Something Else November 30, 2007
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Now there’s an idea I could live with. I knew I liked Mike Huckabee!
I wanted to share a few prayer requests. First, please pray for my grandparents, Vernon and Mary Eaton. They are both in poor health. My grandpa has Alzheimer’s and continues to steadily decline. This is making it very hard for my grandma to care for him, having a laundry list of problems of her own. She will be having surgery December 13 for blockages in her femoral artery. She had this procedure done on her other leg a few weeks ago. She isn’t bouncing back like we would have hoped, as she is still having pain and symptoms from the procedure. Now she has to endure it again, and it worries us due to the other problems she has. Just pray that God’s will be done and that she will come through it hopefully feeling better. Second, finals are coming up for all of us who are in college. I know I’m a little nervous about one of my finals in particular, and besides studying, I could use all the prayer and support I can get. I know many of you and my other friends are going through the same situation right now. Just think, it will soon be over and we will have a beautiful month-long break!
I also wanted to share a Bible verse I came across when reading tonight:
“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.” –Psalm 145: 8-9
This is so true! He was merciful enough to forgive me, something I still find it hard to believe. We are so unworthy of His grace and forgiveness, but He continually showers it on us! Praise GOD! Is anyone else excited about this?
The End is Near November 29, 2007
Posted by servingthesavior in life.Tags: encouragement, life, nursing, school
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I like the new look of my blog now. The picture featured at the top is the view from the top of Mount Nebo (the one in Arkansas, not the Bible 
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Just as an update to my previous post, I’m not feeling as discouraged today. I had clinicals at Children’s Hospital and I sort of realized just how blessed I am. I’ve always known, but it really hit home that I have it pretty good. I’m not in the hospital. I don’t have a baby who has spent their entire life in a hospital. Some of the kids there have such sad stories, but you would never know it. Most of them just smile and love the time you spend with them. Those children are so precious, I wish I could stay up there with them all the time. I fell in love with my little patient today. He was an absolute doll, and all he wanted was a little attention. Well, I GAVE it to him! I hope he does well. Children’s is an amazing place. I wouldn’t mind working there. I am starting to think Pediatrics may not be my field though. I always thought it would be, but now I’m not so sure.
People ask me “Do you like pediatrics?” I say “yes.” “Do you like med/surg?” I say “It’s ok.” “Do you like Community?” I say “I could do that.” But when they ask “Do you like surgery?” I get excited. Nothing grabs my attention and excites me more than surgery. God made the human body so amazing! It’s so interesting to see how it works and see all the things that can be done to fix it. I had the priveledge of watching a surgery performed in the neonatal intensive care unit last week on a 2 lb. baby. It was sad, but incredible at the same time. Yes, I’m beginning to think I may end up being a surgical nurse after all is said and done. Time will tell…
To reference my title, I can’t believe the semester is almost over. Today was our last day in the hospital. Next week clinicals are meetings and on campus. Next week is our last week of classes. I have finals the following Monday and Wednesday, then I am FINISHED! One more semester to go and I’ll be graduating! We’re ordering our pins and invitations Monday. Soon after we’ll be getting our caps and gowns fitted. It’s all happening! I never thought I’d FINALLY graduate! In a little over 5 months I’ll have my BSN. I can’t wait.
On Being Discouraged November 28, 2007
Posted by servingthesavior in Uncategorized.Tags: discouragement, God, salvation.
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Sometimes it’s easy to become discouraged. I’ve been feeling this a lot lately. I try to think about positive things, I ask God to show me what I can do to make this overwhelming feeling go away. So far I haven’t gotten any answers. I know the Lord will answer my prayer in His way and in His time, but my “human side” is still hungry for instant gratification.
Let me tell you the latest thing that has added to my feelings of the blues. Monday, a sore place developed on my cheek, an since that time it has progressively gotten worse. One of my nursing instructors told me I needed to leave class and go to the doctor, because it sounded like I might have an infection. After my visit with the doctor, it was determined that I do indeed have an infection of some sort. I’ve been given a course of antibiotics and an order to report to the emergency room if the area gets bigger/the symptoms worsen/etc, for fear that this may be that dreadful staph infection that’s going around the schools and hospitals currently. Some cases have been reported at my school, I could have unknowingly come in contact with it at one of my nursing clinicals, there is just no telling where I could have acquired this infection. It is not necessarily staph, my doctor just dosen’t want to take any chances. Anyway, as some of you know, I was sick with a never-ending cold-like illness for about a month not too long ago, and now this. I just feel like I’m never truly “well.”
I know that this too shall pass, but it sure is hard waiting on it! My life right now bears a remarkable resemblance to the way my spiritual life was going a few short weeks ago before I gave my heart to the Lord. I was constantly discouraged, but I couldn’t figure out why for the longest time. I was putting on a “show” at church and with friends (and not doing such a good job at it either!). I was praying to a God I didn’t truly know. Whom I had never truly asked to forgive me of my hideous sins. I never grew from the moment I claimed I was “saved” in July of 1999. I basically signed up for fire insurance that day, and didn’t truly fall on my face to beg God to forgive the filty creature I was. I still don’t feel worthy of His grace, but I know that He is faithful to give that grace to us, PRAISE GOD!
I’ve been happy to share with people that I have accepted Christ as my savior since then, but I have been keeping to myself more or less over the past several weeks since I’ve been sick. I have been trying to use this time to learn all I could by getting in God’s word, seeking answers to the questions I’ve had. As a sidenote, I used to say I didn’t understand much about the Bible. It’s so amazing to see how God can open your eyes once you truly repent and ask for him to reveal to you the things you need to know. Before a few weeks ago, I never even had the desire to read my Bible, and rarely ever did. Now, I can’t seem to quench my thirst, so to speak. And I like that!
Now that I have shared that bit of information, I will get back to my original topic. Something else that has been adding to my dicouragement is that I have missed a few church services since I was saved. Schoolwork, illness, and family issues have all come into play in trying to keep me from going to church. I am working and praying very hard to not let this slow me down and hinder me from growing as I should be growing. I am now just looking forward to that glorious semester break that begins December 12 at 3 p.m. central standard time. I plan to use it as a time of refreshment and renewal and a time to get deeper in the Word. Hopefully my “singing the blues” days will be a thing of the past in the very near future.
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
II Corinthians 12:10
