“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” — Jane Goodall

We frequently see students in our office, from elementary age to graduate students, but this week we have seen more than usual. This occurs every year at this time. 

We would like to think that we live in an age of scientific enlightenment. After all, compared to earlier generations of our species, we are all so much more knowledgeable and well-informed. We (collectively) are so smart; we must know nearly everything, right?

We always start with each of our communities in mind, but this spring of 2020 united us all in the Middle Tennessee region served by Motlow State Community College.  

I remember a simple metal band around his wrist after our time together in Iraq, after we had both retired from military service. 

The UFC has held two events without fans, and NASCAR followed suit Sunday at Darlington Raceway

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.” – Marie Curie

A little bit cooler weather will be with us this week with high temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s. I think we will bounce right back into the 80s from May 22-28.

A new patient sat in my office a few weeks ago. He was in obvious discomfort as he waited.  

“In seeking truth, you have to get both sides of a story.”  ― Walter Cronkite

I never thought my last semester of college would look so similar to my first. 

Bob Mayes, who passed away at age 72 on April 27, was a lifelong Murfreesboro resident who made an impact in his community.

We should expect a steady warming trend for the week ahead, with the high temperatures climbing from the low 60s early in the week to the upper 70s by Thursday. 

In an effort to uphold the Open Meetings Act, the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government has joined news media organizations, journalists and press associations in filing an open meetings lawsuit against the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. (Main Street Media of Tennessee, publisher …

Whether you are awakened by an alarm clock, the morning sun or a poke in the side from your spouse, the first early morning moments often set the tone for the remainder of your day.  

“Tell me, what else should I have done?

John 12:32 “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”

So, I was thinking the other day. I know, as Crash Davis said in “Bull Durham”, “don’t think, it only hurts the ball club.”

Being a mother of eight in 2020 is something that sets me apart from my peers. I am asked advice as someone who has, “been there and done that” on almost every parenting issue. We can safely say that 2020 has afforded the world with issues that no one has “been there, done that.”

Many years ago, I was present at a conference when a guest speaker gave a talk about several things that lead to what he called success in life.  One of the topics had to do with reducing stress.

Looks like it's going to be a mild week across Middle Tennessee with highs ranging from the upper 60s to the mid-70s. 

In an ideal world all horse pastures would be covered with lush green grass and horses grazing at will. That is the ideal but usually is not the reality. 

“Submission is not about authority and it is not obedience; it is all about relationships of love and respect.”  — Wm. Paul Young, The Shack

Even if you have never been inside a gym, there are times that you could use a “recovery drink”.