Spirituality
Celebrate Advent: Attending to the Poor
Advent is the beginning of the Church’s liturgical year and includes the four Sundays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Advent prepares us to celebrate the Lord’s birth and look for ways Jesus lives in us each day. A significant feature of Advent/ Christmas is attending to the poor. There are toy drives for poor… View Full Post
Celebrate Advent: Treasuring Christmas Memories
Advent is the beginning of the Church’s liturgical year and includes the four Sundays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Advent prepares us to celebrate the Lord’s birth and look for ways Jesus lives in us each day. At a Christmas Eve gathering, a woman reached out her hand and cradled an ornament on the… View Full Post
Say Hey – Reverence In Action
There are hundreds of our coworkers every day living our value of REVERENCE by smiling and giving a friendly greeting. The Values in Action team has been roaming our buildings recognizing coworkers who smile and “say hey!” to our patients, visitors and fellow coworkers. Our value of REVERENCE is recognized by these behaviors: Always greet… View Full Post
Celebrating Advent: The Important Message of Christmas Trees
Advent is the beginning of the Church’s liturgical year and includes the four Sundays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Advent prepares us to celebrate the Lord’s birth and look for ways Jesus lives in us each day. With December, Christmas trees begin to appear. We suddenly notice they are in our hospitals, our office… View Full Post
Reflection: Joy and Gratitude This Thanksgiving
Breaking bread together unites us This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” When I was a young boy, these were the words the priest would recite before communion. As I grew older and read the bible, I knew it was Jesus who said those words to his… View Full Post
Morrilton Coworker Helps Create a Place of Refuge
The following story was featured in the Fall 2018 issue of the OneSpirit Magazine. When Laura Grumbles’ grandmother was on hospice and in the hospital, it was a very difficult and emotionally draining experience. As a nurse at Morrilton, Laura has also seen first-hand the challenges faced by the family members who are at the… View Full Post
Words of Encouragement from a Surprising Place
The following story was featured in the Fall 2018 issue of OneSpirit magazine. Imagine being sick, in the hospital and not having any family or friends around to help take care of you. Jeff Erwin, director of nutritional services at Hot Springs, was pondering on this sad situation as he encountered patients who were completely… View Full Post
Donate Items to Support Veterans’ Homes
Help local veterans enjoy a merrier Christmas. The Values in Action committee is hosting a donation drive to support veterans’ homes in central Arkansas. Donations will be collected in bins at each of the four hospital cafeterias until Nov. 9. Items being collected include: Toothbrushes Combs & brushes Lotion Small notebooks Ballpoint pens Puzzle books… View Full Post