Tag: thoughts

  • Hiding the Word in Little Hearts – St. Patrick’s Day BONUS

    Hiding the Word in Little Hearts – St. Patrick’s Day BONUS

    Every once and a while, Michael and I re-evaluate things that we feel that we could do better. Pretty basic, right? Budgeting, time management, marriage…But sometimes, we look at how we are doing with teaching the girls about our faith…which is a pretty big deal when you think about it. We have been given clean,…

  • Dear Patient

    Dear Patient

    Some of you will simply find me in a phone book via some online directory, needing something short and specific. I’ll see you once, maybe twice, and then we will part ways. Not because anything is wrong with you or with me. But just because life will take us that way. This isn’t really for…

  • Why National WOMEN Physician Day

    Why National WOMEN Physician Day

    I was standing in the OR, obviously pregnant with our second child, when the attending surgeon, whom I had introduced myself to seconds before as his medical student for the day, turned to the male medical student with anesthesia and asked “Are you married?” “No, sir.” “Do you have a girlfriend?” “No, sir.” “Good. Women…

  • On Being Pregnant…Again

    On Being Pregnant…Again

    First, I want to get the “usuals” out of the way. Yes, we know what causes this (I’m a freaking doctor, for crying out loud). Yes, this was planned. (See #1). No, we were not/are not “trying for a boy”. We always knew we would have “3 or 4”…(see #2). And this is how we…

  • The Little Things Matter (part two)

    The Little Things Matter (part two)

      Everybody is valuable, no matter what role they play. Everybody has a story. Everybody has their own personal context, hurts,  frustrations,  feelings, and expectations. It’s our job as leaders not to take on their burdens as our own, but the show that we care about their struggle. Even in the face of our own…

  • What the Last Day of Medical School Feels Like

    What the Last Day of Medical School Feels Like

    March 11 was my last shift as a medical student. A doclette. A wanna-be-doctor. A short coat. Whatever you want to call it. I was excited and knew it was a big deal. It was all I thought about for a week. What I didn’t expect were tears. Tears of pure relief. Medical school is…

  • Match Day!

    Match Day!

    Well you all hopefully understand the process a bit better, and now all 4th years that have matched are ready to be FREEEEEEE!!! We are excited to announce that: 1. I will be training as a Family Medicine Physician at OSU for 3 years beginning July 1, 2015!!! 2. WE GET TO STAY IN TULSA!!!…

  • Why All 4th Year Medical Students Currently Look Like Zombies

    Why All 4th Year Medical Students Currently Look Like Zombies

    Until Monday, every D.O. student participating in “The [scariest-thing-you’ve-ever-had-to-wait-on] Match” will be counting down the days. It’s been happening to me every morning completely involuntarily for about a week. You see, we have each typically spent (at least) 4 years getting our undergraduate degree and now 4 years of medical school to officially be called…

  • German adventure part Zwei (2)

    German adventure part Zwei (2)

    The special promotion was a hit last week, so I will do it again this week: Buy a CD and get a DVD of all the behind-the-scenes videos along with it! (click to get your copy) You know the most frustrating part of waiting? It leaves you feeling completely powerless and useless. This is a feeling…

  • The Psychiatric Implications of Online Church

    The Psychiatric Implications of Online Church

    The Rules: I have written rules for a post once before. It’s the one’s that make me nervous to post. But, here it goes. This is long. If you’re going to read it, take the time to read it. I won’t be offended if you don’t. I won’t even know if you don’t. Do not…