He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 Depression makes me grumpy. After being transferred to the inpatient rehab facility at Vanderbilt it took a while to get everyone on the same page. Much like my experience at UAB the lack of communication between doctors and staff members on my team …
Is this Hell…?
My memories of returning home are spotty at best. I remember arriving at the house on a cold February evening. Some dear friends, Tommy and Dylan had driven us home from the airport in Nashville. It was so good to see some familiar faces and after a month or so away it was good to …
Round Wing
We were hopeful that the new medicine regimen would cause the infection in my spine to subside. We were hopeful that the new regimen for pain management would result in my increased functioning. It did not. Over the next 4 months my condition would continue to deteriorate. I would routinely be struck with waves of …
Ampho, the Terrible
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the …
Jodi, I’m scared…
I remember how I felt on that night. It was February of 2020 and we sat as a family around our kitchen table playing a board game. A knock on the back door sparked in my mind a memory that a thoughtful church member was coming by to deliver a Valentine's Day present for my …

