As a surgeon, I am asked one question more than any other. Sometimes I get asked “how many of these surgeries have you done?” Some ask how quickly they can go back to work. Others ask to be off a really long time. Sometimes I am asked for a magic pill that would make all […]
Great stories are like the human brain. Eighty-five percent of our brains are water. A majority of the mass has little to do with anything. It just exists to allow the rest of your brain to function. The other 15% keeps you alive and defines who you are. Our lives are filled with the routine […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Helene Smith. She teaches English as a foreign language in a developing country. You can read more from Helene at her blog, Maid Servants of Christ. In every culture there are stories that are told over and over, echoing out into popular culture and our personal and […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post from Dave Arnold. Dave is a writer, blogger and speaker. He also leads a ministry that reaches out to refugees and immigrants in the Detroit-area. You can read more from him at his blog, Reflections From the Alley. Follow him on Twitter or Email him. How a Bad Day Became Good When […]
From Jeremy: In honor of my son’s 11th birthday, I am telling a story about a special pumpkin he picked out. Happy birthday, Noah. As we drove to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, the kids were already talking about their perfect pumpkin. The first trip was just 3 weeks ago and the experience was new […]
(This story is retold using information from articles at the Columbus Dispatch and the Huffington Post.) This past summer at the Division III Ohio state championships, one runner ran the best race of her life. And I am not even referring to the race she won. Meghan Vogel knows running. She grew up around track and […]
From Jeremy: This is an article I wrote last year about being gaining perspective. Last week there was another bat in the house, and I was reminded of how important it is to keep life framed well. Last Tuesday was one of those days for me. One I would rather forget, but never will. Every […]
From Jeremy: This is a guest post by Katie Axelson. Katie is a professional writer devoted to lives that tell a better story. She is already saying yes in her own life having worked as an English teacher in China and as a supporter of Compassion International. You can connect with her on her blog […]
“Sir, would you mind trading seats with me so my daughter and I can sit together,” I asked the stranger. “Where is yours?” he replied. “Two rows back by the window.” “I want the aisle seat,” he said. “So you won’t trade?” “I want the aisle seat,” he repeated. “You’re going to make a 4 […]
Have you ever been on a field trip that you just wanted to be over? To an amusement park? To an art museum? A family vacation to Uncle Bob’s? Our saga has officially become a field trip. One that no picture, despite it’s worth of words, could adequately describe what this past Friday was like. […]
