A Story As a young girl growing up, especially around this time of year, one of my favorite things to do after supper was sit down on our couch with my siblings crowded around my mom or dad as they read us a bedtime story. There was something amazing about the time spent together, the […]
Compensate or Compensation
Compensate or Compensation When your blood is pumped from your heart it goes throughout your body in vessels called arteries and returns to your heart through your veins. The arteries are the blood vessels that deliver oxygen rich blood from your heart to the tissues in your body. A test that is often done from […]
The Trek
When going somewhere or doing something for the first time, you have a lot of thoughts on how things might go. Besides what research you have done prior to the journey, you really do not know what to expect. This was me as I headed to Humla for a twenty-one day research hike. I honestly […]
Middle C
Currently I am reading a devotional by Max Locado called Traveling Light. In the second chapter of the book, Max tells the story of an old wheelchair-bound music professor. Each morning when asked “Well, what’s the good news?” the professor would pick up his tuning fork, tap it on the side of his wheelchair, and […]
Welcome Home
The first English words I heard after passing through customs were, “Welcome home!” Words spoken to me from my team leader as he gave me a huge hug welcoming me to this country. My verbal response to this I think was “thank you,” however I know my mental response was “that’s a very loaded thing […]
Changing Melodies
I came from a family of pretty good musicians, but musician has never been something I have been able to call myself. Try as I may to learn an instrument, I somehow end up frustrated and honestly jealous of my siblings’ musical talents. Music is something I very much enjoy listening to but something that […]