As some other unfortunate souls may be aware, nursing school is a walk in the park. Jurassic Park, specifically. My late grandmother, a retired nursing professor who was beloved by many (if not all) of her students, once informed me (when I told her I was applying for the program) that throughout my 3.5 years…
I Will Fear No Evil
I recently picked up a PRN position at a local hospital. I had just gotten off from a shift where I hadn’t sat down for more than 3 minutes at a time until change of shift, and then had to chart for an hour. So it was about 8:30 when I headed home, it was…
The Time Is Fulfilled
I had a dream when I was about 13 years old. I was standing at the end of a roller rink, and a bunch of giant nutcrackers (yes, the wooden men dressed in red with a hinged jaw that you think of at Christmas) were roller-skating towards me and turning in front of me. They…
He Was Thinking Of Us
My mom always used to say a pink sunset was a sign between her and God that He was thinking of her. They would always happen at the perfect times when she needed comfort the most. In 2013 she was critically ill in the hospital and scheduled to get a potentially very dangerous surgery the…
Anchor
The average weight of an anchor for a cruise ship is between 10 to 15 US tons (9000-13600 kilos), and they are usually around 15 feet in height and width. The weight of the chain is what holds the ship’s position in the water, and the anchor plants it into the ocean floor. While there…
Sticks and Stones
Recently it’s just struck me how I wished I never had to explain evil to my daughter. I wish I never had to teach her how to look over her shoulder and not to wave and say “hello!” to everybody she sees like she does now, because not everybody is nice and some people are…
Barcodes and Street Signs
Before Nicole and I met, I had a history of failed relationships – not only before I was a Christian, but after I came to Christ as well. I didn’t always have a biblical model for a real relationship so I’m not too surprised by my less than stellar success rate. After my last relationship,…
2022
This year has been a blur. It feels like the things that come to mind easiest are the stressful times, the heartbreaking times, the helpless times, the loss, the frustrations, the difficulties, the worries…and there were plenty of them. After the seemingly endless stress this year, I have been desperate for a break to be…
You Shall Be Healed
My daughter and I have been sick with some nasty respiratory virus. She’s got double pink-eye and double ear infections and has otherwise been fine— but I have an ear infection and pink eye on one side, had such a bad sore throat it felt like it was about to close my airway one night,…
THE LAND OF THE LIVING 