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Preparing for Winter Spiritually
Photo by James Lee on Unsplash As a California native, I love the sun. When we get that first smattering of extended rain, the sense of...
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Have you ever had a pet that reminds you of someone? Well, I have.
A chicken named Lola reminds me of my mom (in heaven). My mother was a big talker—so much so that you could walk into another room, do...
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Did God Protect Me from a Serial Killer?
I didn’t know it until many years later, but I was confronted by a serial killer when I was about 20-21 years old. A few years ago, I saw...
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God's Finished Work
Photo by Fuu J on Unsplash Your captivity is over when you let Me set you free. Your inability is exchanged with My ability. Your...
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Finding the Power of Your Identity in Christ
We are all torn and broken. Life and its trials have a way of damaging your emotions and your soul. Perhaps you feel like a pinball,...
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Flickering Lights and Clicking Sounds: The Next Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease and Chemotherapy Induced “Brain Fog”?
Our circulatory system has a supplemental system to balance fluids and filter pathogens called the lymphatic system. The brain has a...
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Ways to Reflect the Color of God’s Love in a World of Grays
As the colors of a diamond are best revealed against black velvet, so the majesty of God’s love stands out in a world of darkness. When...
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Rooted in Love: Cultivating a Passion for Plants
My mother had a green thumb. My sister has a green thumb. Me-I tend to love plants to death, literally. One of my treasures is a daughter...
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Chances Are You’ve Never Heard of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Don’t feel bad. I’m a nurse, and I knew nothing about the disease until after a diagnosis with it in my late 50s. In my experience, most...
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What I’ve Learned as a Mother About My Children’s Poor Choices
My two children are grown and living their lives. Is it the life I would have chosen for either of them? No Do I leave the door open if...
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Are Drug-Resistant Infections Becoming a Thing of the Past?
Photo courtesy of MIT Biology Antibiotic resistance is killing more than 1.2 million people per year. Very few new classes of antibiotics...
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Is AI Paving the Way to Discovery of the Fountain of Youth?
You may remember watching Dr. McCoy from Star Trek. He could wave a gadget over the bodies of crew members and diagnose and heal. Or you...
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Reflections on a California Winter
#Winterreflections, #christianperspectiveofwinter, #seasonofwaiting Because I live in California, I can sit outside on January 1st and...
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Hip Replacement Surgery: A Nurse-Patient View
More than one million patients undergo successful total hip replacement (THR) procedures yearly, which is expected to double in the next...
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What's the Buzz about Ketamine?
Photo courtesy of Pfizer Ketamine (Ketamine hydrochloride) (Street name "K' or "Special K") is used either alone or in combination for...
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