“Are you Megan’s daughter? You look JUST like her!!” This statement always makes me smile. As I’ve grown older I get told more and more often that I am like my mom, and nothing could make me happier! My mother is my biggest role model, and to be told that I look and act like…
Tag: Thoughts
Have Faith Like a Child
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the…
Under the Surface
“She just has it all together!” I think we all have that one friend who seems to have everything in place. Her ducks are all in a row: makeup on, hair brushed, devotional read, schedule for the day mapped out, laundry folded, car cleaned, meals prepped, and dishes done. How on earth she manages to…
Finding Joy
Be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead. –1 Peter 1:6 It’s been too long since I have written an update on my blog! I was trying to think of where to begin to capture the past few months, and I kept coming back to the subject of “joy.” Finding joy in where God has…
Sweet Simplicity
“Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” –K. Satyarthi Simplicity. Doesn’t the word itself feel like a breath of fresh air? So often our lives seem like a complicated web of undone to-do lists, tangled relationships, and unmanagable schedules. I think we all can acknowledge that…
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,…
A New Chapter
Let us never consider ourselves finished, nurses. We must be learning all of our lives. –Florence Nightingale Work for a cause, not for applause. Live life to express, not to impress. Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your presence felt. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. There are far, far…
Pinning and Precious Memories
On December 9th, our class celebrated our pinning ceremony. A pinning ceremony is a nursing-specific celebration of graduation from the nursing program. It signifies entry into the nursing field and was an incredibly special time to celebrate our nursing school journey with our family and friends. There were so many smiles and a few tears…
Lexi’s Legacy
“Nurses are there when the last breath is taken and nurses are there when the first breath is taken. Although it is more enjoyable to celebrate the birth, it is just as important to comfort in death.” – Going into nursing, I never really grasped the reality that I would be facing all stages of…
A Labor of Love 