I have to brag because I know if it were up to him he would probably not even mention it, but I know the family back in Tejas would appreciate knowing that Jordan was voted, Resident of the Month. He is the first intern to receive the award this year.
He said they gave him some awards and a certificate and some sort of plaque so when he makes it home with them I will post some pictures for you all to see.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Did you know that God has something to say about Mildew???
I just had to share this with you. This morning I was doing my quiet time with the Lord and in my reading I just had to laugh as I read through Leviticus 14 and 15. These two chapters tell about God's view on Mildew...the uncleanliness and cleaning of it. I know I have read through these chapters several times before, but this time it brought out the laughter. I don't think they had Scrubbing Bubbles or Oxy clean back then.
Have you ever been the one to say this or hear of someone else make this statement..."The Bible doesn't address everything in life" Well no matter which side of the fence you stand on about that statement is not the point of this blog, but I just want you to know that in case you ever wondered what God's stance on mildew was it's in there.
P.S. the interview went well yesterday...I should be hearing back from them soon and I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the "possibilities"
Have you ever been the one to say this or hear of someone else make this statement..."The Bible doesn't address everything in life" Well no matter which side of the fence you stand on about that statement is not the point of this blog, but I just want you to know that in case you ever wondered what God's stance on mildew was it's in there.
P.S. the interview went well yesterday...I should be hearing back from them soon and I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the "possibilities"
Monday, January 12, 2009
New Possibilities to be in Prayer for
As you know the job search has been interesting since we moved to Baton Rouge. It hasn't been as easy as I had thought it would be. At times I would even have to admit that it has been discouraging and frustrating. All the while trusting in the Lord that he has a plan and purpose for the time that I have been not working. God has blessed me with some great moments that I otherwise would not have been a part of if I had been working at the time.
This blog is by no means to say that the search is over or even close to being over, but I just wanted to ask you to be in prayer with Jordan and I as some new possibilities have opened up. I have made some new contacts in the past month that seem to have some promise. I would specifically ask you to pray on Wednesday as I meet with a non-profit organization here in town to discuss some possibilities. I will be sure to keep you posted on what is going on and how God is answering prayers.
On another note Jordan and I finally felt the Lord leading us strongly to become ministry partners with Istroma Baptist Church. We have been visiting there for the past month and we are very excited to become a part of this church and begin to join them in the many ministries reaching out to the community of Baton Rouge and the world beyond.
This blog is by no means to say that the search is over or even close to being over, but I just wanted to ask you to be in prayer with Jordan and I as some new possibilities have opened up. I have made some new contacts in the past month that seem to have some promise. I would specifically ask you to pray on Wednesday as I meet with a non-profit organization here in town to discuss some possibilities. I will be sure to keep you posted on what is going on and how God is answering prayers.
On another note Jordan and I finally felt the Lord leading us strongly to become ministry partners with Istroma Baptist Church. We have been visiting there for the past month and we are very excited to become a part of this church and begin to join them in the many ministries reaching out to the community of Baton Rouge and the world beyond.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Dinner and A Movie
This evening my friend Michelle and I went out for dinner and a movie since both of our husbands were working. We saw the new movie Bride Wars; it is too cute. I definitely recommend this movie to all of the females that might be reading this. I don't mean to exclude the men in the crowd, but judging by the attendance of men in the theater tonight this is "Chick Flick" all the way. I counted a total of 5 men in the packed out theater. Any who...I won't give anything away but this movie gets my vote for safe and clean. The language is seriously minimal like 2 potty words and there is no violence outside of two brides in wedding dresses wrestling and absolutely no sex scenes or sexual references.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
Recipe for the week is Mississippi Mud Brownies
Ingredients:
1 box double fudge brownie mix (cook as directed)
1 can fudge cake icing
1 bag of marshmallows
1 cup pecans
Directions:
Bake brownie mix as usual. After brownie mix bakes add on layer marshmallows on top of baked brownies and place back in oven just long enough to melt marshmallows. Microwave fudge icing to melt slightly. Pour melted fudge icing over brownie and sprinkle with pecans. Serve warm.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did.
Recipe for the week is Mississippi Mud Brownies
Ingredients:
1 box double fudge brownie mix (cook as directed)
1 can fudge cake icing
1 bag of marshmallows
1 cup pecans
Directions:
Bake brownie mix as usual. After brownie mix bakes add on layer marshmallows on top of baked brownies and place back in oven just long enough to melt marshmallows. Microwave fudge icing to melt slightly. Pour melted fudge icing over brownie and sprinkle with pecans. Serve warm.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
It's A Small World After All...
It never ceases to amaze me at just how small this world is. Two things have happened in the past couple of days.
