her work is an amazing mystery. My sister is compassionate and incredibly skilled- she takes care of people with kidney disease.
And this month she's retiring after doing her good work for 30 years in the same hospital.
Beth collects children's books, the kind that narrate an authentic story with beautiful words and illustrations. So-I found a perfectly lovely picture book, All in a Day, and sent it off to her-
to celebrate retirement, to celebrate what's next. . .because a day is a perfect piece of time to live a life, to plant a seed. . .
Today I'm musing how my dear sister will fill her days with beauty in the garden and the kitchen, with care giving in new venues, with a cross country bicycle trip, perhaps?
And I'm really hoping she'll write a children's book of her own--an authentic story with beautiful words and pictures, a book that I will read to my grandchildren.one day.
1 comment:
Beautifully written and how sweet a gift! A book is the best kind of gift in my humble opinion :) Good luck to your sis in days ahead...
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