Sometimes nurses and doctors have funny relationships. One thing doctors do is write orders. These are things they want done for the patient — whether it be medications, activity, or treatments. The doctor puts the order in and nurses follow it…well most-time. One “funny” of the relationship is when either the nurse or the doctor refers to the “doctor’s order”…
Category: Devotional
Come On, God!
Tough week. Emotional last few days. Tomorrow I’m telling a children’s story I’ve named “Zack and the Appendix” at church. It’s conclusion is that God wants the best for us. Today I posted a picture on Facebook of streaming sunlight and commented that God was beaming. But does He? Is He? Missing my Dad for a whopping 20 years, the…
Cling!
I was sitting in the nursery today at work when a friend came in and said, “D’Rae, I did not know you had a blog!” I laughed and told her I was just one of several bloggers who wrote for my church’s blog. I told her I hadn’t been inspired to write for a while, but I was mulling over…
Fear Not!
Do not fear, I am with you. Gen. 26:24 Do not fear!….The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. Ex. 14:13,14 The Lord, the God of your fathers, has spoken to you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Deut. 1:21 Do not be afraid or panic or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one Who goes before you…
Paper Towel & Jesus!
THIS. Oh! What is it you ask? Well, it’s a new, full paper towel roll, obviously. And I LOVE IT! I do not know why. It’s pretty lame, I admit. But putting out a new, full, complete paper towel roll always gives me a tiny bit of peace. A deep breath exhaled. A small sense of centered calm. While juggling…
Let the Cat In
We have a cat. I don’t like him. We used to be friends, but no more! Not since he turned evil. He used to be an outdoor, indoor cat. He’d politely meow at the door to be let out when nature called. It was a great agreement between Whiskers and I. Somewhere along the way he became a lazy, fat…
Take the Exit!
We got to spend a few days at the beach over Spring break! I heart the beach! The morning we left, I said a sad goodbye to Jake and Alijah, and a sadder goodbye to the beach (I’m just joking). I told Tom to drive because I wanted to nap. I decided I’d nap after the toll road, because that…
The Bicycle Gospel
Sometimes it was a fender. At times a kick stand. A more comfortable seat. Keeping bikes tuned for four boys was somewhat expensive if not for Wes O’Brien’s wholesome bike shop. Wes took the needy boy to his parts department. Pick out the one you want. Don’t worry about the price. It will be your birthday gift. You do have…
Saving a Wretched Speeder Like Me!
I got pulled over on the way to work this week. I was going fast. Like really fast. In my defense, the new car we got goes really fast, really easy. But that’s not really a good defense, right? I rolled down the window as the trooper approached and told me just how fast I was going. Gulp!! As I…
Are You All In?
Watching basketball games is a painful thing…like literally! My heart goes to pounding and my stomach sorta churns. My mouth starts screaming things like “where’s the foul” and “box out!” Wild cheers for a shot made or a sweet pass just happen! I can’t contain it!! But only on certain games. Games my boys play in (or the Cowboys, but,…