tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77350742024-03-13T08:10:20.466-04:00Michele in Med SchoolMichele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-36006959756685068992010-05-10T20:26:00.001-04:002010-05-10T20:27:33.712-04:00Friendly ReminderHey guys!I just wanted to remind any of you who may still have this blog on your blog roll that I no longer post here. Any new posts can be found at: http://michele-on-the-road.blogspot.com . Cheers!Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-54956115888512421272009-06-01T21:36:00.002-04:002009-06-01T21:46:22.754-04:00Old Journal ExcerptsHere's some excerpts from a journal I kept while in med school:"Most of the things we do in medicine would earn us a ticket into society's penal system if done outside the title of "M.D." We mutilate corpses, we place our fingers in the orifices of the opposite sex, we play with poop, dip urine, stab people in linear manners and then procede to rip out their intestines. We ask our patients to Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-33902542020632391062009-04-19T19:24:00.002-04:002009-04-19T19:32:35.614-04:00Find the LightThis past weekend, sitting on the banks of Watauga Lake, I had the opportunity to reread through some old journal entries. I thought I'd share one I wrote while I was in Alaska:The more I study missions, the less like the term "missions." We should all be on a mission every morning we awake. We should do so by not trying to be the light or by tryings to go somewhere, see someone, and "fix them.Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-2191987129749058992009-04-11T02:45:00.000-04:002009-04-11T02:46:42.581-04:00Easter ThoughtAn Easter thought from a doctor friend of mine:http://achingforeden.blogspot.com/2009/04/balm.htmlMichele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-87053299880320458442009-04-03T14:41:00.002-04:002009-04-03T14:49:18.188-04:00Almost Almost AlmostLangston Hughes once pondered what happened to a dream deferred. My dream, deferred for almost 5 years, is about to come true. On May 8, 2009, although you may never even call me by my name (which is not David Allen Coe), you can officially call me "doctor." Sounds kinda funny:Dr. Michele, Dr. Gourley, Dr. Michele Gourley, Michele M.D., Michele Gourley, M.D., Doctora Michele..... Wow. The Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-78194764357564212182009-03-08T04:48:00.003-04:002009-03-08T04:57:51.849-04:00A Wordle!Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-51997457743125185802009-03-02T14:36:00.005-05:002009-03-02T15:46:12.168-05:00I WonderI've had a lot of time to think lately. I've had a lot of time to ponder and wonder.I wonder why adults always seem to frown and children always seem to smile.I wonder why the Bible gives a global message of joy and peace while Christians dish out finite verses of oppression and guilt.I wonder why we destroy beautiful soil to build ugly buildings.I wonder why one year it's bad to tuck pants into Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-78147942889177788982009-02-24T23:28:00.003-05:002009-02-24T23:30:55.316-05:00An Absolutely Delightful SongCheck out Lisa Hanningan's "I Don't Know." Absolutely, light-hearted, nuances of marimba notes, nice lyrics kind of song. And if you were at Starbucks recently, it was free!Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-21964908118544140992009-02-23T19:01:00.003-05:002009-02-23T19:04:55.386-05:00A Walk Down Memory LaneThe other night, I was reading back through entries from this blog. I started it right as I entered medical school, and it's been fascinating to see how my perspective about medicine, missions, and me has evolved over the years. In honor of my trip down memory lane, I leave you with about 20 something posts that are some of my favorites:http://michelegourley.blogspot.com/2004/08/Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-54670004732624909882009-02-22T13:12:00.002-05:002009-02-22T13:14:27.729-05:00Grow a Garden, Give to Your CommunityThose with greener thumbs than mine tell me it's time to start thinking about this summer's garden.Wouldn't it be a great idea if our communities of faith could take the land and resources God has given us and us them to grow something for the people of our community? In a nation suffering from an epidemic of poor health, it has been shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables improves our Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-87195333999003528172009-02-21T15:44:00.004-05:002009-02-21T15:57:18.504-05:00SuperlativesSo I thought I'd have time to write. Then I went to Knoxville for a weekend and stayed a week. Ktown is like a black hole...only a good black...the kind that sucks you into wonderful times with lives transformed by a redeeming Savior. Anyways, in the midst of catching up on articles for the ET, I thought I'd leave you with a few "bests of the week" that I've encountered in the Orange Country.1. Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-6695389408334647542009-02-12T22:17:00.003-05:002009-02-12T22:22:23.575-05:00Picking and GrinningSo Santa gave me a mandolin for Christmas. I think it was as great of an idea as giving me a toy drumset for my 3rd birthday. Needless to say, I'm adding yet another instrument to my arsenal of noise-making objects only this one would definitely be a more feasible option should I ever decide to follow through with previous plans to become a street musician (though I once saw a guy in Asheville Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-44827125614829788022009-02-09T19:10:00.002-05:002009-02-09T19:18:25.922-05:00One YearI have one year without plans, without commitments, without funding. I have no idea what to do with it. I wonder what would happen if I gave a year of my life to God, completely open to going and doing whatever the Spirit led me to do. I wonder where I'd get the money to do something like that or where I'd go.I wonder what it would be like to travel around