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Name: Jennifer
Interests: God...people...hmmm. I like books, lots of them...having one on one conversations...art, biology, guitar, singing with people, windy days, the ocean, big windows, big toothy grins.
Expertise: awkward moments...laughing when I shouldn't...not getting jokes...being confused and confusing people...blank stares...blinking.
Occupation: Customer service/support
Industry: Nonprofit
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
12/30/2004
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| I'm so blessed to have the afternoon off. and for getting to go to another Shane and Shane concert FOR FREE yesterday. and for good friends. and for God working out my schedule SO WELL this week. and for a good 2 weeks learning about back pain and pain management. and for kind interviewers at Long Beach Memorial yesterday. and for an opportunity to rest now.
At the interview yesterday, I learned a lot about the Family Medicine residency in Long Beach. They have excellent training, and the residents come out with such great inpatient experience, 60+ vaginal deliveries, and a lot of community outreach experience. It really is a program with a passion for social justice. But for 9 months of the year, you are on overnight call every 4th night...no night float...that means, only one weekend off a month for 9 months of the year and not sleeping every 4th night. In the end...is it worth it? What good is it to be an excellent, well trained experienced doctor, yet forfeit your soul?
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| If I ever have a son, I hope to name him Noah.
think about it...
God told him to build an Ark, and he simply said: "ok."
He said "ok."
... he built an ark.
the world must have thought he was crazy.
...for 150 years.
But it was worth it all.
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| What Matters...
It's been a long week without a real day to just rest in a long time since finishing a busy month which ended with a full weekend and a sick week with some unexpected early mornings. And by busy, I mean, full of GOOD things, but sleep wasn't one of them and that has definitely caught up with me. So earlier this week, I felt like I was running on empty and thought to myself, "I don't want to be responsible today or do any of the right things I know I need to do and are good for me. I just want to be a sluggard today, then waste my money on worthless vain things, day dream in a pretty park, stare at trees, be a glutton." I'm not saying that there isn't a good place for rest, relaxation and good food, but today was not that day. and I guess "being responsible" somehow involves knowing the difference.
A friend told me a while back that "Character is who you are when no one is looking." So maybe the decision I make right now to do the right thing is more important than all my good intentions for tomorrow, all "lofty" career goals, or career commitments. What matters is the state of my heart this moment, this cross, this offering, now. This is what is most important. My good friend sent me a quote that captures this perfectly: "The real worth of life happens at the cellular level of one-moment at a time believing God's promises, praying like breathing, and obeying His Spirit immediately. There are no larger battles"
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| Limits.
Today the thing I was worried would happen...happened. and it was ok. In fact, God gave me the grace and energy to deal with it at that moment...Im so glad I didn't know it was going to happen or else I would have been too stressed out to deal with it. And I got stretched in ways i didn't want to be stretched... pushed to new limits. And what a marvelous feeling after it is all over. What a faithful God!
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| one 75 hour work week
2 patients who are dying
...who heard the gospel
an opportunity to worship at a church that loves the poor.
a visit to Pikes Market in Seattle with beautiful cousin and her boyfriend.
a walk with a friend in the most beautiful park ever
spending time with precious people
= one sweet week.
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