Happy Wedding Day, Ruth and Matt!!!!
Can't wait to party with you this afternoon! Blessings on you two today! Enjoy your special day....and the rest of the years to come!
Friday, April 21, 2006
Fun, fun, fun!
Ahhhhh...the weekend! I'm off this weekend which is nice and we have a bunch of fun things to do! First, before we get the parties started, I need to sleep part of the day away, because I'm just home from the night shift. It was a nice night!
I've been blessed by my patients lately. In the past few shifts I've received 2 cards from previous patients saying thank you for my care at their birth and that I'm a great nurse! My patient from this last night was great too. Her husband said this morning that I was a great nurse, I do my job well and that I was in the right profession and area of nursing. How nice! That is so encouraging!
So, after I sleep, we are off to friends' for supper tonight whom we haven't seen in ages! They are expecting a new addition within the next month, so we wanted to hang out before that kiddo arrives. Then tomorrow is wedding day for a friend of mine from high school. I'm totally looking forward to seeing her get married and enjoying the fun of weddings and receptions! Also, there are a bunch of friends invited to the wedding that I'd love to see! And then comes sunday, my favorite day of the week! We are going to go to WCV in the morning as it is the send-off sunday for Sanctuary House of Prayer. I want to be there for that! And then we do our thang in the evening....at which I get to sing this week! It should be a fun weekend! And I get to do it all with my hubbie! How marvelous!
I'm in such a perky mood, even after the night shift! I think it has helped that I've been able to rest or sleep on both of my last two shifts. That makes me feel so much better come 7:30am!
Good night to some of you....and to the rest, enjoy the day!
Ahhhhh...the weekend! I'm off this weekend which is nice and we have a bunch of fun things to do! First, before we get the parties started, I need to sleep part of the day away, because I'm just home from the night shift. It was a nice night!
I've been blessed by my patients lately. In the past few shifts I've received 2 cards from previous patients saying thank you for my care at their birth and that I'm a great nurse! My patient from this last night was great too. Her husband said this morning that I was a great nurse, I do my job well and that I was in the right profession and area of nursing. How nice! That is so encouraging!
So, after I sleep, we are off to friends' for supper tonight whom we haven't seen in ages! They are expecting a new addition within the next month, so we wanted to hang out before that kiddo arrives. Then tomorrow is wedding day for a friend of mine from high school. I'm totally looking forward to seeing her get married and enjoying the fun of weddings and receptions! Also, there are a bunch of friends invited to the wedding that I'd love to see! And then comes sunday, my favorite day of the week! We are going to go to WCV in the morning as it is the send-off sunday for Sanctuary House of Prayer. I want to be there for that! And then we do our thang in the evening....at which I get to sing this week! It should be a fun weekend! And I get to do it all with my hubbie! How marvelous!
I'm in such a perky mood, even after the night shift! I think it has helped that I've been able to rest or sleep on both of my last two shifts. That makes me feel so much better come 7:30am!
Good night to some of you....and to the rest, enjoy the day!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
HE'S ALIVE!!!!! AND HE'S COMING BACK!!!!!
Due to working all weekend, it sure hasn't felt like a holiday time this weekend. I'm now off tonight and have a moment to think about what we celebrate at Easter time. I love Easter! (And I love white chocolate!) The meaning behind Easter is my favorite holiday, I think I've decided.
I felt a quickening of my heart this morning when I was driving home from work and thinking about what today is all about. My Jesus is alive! It struck me again that he actually walked this very earth as a human being. Then he was crucified and rose from the dead!!!! The greatest thing is that he is alive, not dead, and planning a return!!!
I think sometimes we as people have a mindset that Jesus is still dead, even without thinking it on purpose and even though our theology knows differently. I think we may have this mindset because he is not physically present with us. It is definitely easier to remember that someone is alive when they are standing right in front of you. Well, I look forward to that day!
In the meantime, I am so thankful for the present of the Holy Spirit. Christ is in me, the hope of glory!
It strikes me today as I sit and think, Jesus is alive! I wonder if Jesus' heart quickens a little extra as well on Easter, just thinking that we are celebrating his ressurection as people on earth, and yet he anticipates the next big step of his return to us!
Due to working all weekend, it sure hasn't felt like a holiday time this weekend. I'm now off tonight and have a moment to think about what we celebrate at Easter time. I love Easter! (And I love white chocolate!) The meaning behind Easter is my favorite holiday, I think I've decided.
I felt a quickening of my heart this morning when I was driving home from work and thinking about what today is all about. My Jesus is alive! It struck me again that he actually walked this very earth as a human being. Then he was crucified and rose from the dead!!!! The greatest thing is that he is alive, not dead, and planning a return!!!
I think sometimes we as people have a mindset that Jesus is still dead, even without thinking it on purpose and even though our theology knows differently. I think we may have this mindset because he is not physically present with us. It is definitely easier to remember that someone is alive when they are standing right in front of you. Well, I look forward to that day!
In the meantime, I am so thankful for the present of the Holy Spirit. Christ is in me, the hope of glory!
It strikes me today as I sit and think, Jesus is alive! I wonder if Jesus' heart quickens a little extra as well on Easter, just thinking that we are celebrating his ressurection as people on earth, and yet he anticipates the next big step of his return to us!
