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Posted 2016-04-23T19:25:57Z

Dirty Details

Whenever I post about the dirty details related to a medical inconvenience I have, I get loads of comments and recommendations from people around the world with no experience with paralysis who want to offer advice. That's very nice, but it's also very frustrating. I have access to lots of medical professionals, and I take all my problems to them. Due to that, I refrain from posting all the details of my bladder infections, leg spasms, diarrhea, stomach cramps, shoulder pains, et cetera publicly on the internet. [...]

Posted 2016-04-09T12:19:57Z

Protected

In my job, I have the privilege of listening to students process what they believe about the world we live in and the theological concepts that make up the framework of Christianity. This week's lessons were mostly about the life and work of Jesus Christ. We established the historicity of his life, death, and resurrection and talked about how people have to choose whether or not to believe the facts (Josh McDowell or Lee Strobel style) and then a subsequent decision related to the effect on daily life is necessary. We focused more on this second decision in a class discussion yesterday. So if Jesus saved us from our sins and is coming back, how does that change my life today? [...]

Posted 2016-04-04T08:32:34Z

Snail's pace

When German friends ask me how I'm doing, I answer "Immer besser," or "always better." I'm making slow progress, and sometimes I'm frustrated at the pace, but I have to recognize that I'm still moving forwards. It's a Schnecke pace - slow as a snail - but I've noticed those snails can really book it in the spring after the rain stops. This past week, I feel like I moved super slowly and didn't reach the distances I had hoped. I did reach some other goals outside of my physical movement though. I taught my students for three days last week, and I was so delighted to see them all back in the classroom. Today, one of them told me I am as cool as Mrs. Fung, the super awesome English teacher they have. [...]