Where did I think I would be on my 23rd birthday? When I turned 18 I would have never dreamt of where I am today ( Read more... )

Well...May 12th is finally in sight! Let's see I've ( Read more... )

So, my uncle died on Wednesday. Thanks to everyone who has called, emailed, visited, texted, facebooked, etc. During the visitation, three people came that really touched me ( Read more... )

My emotions are on a roller coaster! First, I got the preceptorship I wanted! I can't believe it! I got DCH ER the 3pm-11pm shift....EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!!!! I am so psyched! It starts in March!!! Did I mention I'm excited! I found out I'm going to be 8 days on 6 days off, I'll try to let you guys know when I'm working! I got to go to the ER in ( Read more... )

This is why nursing is the hardest major at UA ( Read more... )

It has been said that Christians are the only ones who shoot their wounded. Judging from several events of the past couple of days, I must respectfully disagree. We not only shoot our own wounded, we bring them before a firing squad of our self-righteousness. Case in point: a Christian who has been through unimaginable circumstances is criticized ( Read more... )

This was a post in my friend Rebekah Wiggins' facebook notes. I'll let it speak for itself ( Read more... )

I have the priviledge of saying that beyond a shadow of a doubt, I know I am about to graduate with the degree that I'm supposed to. I'm doing God's will with my life, and that's amazing! I took care of a patient today, with almost no help from my instructor or another nurse. The only time I needed them was for one of them to check off my meds ( Read more... )

So yesterday was just another day to some. To others it was the celebration of a couragous leader who changed the face of a nation. To me, it was a celebration of a different sort. Two years ago yesterday, I was on my first date with Randy. It was an incredible date, and somehow, I knew I'd spend the rest of my life loving that man. Eighteen months ( Read more... )

So, there I stood. Randy and I had driven to Birmingham to meet Virginia, then we all drove on to Decatur. When we got there, we were in a line of cars trickling into a parking lot with almost nowhere to park. We made our way to the door slowly, just like everyone else. When we got inside the line filed back all the way from the far room, the ( Read more... )