Everyday catch…

November 15, 2018

The part about being a nurse that I love the most is playing detective! Asking the questions to find all the pieces of the story in order to discover what is going on. I’ve heard some crazy stories and seen some crazy things! Some days the pieces just don’t fit. We’ve had at least one […]

Things That Make Me Smile!

June 9, 2018

Life is full and busy and fun and hard and so much more! It’s fun to take time to consider. So here is my pondering tonight: Things that make me smile: soft bunny fur! happy puppy greetings with whole bodies wiggling! rain out of a sunny sky! cute babies! watching helicopters land! views out airplane […]

Big hearts

June 9, 2018

Sometimes the medical clinic seems to have a theme for a time with several of our patients coming in with similar things. Here recently one of the themes seems to be cardiac. (See blog Stomach, Lungs, or Heart for another one of these patients.) Last week, we had a visit from a patient that we […]

Stomach, Lungs, or Heart?

June 9, 2018

About 1-2 months ago now, we saw a new patient. She came to us with complaints of feeling short of breath after getting food poisoning. She also had a non-productive moist cough with wheezes. Her vital signs were normal with a moderately elevated blood pressure (159/87) and good oxygen saturations. Being that it all initially […]

The “one another”s of the Bible and hiking

June 9, 2018

The Bible has a lot to say about the “one another”s throughout its pages. I was reminded of these last fall and have continued to notice them off-and-on without thinking much of it until recently. Then I realized how impactful these “one another”s are. I had the opportunity to join friends on a hike to […]

Hungry Baby

June 9, 2018

We often take calls and emails from our remote church planters with medical questions and patients that have been brought to them for help. This past week, we received a call from one such missionary women who is frequently asked to treat the people of their language group. They are very remote. There is no […]

“Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” (read singing)

March 4, 2018

“Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” There are some weeks that the patients coming into the clinic develop a theme. “Oh, this week is head week” or “this week is foot week”. These past two weeks have reminded me more of the children’s song, “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes…knees and toes”. (WARNING: Some of these stories, […]

Living Small and Living Great!

February 18, 2018

You know you live in a small community when… …you know which neighbor just sneezed. …you know, without looking, who’s driving by just by the sound of their vehicle. …you know what TV series your neighbors are currently enjoying. …you know your neighbor’s taste in music without having seen their collection. …you know what time […]

The Usual

February 18, 2018

There has not been much to write about in relation to the clinic and my medical work. Just the usual colds, well-child checks, back pain, sprained joints, cuts to treat, meds refilled, and other “usual” stuff. But after months of frequent emergencies we are grateful for “the usual” and this is actually a huge answer […]

Refreshing

February 18, 2018

Off-and-on over the past 2-3 years a friend and I have been mulling over the difference between Relaxing and Refreshing. There are things I do with my down time to relax but not all that is relaxing refreshes my soul. Relaxing is good and necessary. But in a stressful job, a stressful day, a stressful […]