1. I was listening to KLOVE Christian radio the other day driving on I-10 to have lunch with my friend Michelle (who you will hear about in #2). So I am listening to the radio and they air one of those stories about local ministers and they preface the story by saying a church in Lubbock, TX so of course I perk up the next words blew me away...Pastor Chris Galanos (one of Jordan's roommates when we met). Chris's church was recently broken into by 5 guys who stole around 10,000 dollars worth of equipment ...Chris met with the guys and told them he was not pressing charges or asking anything of them, but that he was giving them forgiveness just as Christ forgave them. After visiting with them he gave them Bibles and the story goes that 2 of the guys showed up in church the following Sunday. This was so encouraging to hear and it meant even more knowing the person behind the story.
2. My friend Michelle and her husband Lance have become good friends of ours in the 6 months that we have been living here. Lance grew up in Arlington, TX. Michelle and Lance crossed our paths when we visited the same church one of our first Sundays here in BR and ever since Michelle and I meet regularly to hang out and we are currently visiting churches together (that's a whole different story for another day). Well we have just recently discovered that Lance was an usher in our good friends wedding. You may remember Nathan and Stephanie our friends from church in Fort Worth. We met them in the newlywed class we attended at Travis Avenue and then Nathan ended up teaching the Sunday School class that we promoted to the two years we lived there. How crazy is it that out of all the people in Baton Rouge we met the one couple that knew our friends from Fort Worth.
I love it when I am reminded of how small the world really is.
1. I was listening to KLOVE Christian radio the other day driving on I-10 to have lunch with my friend Michelle (who you will hear about in #2). So I am listening to the radio and they air one of those stories about local ministers and they preface the story by saying a church in Lubbock, TX so of course I perk up the next words blew me away...Pastor Chris Galanos (one of Jordan's roommates when we met). Chris's church was recently broken into by 5 guys who stole around 10,000 dollars worth of equipment ...Chris met with the guys and told them he was not pressing charges or asking anything of them, but that he was giving them forgiveness just as Christ forgave them. After visiting with them he gave them Bibles and the story goes that 2 of the guys showed up in church the following Sunday. This was so encouraging to hear and it meant even more knowing the person behind the story.
2. My friend Michelle and her husband Lance have become good friends of ours in the 6 months that we have been living here. Lance grew up in Arlington, TX. Michelle and Lance crossed our paths when we visited the same church one of our first Sundays here in BR and ever since Michelle and I meet regularly to hang out and we are currently visiting churches together (that's a whole different story for another day). Well we have just recently discovered that Lance was an usher in our good friends wedding. You may remember Nathan and Stephanie our friends from church in Fort Worth. We met them in the newlywed class we attended at Travis Avenue and then Nathan ended up teaching the Sunday School class that we promoted to the two years we lived there. How crazy is it that out of all the people in Baton Rouge we met the one couple that knew our friends from Fort Worth.
I love it when I am reminded of how small the world really is.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Passed with Flying Colors
I am sorry for the belatedness of this news. As many of our readers may know Jordan sat for his last test in mid November and we have been awaiting the results. Over the holidays ...actually December 31st to be exact he was notified electronically that he passed the exam. YEAH!!! What a relief it was for him to find out. He has been checking pretty regularly for the scores to be posted. When they say 4-6 weeks it seems like no time, but when you are waiting to hear back on something it seems like an eternity.
If you are a Grey's Anatomy fan this test is the one that George didn't pass during his 1st internship year. Even though residency is much different from the way they portray it on Grey's there are some good things that come of it even if that is me being able to explain some of the ins and outs a little easier with the illustration of the show.
The next exam that Jordan has to take will be toward the end of residency when he sits for the Family Practice Board Exam which will give him the right to claim to be a board certified family physician.
Other news regarding my great hubby...
Jordan is now working on his Internal Medicine inpatient rotation. Some of you may better understand this to be a hospitalist. He is working at The General - Downtown everyday so he sometimes gets to come home for lunch or in between patients to chill. On this rotation he works with the patients that are admitted to the hospital who either don't have a doctor that they call their own or who's doctor does not make hospital visits. Many doctors are switching to the use of an internal medicine group of doctors to see their patients in the hospital instead of making hospital visits. Jordan is working 6 days a week on this rotation and stays at the hospital every 5th night to take call. Bummer! Those nights are my chick-flick nights. I try to stay up late and watch all the girly movies that I can. Jordan still sees patients in the clinic about once a week. They have hit the 6 month mark now in the residency! That means he doesn't have to precept on all the patients, so things are moving much faster in the clinic. He also has many repeat patients so he is familiar with their cases. He doesn't have to spend near the amount of time to get to know their medical history and pre-existing conditions as he does with brand new patients.
Did you catch the 6 months part...yah, I can't believe it either. We have been here in Baton Rouge for 6 months now...we are really enjoying our time here. There is so much to do outdoors and the weather is cooperative most of the time for those activities. It is also central to a lot of fun places to visit within just a few hours. Baton Rouge is a town that grows on you and feels more small town each and everyday even though it has the commodities of a big city. Another bonus is that it is still close enough for each of our families to make a weekend trip to come visit when they have the free time.