only staying with friends or friends of Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-3078318902120004992009-02-06T18:27:00.004-05:002009-02-06T18:36:07.917-05:00TowersI recently read about a tower in Dubai that upon completion, will be over 2000 feet in height, over 1,000 feet taller than any previously-built skyscraper. When I read this, I couldn't help but think of a similar middle-eastern tower built in the days before Christ. In Genesis 11, the Bible never tells us how tall the Tower of Babel was. It only mentions the following:"Then they said, 'Come, let Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-78820207772743706662009-02-04T18:47:00.000-05:002009-02-04T18:48:14.150-05:00A Sign?I travel like Rolf Potts !You are a travel legend in the making, with a sense of adventure that will lead to hundreds of fascinating stories. Locals all over the world will give you special nicknames, and almost all of them will be complimentary.What type of traveler are you?Take BootsnAll's Travel Quiz to find out.Or just a sign I read about traveling too much?Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-81388876952624915432009-02-03T22:03:00.002-05:002009-02-03T22:08:55.701-05:00BoredOver 25% of American children watch 4+ hours of TV a day. The past week, I've been one of those. Today I had great intentions of trying to implement an "on crutches" workout but an allergic reaction to the pain meds the doctor gave me left me red, blotchy, itchy, and sedated on Benadryl for most of the day instead. Perhaps tomorrow. I'm definitely not a couch potato. I can't wait to start an Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-13697667569556833702009-02-01T13:33:00.003-05:002009-02-01T13:44:10.887-05:00If you're ever in Johnson City on Tuesday night, I recommend stopping by Hopwood on Milligan's campus. Here's a clip from a few weeks ago (my camera was in my purse hence no video). I have no idea who is singing.Quote of the Day: "Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est."Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-74632337712768583592009-01-30T16:29:00.002-05:002009-01-30T16:37:50.799-05:00A Resurrection!Ha! I betcha thought I'd never post here again. Of course, I thought I'd never have another ankle surgery again, yet here I am, my left err. right ankle propped up on some pillows and my leg stilled stained a suspicious Smurfette blue from the disinfectant applied before surgery. So in honor of such an unexpected change, I've decided to post to this blog again. My first news/picture/random quote?Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-52964524516277512122007-11-25T18:17:00.000-05:002007-11-25T18:21:39.597-05:00An Interesting Way to GiveSunTrust Banks are running an offer where you can open up a free checking account and let SunTrust give your favorite charity $100 or you can receive $50 yourself. Any registered non-profit organization is eligible for the donation.This opportunity also raises the interesting question of:Does one give more to others and receive nothing for one's self, or does one take for one's self and give Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-83041580888524910502007-09-23T13:56:00.000-04:002007-09-23T13:59:20.019-04:00More to ComePredisan, February-April 2008, child malnutrition, a chance to meet and love more of God's people...I'm excited...Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-74205199182273513992007-09-18T21:56:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:58:28.602-04:00Who Would Have Ever Thought.......that I'd be returning to Honduras anytime soon? Or in less than 6 months (Lord willing that all the hoops are jumped and hurdles are crossed)?I'm kind of excited...I really do try to visit other places...More to come....Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-25991270882763893472007-08-24T23:08:00.000-04:002007-08-24T23:25:56.119-04:00A Change of PlansThis had been an exciting week, working on plans for next semester's electives, preparing to start grad school next week, and enjoying the company of a wonderful couple from church who had graciously opened their home to a "cripple" (as my friends affectionately call me now) to avoid climbing 18 stairs every time she wanted to leave her apartment.Yet, today I find my emotions of excitement Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-47883666663340935432007-08-22T22:44:00.000-04:002007-08-22T22:48:32.346-04:00An Interesting VerseI believe that there's a verse to go with every situation in life.I think I found mine for this situation in life after studying Hebrews 12 tonight at church:"And make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed." Hebrews 12:13 (emphasis mine)So is this telling me that I should give up traversing all those crooked rocky hiking trails? I sure hopeMichele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-51119791628939419942007-08-19T15:21:00.001-04:002007-08-19T15:48:38.816-04:00PraiseSo I was originally going to title this post "Ponderings and the Pentateuch" but I've been reflecting on too many praise-worthy things lately so I just thought I'd share a few:1. A new cast...which meant my old one was too loose because most of the swelling has disappeared (as long as its elevated). Recovery is going well. I didn't realize how much I needed this "mandatory down time," and how Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735074.post-31752195903858530002007-08-14T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:32:20.891-04:00MotionMotion: the thing which allows us to leave the previous and move on to the next moment of life. It is the characteristic which separates life from death. Without movement our lungs cannot breathe, our blood cannot traverse the circuitous route of vessels to deliver oxygen to the body, and our nerves cannot deliver those thoughts which define our individual self.As humans we crave motion. We look Michele Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428433696843140890noreply@blogger.com0