I was speaking to someone recently who was trying to minimize their antidepressant medications because, well, you know… It got me to thinking. Why in […]
Developing Global Health
I first visited a developing country at the end of 2013. My husband and I visited Mexico on a missions trip. We visited several small […]
Delta Airlines Doesn’t Know Peanuts or A Defense Of “Crazy” Food Allergy Parents
I am on a Delta Airlines flight and they just offered me peanuts. We usually fly American Airlines, so I was shocked. Luckily my daughter […]
How I Deal With Chronic Pain
I hurt every day of my life. I have for the last 17 years (except the last 2 trimesters of each of my pregnancies). My […]
What ALS Looked Like To Me
ALS is a big ugly evil monster. Or at least that’s how I imagine it. It attacks its victims’ motor neurons, leaving sensory function and […]
The Gift of Today
Today was a gift. A wonderful, glorious, marvelous gift. You see, this morning I started getting a migraine. (My migraines like to make a big […]
Enjoy Those Years!
I’ve become those elderly women who stop you in the supermarket when you have an infant and 2 toddlers with you and you’re just trying […]
Human Again
There’s a saying where I come from that says, “They look like something the cat dragged in.” It’s not a compliment. Well, having a non-functioning […]
Same Old Same Old
Before Sunday evening prayer service, one our ministers allows people to share prayer needs with the congregation. We allow, even encourage, our children to speak […]