The Start of Something New

It's a new year which brings about new opportunities, new friends, and new situations. I have officially graduated from college with a BSN and officially passed my nursing boards. So I guess, in a word, I am now officially a nurse! I was able to put my new found nursing skills to work when a group of us went down to Guatemala for a medical missions trip.

The whole group was amazing and we bonded from the very first moment we met at 3 am to catch our flight. We were able to use the skills God had given us to help give over 300 children physicals and help keep the schools open by fulfilling this requirement. It was very touching to see how important even a simple meal could mean to a child. We saw where the poorest of the poor live and how important the school was to the people in this area. We then later traveled to a smaller town near Antigua where we turned a home into a clinic for the local village. It was an amazing gesture for the family that owned the home because they were so generous. The whole week flew by and before I realized it, we were already headed on a flight back to the US. It's amazing how people can touch your life without even realizing it.

After that little vacation, I have started my new job at the local hospital in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). I love working with kids, so this job has been great from the start. It is awesome to see the patients years later knowing you had a major impact on that outcome.

Life in general has been great. I have been blessed with opportunities to share my love, skills, and heart with those in need of them. I hope someday, people will be able to have the same opportunities to make life changing impacts on others who are in need of it.