http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog The Family of a Nineteenth Century Black Doctor Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:50:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yeah, a new year! Out with the old, and in with the new. Isn't that what Auld Lang Syne is all about? I'm grateful for it. What did you want to accomplish last year that you didn't? What regrets do you have about days gone by? It's so easy to be ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2012/01/11/the-new-year/ I've lost a friend. A woman with so much to live for: a young son, a husband, a loving family. She died just two weeks ago. Dr. Jacqueline Fleming Hampton was one of the strongest women I know. Life is too short. Yet it's so easy to put things off, ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/11/11/time-is-limited/ It has been 99 years, and I'm still mourning. It was a tragedy of far-reaching proportions that impacted generations of my family: the sudden death of my great-grandfather. He was only 42. A well-known physician and much loved family man, his death was the result of a car accident. It ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/09/23/still-mourning/ The loss of a pet is never easy. It doesn't matter what kind of pet it is. When a bond has been formed, it is difficult to break. My sister, Kristi, and her husband had to put their cat to sleep last week. Fluffy was old and sick. The trouble ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/09/02/losing-a-pet/ There's nothing like a Mom. I realize this more and more the older I become. I think as a teenager I, like most kids probably, didn't fully appreciate my Mother. At least not as much as I should have. I took for granted the delicious dinners she cooked everyday. The ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/08/25/nothing-like-a-mom/ There are things I can remember. Thoughts I treasure that I do not want to forget. I'm remembering my Grandmother. This week marks the one-year anniversary of her death. She and I had a lot in common. I was actually partially named for her (one of my middle names). She ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/08/01/memories-of-a-wonderful-life/ What is a father? To me, a father is kind, warm, loves unconditionally, is always supportive, and ready with a waiting smile and open arms. Those are just some of the characteristics that describe my Dad. I think, in addition to his four children, anyone who knows him would agree. ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/06/20/fathers-day/ Forty-nine years. That is how long my parents have been married. This weekend marks their anniversary. What a blessing, I feel. I love looking through their old, wedding day scrapbook that my Mom made back in the day, witnessing the beginning of their love story as it unfolded. My Dad, ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/06/19/a-milestone/ It blooms every year at about the same time, in the same place. Unusual, it would seem. I consider it a small miracle. It is a gift that keeps on giving from my maternal Grandmother who died nearly 20 years ago. She gave my Mom cuttings from her own rose ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/05/29/the-rose-bush/ This is the week of miracles. I love this time of year. I love Easter. Everything that it stands for, and all that it means. It is a hopeful time of year. Rebirth. I think of miracles that have happened in my own life. Occasions where only a miracle could ... http://karenjordanwrites.com/blog/2011/04/23/expect-a-miracle/