One day a lady called my pharmacy to ask for a refill of her high blood pressure (HBP) medication. I looked in the computer and noticed that she was several days past due for a refill. This suggests that she may not be taking her medication daily as prescribed. So I asked her, “Ma'am, are you taking your HBP medication every day?” She said, “no, my blood pressure is not high every day.” (Well, I guess she told me!) I imagined that each morning she checks her blood pressure and if it is Continue Reading
Share Your “POWMS”
You know what I like most about this letter from my daughter, who by the way, is in pre-K? Here it is: It’s all her! This is how she felt. This is how she spells. This is how her words look when put to paper at this stage in her life. She is not held back by the fact that she has yet to master conventional spelling. Phonetic spelling will do! Her goal was to communicate a message to her “mome” and that is exactly what she did. And I got the message. I understood it. I walked away from this Continue Reading
The WHEN?! Issue
In Acts chapters 1–2 Luke records a pivotal moment in the life of the disciples and all those who had gathered in Jerusalem for Pentecost. We read that once the people accepted the message that God had made Jesus, who was crucified and now risen, Lord and Messiah, they were baptized. They then devoted themselves to the apostle’s teachings, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. Then we get to verse 46 of chapter 2 and that’s where we may have problems. We were all into the story up Continue Reading