What a difference One Year Makes!

A year ago I was so worried about passing my boards.....now I sit here and I've been a nurse for almost a year! AND, the best part is that I am back on A5. I love it here. I know that this is truly where I was called. There is something about these bald-headed, chubby cheek little kids that just melt my heart. And to see them smile....takes your breath away. They are so brave and so strong, much more so than they should ever have to be. I wonder how my parents did it. It just breaks my heart again and again. I still follow all the kids I took care of a year ago, I read their pages, send cards to families who have lost their child or chilren and pray. Most importantly, I pray. I have learned so much in my first year of nursing, I love it! It is such an amazing thing to be a part of....to take care of a child and a family when their child is sick. I know I touch them, I leave every morning just knowing I made a difference! It is such an awesome feeling knowing that THIS is what my calling is, I'm living it everyday! God sure knew what He was doing when He saved me from cancer and called me back from it to take care of kids going through it! It is incredible! I pray that I can continue to be a blessing to these kids, that somehow, each day, I can make them smile. That is my reward, just knowing that I made a difference in one childs life!

One Great Weekend!

So, I've been feeling rather friendly lately and I just had an awesome weekend! God is so good at knowing just what you need and when. SO....Friday night, Kevin was headed out with his guy friends and I was just going to sit alone at home. Then, my friend, Laura, calls out of the blue and invites me to a girls night at her sisters.....and even picks me up. It was amazing that I wasn't doing anything and just perfect timing. We enjoyed wine, apps and games, just girls and it was so much fun! Saturday, Kevin and I went to a benefit dinner with the family I used to nanny for.....it was such a great time and for a good cause as well. THEN, Sunday we were invited to a 40th b-day party. It was at a friend's house, they had a pool and rented a dunk tank and a bouncy thing for the kids, it was a blast! It was such a great weekend......I felt like I had friends and stuff to do! God has blessed me!