If you are a Grey's Anatomy fan this test is the one that George didn't pass during his 1st internship year. Even though residency is much different from the way they portray it on Grey's there are some good things that come of it even if that is me being able to explain some of the ins and outs a little easier with the illustration of the show.
The next exam that Jordan has to take will be toward the end of residency when he sits for the Family Practice Board Exam which will give him the right to claim to be a board certified family physician.
Other news regarding my great hubby...
Jordan is now working on his Internal Medicine inpatient rotation. Some of you may better understand this to be a hospitalist. He is working at The General - Downtown everyday so he sometimes gets to come home for lunch or in between patients to chill. On this rotation he works with the patients that are admitted to the hospital who either don't have a doctor that they call their own or who's doctor does not make hospital visits. Many doctors are switching to the use of an internal medicine group of doctors to see their patients in the hospital instead of making hospital visits. Jordan is working 6 days a week on this rotation and stays at the hospital every 5th night to take call. Bummer! Those nights are my chick-flick nights. I try to stay up late and watch all the girly movies that I can. Jordan still sees patients in the clinic about once a week. They have hit the 6 month mark now in the residency! That means he doesn't have to precept on all the patients, so things are moving much faster in the clinic. He also has many repeat patients so he is familiar with their cases. He doesn't have to spend near the amount of time to get to know their medical history and pre-existing conditions as he does with brand new patients.
Did you catch the 6 months part...yah, I can't believe it either. We have been here in Baton Rouge for 6 months now...we are really enjoying our time here. There is so much to do outdoors and the weather is cooperative most of the time for those activities. It is also central to a lot of fun places to visit within just a few hours. Baton Rouge is a town that grows on you and feels more small town each and everyday even though it has the commodities of a big city. Another bonus is that it is still close enough for each of our families to make a weekend trip to come visit when they have the free time.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Walker Family Christmas...
The excitement of the holidays has passed and all of our family is back at home safe and sound. This past Tuesday my parents, Aunt and Uncle and Mammaw came to visit us for New Years and to celebrate Christmas with my side of our family. We kept with family tradition as we had banana splits on New Year's Eve. Jordan was able to get away from the hospital just long enough to come home about 11:45pm to enjoy some ice cream and then return to his patients just shortly after the stoke of midnight. 
On New Year's Day we celebrated Christmas Walker-style by shopping all day and opening presents with my family that evening. Actually we shopped everyday they were here. Between Cabella's, Bass Pro Shop, The Mall and Seigen Market place I think we covered it all. It was a good time hanging out with everyone, eating, and playing games. Time always seems to go by so fast when you are all having so much fun. My Aunt, Uncle and Mammaw left on Saturday morning. My parents stuck around so they could go to the Farmer's Market and the Zoo with us.
Jordan reading the Christmas story before opening gifts.
Aunt Gladys and Mom with their presents ready to open.
My Dad thinks I'm silly taking so many pictures.
Isn't my Mammaw precious.
This Christmas with Jordan's family and my family was the first time that we hosted Christmas in our home so I tried a lot of new recipes that I am looking forward to sharing with you all very soon. It was also very helpful preparing so much of it before each family arrived so that I could spend less time in the kitchen and more time visiting with everyone. I also made my first batch of Walker homemade biscuits while my family was here...this was interesting since there is not really a recipe...each woman just has it in her head.
Here is my homeade biscuts...they are a little small because I ran low on self rising flour.
The Walker's ...Jordan was working so he missed the family photo.
On New Year's Day we celebrated Christmas Walker-style by shopping all day and opening presents with my family that evening. Actually we shopped everyday they were here. Between Cabella's, Bass Pro Shop, The Mall and Seigen Market place I think we covered it all. It was a good time hanging out with everyone, eating, and playing games. Time always seems to go by so fast when you are all having so much fun. My Aunt, Uncle and Mammaw left on Saturday morning. My parents stuck around so they could go to the Farmer's Market and the Zoo with us.
Jordan reading the Christmas story before opening gifts.
Aunt Gladys and Mom with their presents ready to open.
My Dad thinks I'm silly taking so many pictures.
Isn't my Mammaw precious.
This Christmas with Jordan's family and my family was the first time that we hosted Christmas in our home so I tried a lot of new recipes that I am looking forward to sharing with you all very soon. It was also very helpful preparing so much of it before each family arrived so that I could spend less time in the kitchen and more time visiting with everyone. I also made my first batch of Walker homemade biscuits while my family was here...this was interesting since there is not really a recipe...each woman just has it in her head.
Here is my homeade biscuts...they are a little small because I ran low on self rising flour.
The Walker's ...Jordan was working so he missed the family photo.
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