Soph on Nursing #1

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face... Do the thing you think you cannot do".

Well said, Eleanor Roosevelt. The hardest, most uncomfortable and terrifying days have definitely been those that have made me more fully alive and stretched me for the better. I'm sure of that, but it doesn't stop me want to run from these ones.

Scribbled this quote down the other day and re-read it today as, '...every experience in which you stop to look deer in the face'. An interesting alternative, I thought.

Soph on Nursing #2

The most meaningful moments of the last few months have been with two tiny babies, both just a few weeks old, each with uncertain and sad stories. Looking at them, the word precious had brand new meaning to me. I thought about it over and over again. I wanted them to know it. And I wanted to find hope for them in a God who holds on to them when I couldn't.

Soph on Nursing #3

The task of making beds. Tricky corners. It's a two-man job. Choose your partner wisely. A professional will lead you through every step to a fast and flawless Florence Nightingale-style finish. Try it with an equally hesitant novice and it's a dance with four left feet. Creases and uncertainty abound!