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A Prayer of Surrender

Its coming up on three months now that my daughter exchanged wedding vows with her best friend and now husband, Tosh. It was a perfect day. The sun shone brightly in Bend’s beautiful afternoon sky highlighting the majestic Three Sisters mountain in the background. A gentle breeze cooled the delighted audience as they sat in […]

By: Dr. Julie · September 9, 2026

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Four Graduations and a Wedding

June was an ongoing if not exhausting extravaganza of family festivities. Our Texas family and friends joined us for nearly two weeks of memorable celebration. The events commenced with Gabby’s pinning ceremony, a long-held tradition heavily influenced by Florence Nightengale, the famous nurse who earned the Red Cross of Saint George. Now nursing schools design their own […]

July 15, 2026

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With a Little Help from My Friends

Nancy was the one who reminded me of our college reunion dates. “Are you going? It would be so great to see you!” she messaged me on Facebook a few months ago. That’s all it took for me to make the arrangements. I hadn’t seen her for fifteen years. We were overdue. As I walked […]

June 5, 2026

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Sleep for the Body, Peace for the Soul

Even before I truly understood how vital sleep is to health, I cherished it. During my years as a college student, then medical student, resident, and new mother, I was often sleep-deprived. As a family medicine physician, being “on-call” every third night only added to the fatigue, nay exhaustion. I’m still making up for lost […]

March 6, 2026

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