Practicing medicine is fairly straightforward. Taking medical boards, not so much. The general consensus is that medical boards are sadistic tests of minutia. You might know how to treat an ear infection, but question will ask how to treat an […]
My Jawbone fitness tracker died this summer. I can’t say I didn’t see it coming. It had been having trouble syncing, wasn’t counting my steps correctly, and wouldn’t hold a charge. But having it die irked me just the same. […]
I sat on the raft shivering, my arms wrapped tight around my legs. I was a scrawny little ten-year-old, and the icy water of early June had left me breathless. But the swim had been worth it. I was in […]
I don’t consider myself a vain person. But in a few days I am heading to a conference for women’s ministry leaders and all I can think about is my shabby appearance. My pedicure is shot, I have a good […]
I have been participating in a daily Bible reading through IF:Equip. Yesterday we read Nehemiah 3. The passage describes a group of builders working together to rebuild different gates in Jerusalem. Name after name is listed along with which portion of the […]
Emp-ty (adjective) Containing nothing; not filled or occupied. How Tammie was feeling last Sunday. It had been a long week. My ER shifts had were jam-packed. Spring fever was turning my household into a pinball machine. I was smarting from […]
I can count on one hand the number of times I have participated in a webinar of any sort. I have no patience for that sorta thing. But since I am a closet rule follower/manual reader/someone who likes to be […]
I am not going to lie … back to school euphoria is hard on me. In my early days of homeschooling I had a devil may care attitude about the whole thing. Back then I was excited about homeschooling and most […]
Yesterday I placed an emergency call to my friend Ali because I needed a stat family picture for my husband’s new employer. Incidentally, only a very selfless friend would ask a full-term pregnant mother to drop everything, pack up her […]
We are the kind of family that lets our grocery supply dwindle to crumbs before we hit the store. This can make meal time an exercise in both creativity and negotiation. “Hey kids! How about some PB & crystallized honey […]