I wake up around 7 to the pouring rain. That’s great because I needed extra sleep after staying up late. And there’s power this morning,...

Today, I am tired. I am tired from planning trainings and travel and programs with so many pieces that something is sure to fall through....

It is a late planting season in Malawi. Normally, local subsistence farmers plant in early December. This year, however, sequential dry...

A day in my life January 2022 I stayed up late on conference calls last night, hearing from experts in California about ways to improve...

Ten months ago, we adopted a little village dog and took over the contract for a night guard. Together, those two had been protecting for...

Over the last year, Christina and I have done several paint-by-numbers. It is an activity we can do together, it forces us to sit down,...

A man fell to his knees on the tarmac. As people filed off the plane and toward the terminal, he kneeled just a bit to the right of the...

My patient returned a folded paper to me. This was a safety plan, a contingency to help when thoughts of self-harm appeared. One month...

Pruning is my least favorite part of gardening. It’s probably my least favorite part of life, too. I love watching the growth of new...

My patients inspire me. I have patients who really take lifestyle interventions seriously and have prevented or reversed chronic disease...

Christian Health Service Corps has a policy that missionaries should physically get away from their place of work every quarter. These...

6:30 I get up, brew tea, read my Bible, eat breakfast, and get ready. Greg’s awake by 7:00 and I ask him to help with the printer. I...

I drew in a deep breath as I considered my patient’s test results, wondering how I would explain them to her. These were the type of...

Yesterday was Susie’s last day shadowing me at ABC Clinic. Sometimes she really was like my shadow, quietly observing my conversations...

I wake up just after 6:00. I had dreams about people singing, influenced no doubt by the roosters crowing at all hours of the night and...