
LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
I was trying to decide on what to make for dinner tonight, thinking through what I had just purchased at the store. Without an exact recipe in mind, I asked Tom if he wanted some “cheesy pasta deliciousness” – and got a pretty favorable response. Next step: defining what that meant. I have a rough…
This past weekend I had the chance to be a part of something great. Every year, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) holds a Scientific Meeting where doctors and professionals in the health fields come from around the world to share and learn about the latest research and innovation in the field of rheumatology. This…
I must start this post out with some background information. First and foremost, you must know that I have an unusually small head. Yes, it’s true. Even the doctors were concerned when I was an infant. My mom promised them that I was smart and was developing well, but that didn’t mean much coming from…
Saturday was our annual Halloween party! We had a great time with friends, playing games and eating food. I decided after last year to do another giant pot of chili as the main food dish. It worked out great, and anything left over I’ll freeze and use over the next few months. As for the…
From my understanding, the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are caused by the collision of charged particles from the earth’s magnetosphere and solar wind with atoms in the high altitudes of the earth’s atmosphere. The earth’s magnetic poles guide these charged particles to the higher (and lower) latitudes, near the poles, where…
This summer, I was not as diligent about getting out to view the night sky with my telescope as I was last year. I realized that something was missing, that there was a reason the sky didn’t have the same allure as before: Jupiter was not out when I could view it this summer. Last…
If you haven’t heard me say it before: Fall is my favorite season. Particularly in Michigan. I always feel the need to bring a little bit of autumn indoors with me, though. I never feel the need to decorate for spring or summer, but I always feel the need for fall decorations and Christmas decorations. …
I am not a big squash fan. Just the name of it sounds kind of gross. Squash. But, it’s supposed to be healthy and as a fall fanatic, something always draws me to the piles of squash at the farmer’s market. Along with pumpkins and gourds, squash is a symbol of fall. Usually I just…
It’s that time of year again: time to start planning for our annual Halloween costume party! It’s hard to believe, but this will be the 8th annual Halloween Party that Tom and I have hosted. The first year, 2004, barely counts, but we put on a last-minute costume party at the guys’ college apartment for…
Our bible study group has decided to take some time to look at the so-called “fruit of the spirit” as listed in the book of Galatians – and to study each one of these fruits, evaluating the prevalence of each in our own lives. I hope to be able to share parts of my study…