About ME – A Labor of Love

A New Chapter

And just like that, 2025 is already coming to a close. It’s been far too long since I’ve written a blog post, and my heart is definitely feeling it. Writing has always been so therapeutic for me, and I have missed it. There are a number of factors contributing to my lack of posting, the…

Reflections on My First Year of Nursing

It’s hard to believe that it has been over a year and a half now since I started my nursing career. I always heard that I would learn more in my first year working as nurse than I ever did in nursing school. And goodness was this true! I didn’t know how many things I…

Speak

There is a time to say it and a time to pray it. Just because something is true doesn’t mean it should be spoken. Goodness, this is a truth that has become FAR more rampant with the advent of social media and the ability to say exactly what we are thinking with a few clicks…

Reflections

“Look, Mommy!!” The little girl squealed with delight as she leapt with all her might into the puddle before her. As the water droplets rose into the air around her, she started down at her red rubber boots. Little lines pierced through the crystal clear water, and her reflection was distorted. Strange curves, twists, and…

August 6th

Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite. On August 6th, 2022, Brendan asked me to marry him. We got engaged at the Huntsville Botanical Gardens in a moment I will treasure for the rest of my life. When Brendan’s original photography plan fell through, he asked sweet Shaila to take our engagement…

Hope

Looking back on these past few months, I can scarcely believe how much has happened! I guess it goes to show how crazy this year has been that it has taken me six months to write a life update. January through May slipped by so, so fast! It is just now that I feel like…

He Knows

“Will it ever stop?” The words leave my lips in a whisper. I sit on the side of my bed, gazing at my Bible through a haze of tears. Will I ever find peace to weave its way through the waves of emotions that threaten to overwhelm my soul? Will I ever find the breath…

In Time of Test, Family is Best

“In time of test, family is best…” –Burmese Proverb If being in nursing school from 2019-2021 didn’t teach me this, nothing else will!! There is absolutely nothing like going through the nursing program. It is a time of immense growth–the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Nursing school tests you physically, mentally, emotionally,…

Broken and Beautiful

Looking at your pain an inch away Its hard to see the plot Wonder if your story is going to change And you don’t know you’re Too close to find the hope, the light Don’t know just what you are breaking I know that you want to let go But let me hold you through…

Scribbling in the Sand

“Mommy, look at my list!!” I beamed at my mom as I presented her with my tasks for the day. Everything my eight year old self wanted to accomplish: from getting out of bed, eating breakfast, choosing an outfit, and prioritizing the most important elements of my day (such as reading and playtime)! had to…