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Aunt Ruth
As a nurse, there’s many looks that you become familiar with. Different looks that make give you gut feelings, that make you take a deeper look at things, and looks that pull on your heart strings. (Names have been changed) Mrs Ruth. Mrs Ruth soon became Aunt Ruth. We laughed together. She shared so many stories. There were about two dozen family members that came to visit her during her couple week stay. I heard stories of little Bobby and all the tricks he played on his sisters and cousins. I heard stories of Mrs Ruth’s famous perogies. We laughed and joked. She shared stories of her childhood and how…
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Just Write.
Just write. Write for you. Write for your peace. Write for your soul. Write for your hope. Write for your grief. Write for your pain. Write for your joy. Write for your sorrow. Write for your journey. So what if no one reads it. So what if nothing ‘becomes of it.’ Do it for you. Do it for your soul. Do it for your joy. Write for your peace. Write because you love it. Write because you love it. What a foreign concept to me for many years. Do it because it brings you happiness. Do it because you love it. I love to write. I do. It makes me…
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What’s the dream?
Every chapter in life has seasons and each are beautiful in their own right and have purpose in our growth
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First Day
Tomorrow will be his first day. A day full of firsts. First day riding the bus alone. First day of school. First day eating in a cafeteria. First day being on his own without family for 8 hours. First day navigating a school. So many firsts. He is excited. He’s been so excited for the past two weeks counting down the days until he starts school. I know I need to be excited for him, and I am… but in the back of my mind runs a million thoughts. Tears dance behind my eyes and I continue to remind him of fun things, ‘your classroom was so cool! Do you…
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Another New Beginning
“Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chaptersTurn the page and start to make amendsThere’s no pre-written guarantee of “happily ever after” -Mal Today marks another new chapter for me. Today starts orientation at another hospital for a new Travel Nurse contract. That means new everything. Once again being the ‘new kid.’ Learning where everything is. Attempting to not get lost in the hospital. New management New equipment New patient population New coworkers New policies New scrubs 😄 (never a bad thing 🥰) Today will be the start of my first travel assignment that I will be home daily. I cannot tell you how happy that makes my…
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“Code Hero”
So often in the hospital we hear a variety of ‘codes’ called overhead. Each hospital has their own set of codes. “Code Yellow. Code Grey. Code Orange. Rapid Response Team/RRT. Code Red,” the list continues. Generally at orientation staff members are provided with a badge that will have the list of codes on them so when you hear them called on the speaker you have an idea of what is going on. There is a code that is not listed on our badges. There is a code that is unlike the others. When other codes are called there is an urgency to save that patient in need. To do everything…
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One year ago… The Walkway
I wrote this one year ago.. in the midst of covid… I was working on the covid unit at our local hospital since March 2020. Our mom had been in a nursing home since January 2020, when life still moved… … this seems like a lifetime ago… but at the same time like it was yesterday… there is still pain… now it’s a different pain. She’s gone. That’s final. There’s no changing that… She’s at peace now. She’s whole now. She is laughing. She is filled with joy. Her pain is no more. Her struggle is over on this earth. She can see her grand babies better than ever… but…
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Memories
When you think about loved ones or friends that you have lost, what do you remember most? What character trait sticks out to you? Do you remember their laugh, the smell of their perfume, their favorite color, or maybe their favorite meal? Many studies tell us that smell is one of the strongest senses linked to our memories. My Oma and Opa’s house always smelled of mothballs. When I smell them it brings a joy to my heart and many childhood memories. The memories of playing on the steps for hours with my nephew, brother and cousins going through the mountains of magazines that Oma and Opa had saved. Playing…
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Mother’s Day 2021
Happy First Mother’s Day in Heaven Momma. I miss you more than words can express. It’s our first mother’s day without you. For the last 11 years I never liked Mother’s Day because you were in NY, I still had bitterness and hurt because you left. I honestly hated Mother’s Day because I never had a card that I thought fit our relationship- dysfunctional 😂 But in the last year and a half God blessed us with the healing and healing we so deeply needed. You were able to share your heart. I was able to see your pain and understand your greif. Depression is a liar, a thief and…
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Recipes
This page is still under construction at this time! I look forward to sharing some of our favorite recipes with you soon!
