I've missed a couple of days. It seems like life is just crazy sometimes. Have you ever gone to work and felt like you were there for 3 days and it was actually only 10 hours? That's how its been lately with me. As a nurse I see so many people that are not at their best, to say the least. Families are worried and scared, so they are not very easy to deal with. Its amazing how people will act and react to illness and disease. I make it a point to remind myself that these people would not normally act this way, but they are just reacting to a situation.

I want to always be quick to offer a soothing word and a calming spirit to all the people I come in contact with in the hospital. If I can make the journey through the cold sterile halls a little easier for someone then I feel that I have done what I was placed here to do.

As a Christian I believe very strongly that I should be ever ready with a prayer or a word for some one in need. When a patient or a family member requests a prayer, I will not hesitate to pray with them. I consider it an honor to be asked to pray for these people. It is also an honor that they see in me that spirit that will lead me to pray for them. I pray that I never lose that spirit in me.

Today, I watched a lady's heart stop and then start again. Will it keep beating? I don't know, but I do know that she is in God's hands and that is where I want to be.

As I daily walk the cold hallways of the hospital, the days that feel like a week and are only 10 hours, I want to be ever mindful of who I belong to and exactly why I am here in these halls. It is not to make myself look good or create a good name for myself but to make sure that in all things I glorify God and make His name known to all I meet here.

Has it been a hard week? Yes. Will next week be easier? Probably not. Will I keep going back? Yes, I love being a nurse. Mostly, I love being able to share the love and peace with people who really don't feel much peace at that time. May your day be filled with peace. If its not, look to the One that has the peace that you need.