by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Nov 28, 2018 | Inspiration
The mountaintop experiences with God are so pleasant. Don’t you just love them! There isn’t anything you can’t accomplish. No dream that will remain unfulfilled. No assignment too great or too small. It is a sweet place to be until you have to come down from the mountaintop to a valley drop.
by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Nov 12, 2018 | Inspiration
Last week I had the privilege of speaking with a room full of pre-medicine students who are a part of the Multicultural Association of Pre-Health Students at Baylor University. I can admit now that I was a little nervous about what to present that would meet the goal of talking about my career while educating the students in the significance of how they show up in the healthcare profession.
by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Sep 26, 2018 | Inspiration
While scrolling through my Facebook timeline, I see messages of “success.” Most of the stories speed through the difficult times to focus on much happier experiences of living the “dream life.” Even in our everyday conversations with other people, we briefly mention the challenging times and make sure to get to the good moments quickly.
by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Sep 20, 2018 | Inspiration
I have the honor of being a part of an accountability sisterhood each Monday morning. We come together, we pray, we share our wins, and we share our challenges. It is pretty awesome! During our call this week, I was reminded of something so significant: being honest with God about how we are doing.
by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Sep 12, 2018 | Inspiration
Those in the helping profession can agree that we have a heart for people, sometimes to a fault. We give until we cannot give anymore, feeling that if we aren’t present someone will lose out. There is gnawing guilt if we don’t answer the phone call, the e-mail, the text, the smoke signal (just kidding on the last one) that somehow someone will suffer.
by Jenny Walberg Patterson | Aug 22, 2018 | Inspiration
A person who says” no” gets our attention. We aren’t familiar with hearing someone say that they will not do something. We wonder how someone can turn down accepting good things if they don’t agree with their value system.