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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Safe (in His Arms)

My dad loves telling this story about me (well a couple, but I'm willing to share THIS one). When I was 1 year old, my dad took my brothers, sister, and me to the Navy Hospital for shots before we left for the Philippines. He had my sibs sitting in the chairs next to him, but me in his arms. The nurse gave my sibs their shots, and of course they cried. He said that I watched him when they gave him his shot, and then they gave me mine. My face clouded over with tears, but I didn't cry because Daddy didn't. I was safe in his arms.

When I heard this song from Phil Wickham, he described how strong and powerful God's hands and arms are, and they're holding you and me. Like how a child would look at Dad thinking he can pick up a car barehanded, but is holding me safely, protecting me from the pain of a big needle. How much more is it that God is our Dad too, wanting us to run to His arms, to soothe our pain and brushing our tears away with his touch and the sound of His voice.
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Safe (in His Arms)
By Phil Wickham

To the one whose dreams are falling all apart.
And all you're left with is a tired and broken heart.
I can tell by your eyes you think you're on your own
But you're not alone.

Have you heard of the who can calm the raging sea.
Give sight to the blind, pull the lame up to their feet.
With a Love so strong, will never let you go
No, you're not alone

Chorus:
You will be safe in His arms
You will be safe in His arms
'Cause the hands that hold the world,
are holding your heart.
This is the promise he made
He will be with you always
When everything is falling apart
You will be safe in his arms.

Did you know that the voice that brings the dead to life
Is the very same voice that calls you now to rise
So hear him now He's calling you home
You will never be alone.

(Chorus)

These are the hands that built the mountains
The hands that calmed the sea
These are the arms that hold the heavens
They are holding you and me.
These are the hands the heal the leper
Pull the lame up to their feet
These are the arms that were nailed to the cross
To break our chains and set us free.

(Chorus)

Safe in His arms
Safe in His arms

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

This Neuro Class is Turning my Brain to Mush.

I'm studying for a NeuroScience Certification, and I need to know the Neuro lingo before taking the test. After just going through the A's of this huge list (about.. well, a lot of pages), I'm totally convinced that:

1. This is actually a research to see how much info you can put in a brain before you have a total meltdown..and I'm the guinea pig

2. That these vocab words are totally made up by doctors to confuse everyone, including nurses. Like a secret handshake among doctors. (Psst, the hidden secrets are found in the words. Shh.)

3. That the definitions are just as messed up as the words.

(Example)
Arthrokinetic Nystagmus: Nystagmus induced by passive rotation of the arm of a stationary subject seated in total darkness inside a rotating drum

Did they really research this, and put a patient in a "totally dark, rotating drum" to find this word and definition?? I wonder what word they would come up with for "progressive deterioration of brain cells due to Neuroscience knowledge overload."

And, my favorite word so far:

Alien Hand Sydrome: a rare disorder of movement and sensation in which sudden unexpected movements of a hand occur and are felt by the patient experiencing them to be with involuntary or initiated by others.

What other words will I find...interesting or pretty hilarious as I keep pushing through this list? We shall see, and I might share them with you here or on Facebook. So, if you see a funny word on my FB, it's either another one of those lovely words, or my brain finally short-circuit and I lost control.