My pathway to Jesus has not been fun. Or easy. Or simple. But, wow … has it brought a depth of beauty that I never would’ve known existed.
On grumpy simple craving.
Sometimes I really want things to just get easier. I can’t help it. I do. I know I probably seem like a bratty bellyacher even thinking like that, but today … I really can’t seem to help myself. Continue reading
On idiotic checklists and bullfrogs that just matter.
Okay … so confession time. I had something to say last night, and I really didn’t want to spend today (my last day off before working the weekend) sitting inside at my computer. So I sat down right then, and got a few things off my mind. Late last night, I finally hit “publish”, and then went on to bed. Continue reading
When you’re staring down Monday.
No matter what your profession, there are just some days where a little help is needed to put one foot in front of the other and go do it all over again.
On missing Gary.
The Gary I remember.
It was just a Tuesday morning earlier this summer – June 19th, in fact. The unit was full of doctors wanting status updates, and I’m that nurse who’s just trying to figure out what the heck is going on because I’ve been off for four days, and I’m still struggling my way back into that nursing reality. That’s when my cellphone rings. That’s when I learned that Gary had died. He was suddenly just gone.
On letting thieves come in.
I’ve been in a bit of a funk lately. I can’t really attach a name to it other than I just feel quiet. If you look at me from the outside, I can still talk and laugh and function like everybody else. But on the inside … my heart just feels strangely subdued. Muted. Silenced. Hushed. Continue reading
On story sharing.
There is such beauty in openness, isn’t there? We have much to learn from each other, but we’re so consumed in our chaos du jour that we don’t even realize this.
On spinning plates and already craving Monday.
The chaos of nursing tends to get to me at times. Those who have the distinct pleasure of either living or working with me Continue reading
On simply relaxing.
It may not be apparent in whatever chaos surrounds you at this moment, Continue reading
When you need everything to just stop.
Stillness. Quiet. Healing. Rest. That’s what this stressed-out girl craves.
