A journey in life - musings of a doctor, husband, dad, grandad, brother, and friend

I have a friend whom I have known for nearly 50 years.  He lost his battle with cancer yesterday.  I so desperately wanted to visit him today but he went on a day ahead. I waited too long to share my brotherly love for him and the love of Jesus Christ... Act on the that 'little' voice inside.  Think globally and act locally!  Let me tell you something.  Do you know what the most powerful word in our language is?  It is the person's first name used in a positive way.  " John, thanks for helping me today, I hope you have a great week!" " Kristy, I want to say, I noticed you were very nice to that person (when they weren't).  Keep up the caring work." How hard is that to do?  If you saw the Shoulder Taps video from the prior blog, you get that. If you are in a retail store and you see their name tag... it's there for a reason.  I tried hard to remember and use the names of the techs and nurses who cared for me at Hopkins. If you mean it w

I realized that I was much more in tune with God when I was suffering mightily, worried for my wife who was at my side and worried about my family and the practice. Many times, I countinually prayed while I was able to. As I recovered and was more ambulatory and came home, the 'static' of this world started coming back. With the worldly distractions we all experience, I felt like I got out of TOUCH with that 'quiet voice' of the Holy Spirit and God who miraculously brought me to this point today.  Before I go further, I want you to watch this video by Bill Hart and his experience with (what he calls) "Shoulder Taps". Click on the image above to watch the short video. I want to thank all of you, who have listened to that quiet voice (shoulder tap) from God.  In doing so, I have been blessed by your words of encouragement, your cards, your meals, your events and financial support.  We were made to be with others and connected to them.  An obvious demo