Life Style A Prayer of Surrender September 9, 2026 / October 10, 2026 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on 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 […] Read more »
Life Style Four Graduations and a Wedding July 15, 2026 / October 10, 2026 by Dr. Julie 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 […] Read more »
Life Style With a Little Help from My Friends June 5, 2026 / October 10, 2026 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on 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 […] Read more »
Life Style Sleep for the Body, Peace for the Soul March 6, 2026 / October 10, 2026 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on 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 […] Read more »
Life Style The Dress Made Me Do It October 18, 2025 / October 21, 2025 by Dr. Julie | 3 Comments on The Dress Made Me Do It The following story is based (loosely) on true events. Names have been changed to protect the innocent. Once upon a time, in a quaint little PNW village that overlooked bountiful blueberry fields and a slough, there lived a doting mother named Jewelee. Her children were grown and gone so Jewelee doted over her dogs, her […] Read more »
Life Style A Dream Come True October 13, 2025 / October 14, 2025 by Dr. Julie | 2 Comments on A Dream Come True On a crisp March morning standing on an ancient bridge overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Jacob asked Sara to marry him. She said “yes,” and we were all thrilled, and they started planning. The invitations were sent in June. It was to be a formal wedding in Decatur, Georgia in October, complete with tuxes […] Read more »
Life Style A Wrinkle in Time September 11, 2025 / September 13, 2025 by Dr. Julie | 4 Comments on A Wrinkle in Time I don’t know much about Waco’s past, only that he was rescued and living at a dog shelter called Brightside in Redmond, Oregon. He was part of a pack sent from Oklahoma to be adopted. All the other dogs had been snatched up quickly, so he was there by himself for some time. My sister […] Read more »
Life Style Do No Harm May 6, 2025 / May 12, 2025 by Dr. Julie I sat on the exam table waiting under the bright lights of the room. I felt overly warm, even though I was only covered by the customary thin gown, the kind that opens in the back leaving the rear on display. My bare legs hung over the edge of the table. My feet dangled. Menopause […] Read more »
Life Style Weight Happens May 2, 2025 / May 5, 2025 by Dr. Julie It wasn’t a day off. It was an “off” day. I was at my Reach Out Weight and had been there for at least the last week. I didn’t know exactly how long because I stopped weighing myself the previous month since the scale reflected my Refocus Weight. I chose to start this day with […] Read more »
Life Style Curve Balls December 1, 2024 / December 2, 2024 by Dr. Julie | 1 Comment on Curve Balls It was a lazy Sunday afternoon. That morning, Kenny and I had enjoyed a beautiful worship service at a church in Portland we recently started attending, and then a leisurely lunch discussing the challenging sermon we just heard, and then, a luxurious nap. It was now 4:30pm and the sun hung low in the sky […] Read more »
