SUMMER Summer did well after her surgery and came home to the Smith House Post-Surgery Spoiling Regimen.…

  The title of this post is something Steve said in a sermon yesterday and I couldn’t help but use it to describe my overall state of being today.    I just finished a fun but tiring string of days with no time off as I prepared for our church’s Smitty’s Christmas Variety Show.…

A couple months ago, our church started something called “Connections.” Steve and I and the staff wanted to find a way for our congregation members to get to know each other a little better, since sitting beside someone in a pew for 90 minutes on Sunday is not really a good way to accomplish that goal.…

  As I sat in the doctor’s office this past Monday, the questions came at me fast and furious: Have you ever smoked?  Were you ever exposed to a lot of second-hand smoke?  Have you been exposed to work-related chemicals or occupational or  environmental pollutants? Have you ever had a positive blood test for the AAT gene?  …