Deep Stretches

Deep Stretches

For a short time while I was growing up, I wanted to be a physical therapist. Later, while recovering from a knee surgery, I learned that part of their job is somewhat akin to torturing people. (I instead became a pharmacist so I can give people medicine to feel...
Residency

Residency

Last week was the Residency Match Day.  For those of you not in healthcare, that is the day that medical and pharmacy students anxiously await a message telling them where they are spending the next year of their life.  I think that the process is purposefully...
Calming Storms

Calming Storms

Here is my conversation with John on the way to church this morning. John:  Mom, I noticed something about Jesus. Mom:  Oh yeah, what did you notice? John:  I noticed that you can’t see him but you can feel him in your heart. Mom:  That’s right.  How does...
Finding Home

Finding Home

I recently got a new phone number. I’ve had the same number for about 10 years when I came home from my mission.  I only lived in Arizona for a few months but have held on to the number ever since because it always seem like such a hassle to change it.  However,...
Miracles & Transportation

Miracles & Transportation

We’ve been doing a little advent scripture chain each day.  A couple of days ago, we were reading about Joseph and Mary needing to go to Bethlehem.  In discussing it, we talked about how she rode on a donkey.  Clearly confused about this method of...

God First Loved Us

I was thinking the other day about how we love God because he first loved us.  I thought about how, as parents, we first love our own children.  My friend, Lyndsay, has a multitude of great posts about motherhood but this one came to mind in regards to this topic.  I...