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A Desire to Help
When did we lose the desire to help? It seems so natural to my one year old. Give her a rag and she will wipe everything down for you. Say “Can you put that in the trash?” and, after a few detours, we put it in the trash and clap about it. She loves helping…
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Healthcare Reform: The Document
Alright. So now that we have all gotten over our initial emotions (hopefully) of the approval of “Obamacare” or whatever you prefer to call it, I have seen many people griping about other people making opinions without knowing what they are talking about. It is certainly one of my pet peeves. So I invite you…
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The Door Behind You
We all go through transitions… New life being born and sudden deaths. Moving somewhere you never imagined setting foot or Making a home somewhere you only thought would be a pit stop. Starting school. Quitting a job. Rising to the top or falling in a pit. Getting married or cutting a relationship once thought to…
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Doing It Myself: Words of Love
Michael and I are having our 3rd summer marriage/wedding anniversary celebration. Apparently, people who have blazed the marriage trail before us were right. Year 3 can be a bit of a hill. They say year 7 comes with some “transitioning”, too. So, we have taken some great advice, and are (again) reading “The 5 Love…
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“I’m in the ER…With My Ferret”
We were watching the verdict of a rather high profile case with my grandparents the other night. My very wise grandfather went on a rant. (I come by it honest…) “It’s like I always said, if you always tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said. And if you do what’s right,…
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Let’s Get Started
Other things that I do with my summer time involves being on the worship team at our church. My husband started a blog recently (which you should check out anyway), and he included this video in his last post. You might be able to spot me if you’re lucky. Either way, it’s a fantastic song!…
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Doing It Myself: Skinny Broccoli and Chicken Alfredo
I have kind of felt bad for not posting like I did during school. I don’t have 5 minutes between this lecture, 15 before this next lab starts….instead I’m usually chasing my little munchkin around…which is definitely more fun, no offense. It’s also a very interesting paradox—I get so much more done when there is…
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He Also Promises to Bring You Home
I am such a context person. Whether it’s “so-and-so said this” or searching through Scriptures, it is such an important element to maintaining truth. Most of us have heard and can probably quote Jeremiah 29:11. “For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you….” Ok. Well, most of us can probably…
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Silent Killers: Why Do You Wear Purple?
What do Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, actor Patrick Swayze, and iCEO Steve Jobs all have in common? Unfortunately, they are all joined by our first Silent Killer—pancreatic cancer. The Pancreas: What is it? The pancreas is a gland that has many functions for digestion and regulation of blood sugar.…
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Silent Killers
There are many diseases that I would consider to be “silent killers”…mainly because we simply cannot detect them early enough to treat them effectively. That’s why it is very important to be aware of risks and symptoms–so that we can prevent and detect early as much as possible. Now, while ninjas and mimes may not…