What began as a glittery and goopy pile of glitter glue pens, turned into one of the most eye-opening pieces of art I've ever seen. My oldest son started pouring this mess of glitter pens onto his paper. Squeezing and squeezing these tubes of glittery glue until he couldn't squeeze anymore, he was forcing all…
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At the Intersection of Faith and Career
As a Dental Hygienist, I have a certain amount of ease in the art of conversation. Conversation often comes easy to me. However, I am no stranger to the tougher nuts to crack - those patients that no one can find a common ground with or a conversation starter. Despite many attempts at conversation sparks,…
Reluctant Prayer Hands
Every night before dinner, our family says the Grace Before Meals prayer. Our two boys have caught on pretty quickly. Our three-year-old, Vincent, also says a prayer at his pre-school before eating so he's gotten used to the whole "we pray before we eat" thing. Our youngest, Rey, is about 18 months old right now…
Different Gifts
Most of you may know that I spend about half of my week working as a Registered Dental Hygienist. I get told on a daily basis, “oh I could never do what you do!” “Oh I could never be in people’s mouths!” “Oh I couldn’t do blood, or spit! Nope!” I get this even when…
Books Inform, The Bible Transforms
As a self-proclaimed "book worm," I read A LOT of books these days. Particularly since finishing my Master's Degree and joining a book club with some amazing ladies, I've had (and made) more time to read more and more books again. I've also joined a women's small group study that reads faith-centered books as well.…