My first blog!

So, I'm not quite sure what brought me to start a blog, but here I am none the less! I'm currently at work right now and it looks to be a long night ahead as my assignment is a light one! By the way....have I mentioned I LOVE my job? It is so rewarding. I feel like I have been running in circles for years chasing this, that and the other when all along I know God called me to be a nurse. I think it stemed my childhood struggle with cancer (which I beat the odds on, thanks to God). I thought then, 'I wanna be a nurse when I grow up'......but then I wanted to be a dolphin trainer, a singer/performer, a in-home daycare worker.....and a host of other things I am sure. It wasn't until just a few years ago I figured out that I had what it takes to persue nursing. I have been accused of 'having a bleeding heart' all my life. You could always find me giving the poor money, helping the local poor soul....everything, I always wanted to help people. I thought at one point while in college about joining the Peace Corp. So here I was: bartending at a local sports bar and being a nanny. Then Kevin comes along and questions what I wanted to do with my life. At the time, I thought I was content to stay put, but soon realized that it was probably better to do more with my life than that. However, Kevin believed in me, and in the beginning I'm not sure I believe in myself. He pushed and encouraged me and I'm so thankful for that. A few years later I am FINALLY where God called me and am loving every minute of it. I finally feel content like this is what I was supposed to do! I feel it in the tender moments when a parent is so broken and hurt and I am able to pray with them. Or when I'm there to just lend an ear, a shoulder, or just a 'normal' conversation. Yes, God has blessed me with being able to be where I need to be just at the right time. I cherish the relationships I have been able to make through my job. If it was just one night or many months, I am thankful for those God puts in my path. There is still not a day that goes by when I do not bow my head in prayer for some of the families and children I have met in this journey. Well.....that's all for now I guess?! (Not bad for my first blog, huh?!)