“We don’t heal alone. We have to share our stories. We have to talk to each other. We have to listen to each other.” Captain Diane Carlson Evans, Army Nurse, VietNam era The blustery winters of Minnesota create long snowy days and starlit freezing nights. Ideal weather for the nimble…
“They were trailblazers for women in the military, for the Army Nurse Corps. They set the example for the rest of the services. Their story told the world…that women are tough, they can serve in combat and they can survive.” -Lt. Col. Nancy Cantrell, nurse and historian Preparation from Life…
“We who have seen war never stop seeing it.” -Clara Barton, Founder of American Red Cross 1861. They armed themselves with needles as the fabric of their nation was torn apart. Women of the North and the South knew that cultural norms and laws kept them from joining the armies,…
“I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel. – Florence Nightingale She is known as “the Lady With the Lamp” and the “Mother of Nurses”. In the…
“Because you have taken hands, touched hearts and opened minds, you will never be forgotten. Love and best wishes.” Dedication on retired teacher’s quilt Every teacher needs to put this advice into her daily lesson plan book. It is the Three R’s to an educator’s peace of mind.…
“God uses beautiful mathematics in creating the world.” – Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist Ask a quilter if they are good in math and most will answer, “Not really.” But glancing at any comforter, one realizes that quilt makers need to apply a working knowledge of linear measurements to…
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