"Since the pandemic started, I've wanted to stay connected with our community. Through the form of a weekly blog, I share my insights and reflections on various topics."
When I was walking my dogs the other day, I walked by a church that had a sign out front which said, “Be the person your dog thinks you are.” I looked down at Hope and Harvey and all I could do was smile.
The other day, my good friend and colleague, Sheila Flett, shared a story about 19-year-old Racheal Diyaoulu, a 19 year old medical student in Sumy, Ukraine who was rescued and transported out of Ukraine.
With the war in Ukraine occupying all our minds, I thought I would tell a lighthearted story which, while frustrating to the participant, may bring a smile to the face of the reader. At least that is my hope.
I want to pay tribute to Dr. Paul Farmer who died this week at the age of 62. I didn’t know much about Dr. Farmer except what my wife told me about him when, in preparing for a mission trip to Haiti several years ago, she read Tracy Kidder’s book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World.
This past weekend, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the Super Bowl. I know I had hopes of a great game, hilarious commercials and an entertaining half-time show.
This week marks the 100th edition for what started out as a three-week project because our Covid lockdown would only last 3 weeks. This is an example of why I don’t make predictions.