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My three-year-old son just recently got into the habit of saying, “It’s not fair!” I thought to myself, “He’s only three, and it’s just begun…”  You know, the back-and-forth, “she got that, he got this, why didn’t I get those shoes, why didn’t she need to clean up like I did…” cycle. His big sister

I was at the end of training for my career when I felt the urgency to move forward in pursuing a relationship with the hope of getting married.  To be honest, at that point in my life, the timing seemed late to me. But not to God. This season brought moments of discouragement, tears, and questions.

The morning prayer of my daughter, a kindergarten student, went something like this today: “Jesus, when I go to 12th grade, help me to do great.  When I go to college, help me to do great. When I get a job, help me not to lose my job.” I smiled.  She started out so positive…then

At a recent meeting, our leader, Anitha, asked us about big dreams.  It made me think about my future….and my past. Can I share a entry from my prayer journal 16 years ago (first time I’ve ever shared these!)?  I had a dream that seemed unattainable: “Lord, sometimes it makes me fearful of my passion

I made it through car line yesterday morning in the nick of time. It was raining, and I was late getting out the door.  I made it to the back of the long car line, and as we inched closer to the school building, I kept my eye on the clock. The school has a

I was probably in middle school when my dad bought me my first desk.  It was a beautiful cream-colored desk with a nice accordion-type cover to keep all my things private with different built-in sections.  I kept it for years. The desk sat in front of a window that faced our backyard, the part of

We were hovering in the pantry the night of the tornado warning. The alert told us to take shelter so we didn’t waste time gathering together in there.  As my husband and I prayed, my daughter was hunched over and crying.  She was visibly trembling with fear.  The thought of a tornado was scary, and

One important lesson my daughter learned this past Christmas was how to be grateful. When she first opened the puzzle we got her, she showed no excitement.  In fact, she looked disappointed.  My husband and I were thrilled at the opportunity to give her an educational puzzle that taught her the capitals of the 50

One of the driving forces of a successful business is service excellence. In the medical arena, we are called to serve our patients with excellence, not only to ensure that they return to us in the future, but because it’s the right way to treat people. Over the last year, our organization has asked us

My sister and I were high school students when we had the opportunity to shadow a doctor who was performing a medical procedure.  We were thrilled with this chance, but we were not prepared to witness the amount of blood lost from the patient. My stomach felt funny…my sister almost fainted. Blood phobia is fairly common