You can find the Permission To Pray video for it on the Spirituality YouTube channel HERE. Signature HealthCARE of Memphis is a special skilled nursing facility with a legacy of intergenerational love between the child and the grandparent, the bonding of time span by a look and a smile into the eye of one who … Continue reading “My Day at Memphis – Driving Spirituality into the Core of the Possible” by Dianne H. Timmering

I recently came across this conversation with my mom in January 2012 which I had written down at the time, just after she had passed away in one of our SNFs. I wrote it down to capture her voice. The white page with black ink breathes her immortality and is a true treasure to me. … Continue reading “A Conversation With My Mom: An Introduction To Palliative Care” by Dianne H. Timmering

My four-year-old niece Lola was on the phone with my sister Linda recently and was telling her about her day. While they were talking, Lola suddenly stopped and asked my sister how much longer did she want to talk because her favorite show was coming on and she didn't want to miss princess Sophia's slumber … Continue reading “The Power Of The Ask” by Dianne H. Timmering

Recently in November, SHC hosted our first-ever Clinical Revolution, bringing in all of our DONs across the 10 states that we serve. They are beautiful, inclined to think of others with the passion of their hands and the truth of their skill-sets. In long-term care, we serve the sickest and most vulnerable, and even abandoned in … Continue reading “Don’t Run: A DON Clinical Revolution Reflection” by Dianne H. Timmering

Published on: Dec 1, 2014 @ 13:18 The essence of the spiritual is within. It means that you can be your own spiritual entity of light. We have brought God inside the workplace, inside our for-profit culture, and have been blessed with significant essence of that which is about the presence of what is real, … Continue reading “The Spirituality Framework in a Corporate World” by Dianne H. Timmering

Is there a miracle formula? Is faith always enough? If God were a physicist, would He be a quantum physicist, dissecting the universe in nanoseconds of time which go away and never come back? Would He say, "Live, rejoice, have peace because I'm holding what hurts you." He pinches it between his fingers and it … Continue reading “God: A Quantum Physicist?” by Dianne H. Timmering

Terezin, a former military town and fortress, an hour north of Prague in the Czech Republic, was built during the 18th century when the Austro-Hungarian empire ruled the majestic lands of Bohemia and Moravia, where peaceful moats and sturdy encampments never saw battle until the Nazis found it and decided on its fate. The Terezin … Continue reading “Terezin: A Concentration Camp” by Dianne H. Timmering

Being a CNA. What it feels like is truly beautiful, challenging, exhausting, special, hopeful… Katy walks in with a smile and my mama has to “go” to the restroom; nervous energy trembles an already trembling leg filled with the demon of Parkinson’s, the ghost in her body which she can no longer control. Katy gently … Continue reading “My Mama’s CNA” by Dianne H. Timmering

“ . . .since You know their hearts, for You alone know every human heart.” 1 Kings 8: 39 Last week I traveled to Florida to SHC of Palm Beach, where this brilliant team was discussing concrete wellness concepts and integration in various business modeling. It was a good trip in a busy world. We … Continue reading “Ancient Secrets of the Horse’s Mind” by Dianne H. Timmering

“The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend.” Exodus 33:11 Recently, I watched a documentary on the Holocaust and this precious man was recounting a vivid story about the GI rescue of his concentration camp in the spring of 1945 when he was 15 years of age. He … Continue reading “Eat” by Dianne H. Timmering