I work in a nursing home, and once I got to work with this very lovely little 80-something-year-old lady who was suuuuppppeeeerrrr cute! She was pleasant, friendly, grateful, just the kind of lady you want to adopt as your grandma. But she had another side to her.
Brother P.
Articles by Brother P.
The Thankful (Dying) Man
This article is another installment in Brother P's series, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." Occasionally at church you hear about the merits of being thankful. I had the...
What You Focus On
This article is another installment in Brother P's series, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." I work in a nursing home, and much of my job consists of getting people out of bed and...
Don’t Reach for the Rattlesnake
This article is another installment in Brother P's series, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." My daily occupation is to help nursing home patients walk. Once, we had this guy who...
The 100 Hall
This article is another installment in Brother P's series, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." In the nursing home where I work, we have a hallway that is locked. The 100 hall is...
Melodies with Meaning: It Is Well With My Soul
Here's the next installment of "Melodies with Meaning," where our columnists tell you about some of their favorite spiritual songs. Today, we're hearing from Brother P. Sister...
The Lady Who Felt Sorry for Me on Thanksgiving
Today's article is another installment in Brother P.'s column, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." A big part of my job is helping people in a nursing home to walk, but sometimes I...
Walking Blind
This article is another installment in Brother P's series, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." My job is walking people in a nursing home. I often have students with me, such as a...
How My Decisions Discipled Me
Today's article is another installment in our series of childhood church memories. Today, Brother P. recollects how growing up in church influenced his adult decisions. If you...
Get Out of Bed
Today's article is another installment in Brother P.'s column, "Lessons From the Nursing Home." You may have heard that my job consists of walking with people in a nursing home....