Procrastination...

I really don't feel like studying right now, so in order to get some brain juices flowing I suppose I'll keep things up to date in regards to my life. Thursday we went to Headstart where we got to do complete physicals on around 30 kids! That was a great day. That afternoon six of the other nursing girls came over to watch A Beautiful Mind. Since we missed a clinical day due to the snow, we had to watch a psych-related movie and write a summary. At least it was a good excuse to all hang out and have fun! We ate lots of Squirms, which made it a good afternoon.

On Friday I was on the labor and delivery unit, which was AWESOME. I got to see an epidural and a vaginal delivery! Caring for those newborns right after the deliveries was such a great experience. It amazes me that I witnessed the first moments of someone's life. That baby has his entire life ahead of him. He can be anything he wants to be, go anywhere he wants to go, and do anything he wants to do. You know what the coolest part is? God already knows exactly what He's doing with that baby boy.

Friday night my friend Stephanie came up to Tiger Town! We met KD at TD's, ate some good food, and had some really great laughs! We weren't quite ready to call it an evening yet, so we stopped at Spill the Beans and ate way too much ice cream. It was great to just relax and have a good conversation with two people who mean so much to me!

Yesterday (Saturday) was a pretty amazing day. Stephanie and I woke up around 9:40, despite our efforts to sleep late. We moved our pillows and blankets to the couch and watched The Sound of Music all afternoon! Even though I had to multi-task and study for my peds test, It really was the best afternoon I've had in a while! I love The Sound of Music :). After the movie I had to get ready for my date! After trying on at least 4 different outfits and 7 shades of lipstick, I headed downtown to meet him! I had a really great time, and he exceeded all of my expectations. Basically, I can't wait until next weekend when I can see him again!

I guess I'm out of things to update, so I suppose I have to study now. Wish me luck this week with my tests (notice that was plural)!!

Silver white winters that melt into spring

I don't have anything philosophical to say in today's entry. All I can say right now is that I am perfectly, supremely, sublimely happy! Ever since Monday when I felt Jesus speak to my heart more clearly than He ever has, I have seen the world in a completely different way. I have learned to appreciate EVERYTHING that the Lord has blessed me with, which is something I always assumed I had done, but it turns out I never really have before. I lay in my bed last night and praised Jesus that I had a bed to sleep in, three blankets keeping me warm, walls and a roof to keep me safe, and somewhere meaningful to go when I wake. For reasons unknown to me, not everyone is blessed with these things. For some reason, God chose me. How ungrateful would it be for me to take these gifts and not use them for great things? For years I believed I was incapable of doing great things. I thought everyone else had something I didn't. Now I realize that it's just the opposite. I have something someone else doesn't have. The same goes for everyone. Jesus entrusts different gifts to different people, meaning that each person is just as valuable as another. If we don't use those gifts, no one else can completely fill the spot in God's plan that He reserved for each of us.

I'm sitting here cross-legged on my bed wearing my nursing scrubs and listening to the soundtrack to The Sound of Music and praising Jesus for this moment. When you truly realize that EVERYTHING comes from God, you start to appreciate even these small moments. My prayer today is that this new-found awareness never goes away.

This video pretty much sums up the fact that we don't know why God distributes blessings the way that He does, but we just have to trust that He knows what He's doing.