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Much better!
Ahhh...now that's more like it! A much better night for me!
One nice patient to be with throughout the night. A beautiful, calm delivery. A healthy baby. I like that a whole lot better! And I even got all my breaks to boot!
I hate the sound of complaining....didn't like the sound of my last post reading back. It sounds yucky when people complain! So, here's to positive nights with nice patients and nice deliveries!
Now, with that in mind, hopefully I won't dream frantically about work all day as I try to sleep!
Ahhh...now that's more like it! A much better night for me!
One nice patient to be with throughout the night. A beautiful, calm delivery. A healthy baby. I like that a whole lot better! And I even got all my breaks to boot!
I hate the sound of complaining....didn't like the sound of my last post reading back. It sounds yucky when people complain! So, here's to positive nights with nice patients and nice deliveries!
Now, with that in mind, hopefully I won't dream frantically about work all day as I try to sleep!
Friday, April 14, 2006
Some things I want to complain about (re: work related - specifically the night shift):
-when you don't get 2 out of 3 of your breaks....after two rushed deliveries and nothing to eat or drink in 8 hours I feel ready to faint....
-when you can manage to spend your break staring aimlessly at the wall in front of you and think nothing of it, just enjoying the fact that your not moving
-when I'm thrown around as a float to any unit that needs me, and get stuck with the crisis cases
-when I'm working my butt off and others are sitting around - and not helping when I need it
-when I have to bring peace to a situation that I'm not involved with screwing up in the first place!
-when you are driving home like a zombie, and praying that you'll make it home safely
It was a brutal night. I feel like crap. I need to sleep. I'm going cross-eyed. Thanks for listening to my complaining.
-when you don't get 2 out of 3 of your breaks....after two rushed deliveries and nothing to eat or drink in 8 hours I feel ready to faint....
-when you can manage to spend your break staring aimlessly at the wall in front of you and think nothing of it, just enjoying the fact that your not moving
-when I'm thrown around as a float to any unit that needs me, and get stuck with the crisis cases
-when I'm working my butt off and others are sitting around - and not helping when I need it
-when I have to bring peace to a situation that I'm not involved with screwing up in the first place!
-when you are driving home like a zombie, and praying that you'll make it home safely
It was a brutal night. I feel like crap. I need to sleep. I'm going cross-eyed. Thanks for listening to my complaining.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Back in the swing of things!
We returned from Kansas City on monday evening...a little later than planned for those of you who aren't from Winnipeg and haven't heard of our adventures yet.
We had an almost accident 2 hours into our drive home on sunday afternoon. There was tons of rain and we lost control of the van. After a crazy few moments and at least three 360s we drove into the ditch. Three of us women and a baby were in the back sleeping and Shane and Jason were in the front, awake of course! That was a rude awakening and there was a lot of commotion for a few minutes with many loud prayers. I realized later that I had had earplugs in the whole time on top of that!
It was a real miracle that no one was hurt, not even the van. I think there were angels holding each side of the van, preventing us from rolling or hitting anything or anyone. Thank-you Jesus for your protection!
We had a great trip though. God always speaks so much to me while I'm visiting IHOP. It is kinda like Christmas. You may receive little gifts here and there throughout the year, like at Mother's Day or your birthday, and then comes Christmas. Now, this analogy isn't true for Shane and I as we didn't even buy presents this last year, but hey, work with me. Christmas rolls around and people are showered with gifts, more than any other time in the year. And you get them from multiple sources, like grandmas, grandpas, etc in a matter of days.
The gifts I receive from Jesus in my trips to IHOP are like this analogy. I'm by no means saying that Kansas City is the only place I receive from God, and I'm not saying that it is the only place that I hear from Jesus. The prayers and worship of those who are there day after day, their work is my benefit by the atmosphere that is produced. Back to the analogy, the outpouring of hearing from Jesus, feeling the Holy Spirit and what I receive from the worship and speaking is like Christmas when I go to IHOP. I hear and feel Jesus in the prayer room. I enjoy soaking in there for hours. I realized when Shane and I stood up to go and see Joyska at her appartment on saturday, that my legs were really sore because I hadn't stood up in 3 hours! I didn't realize I was there that long, or stationary for that long! I receive like crazy in those alter calls and eat up the messages with fascination. I respond and the visitation that I receive is incredible. I'm up there to get prayer, receiving and hearing from Jesus, and thinking "I hope nobody comes over and prays for me...I'm receiving enough already!".
There is so much that I could say about what I heard and received this weekend. I had a pretty incredible experience one night. But I'm keeping some secrets to myself. I realize that I often overshare my experiences and then they feel a little less sacred. So, I'm trying to learn how to keep some intimate secrets with my Savior, my God and the burning lamp within me, the Holy Spirit. The best friends I could ever ask for!
We returned from Kansas City on monday evening...a little later than planned for those of you who aren't from Winnipeg and haven't heard of our adventures yet.
We had an almost accident 2 hours into our drive home on sunday afternoon. There was tons of rain and we lost control of the van. After a crazy few moments and at least three 360s we drove into the ditch. Three of us women and a baby were in the back sleeping and Shane and Jason were in the front, awake of course! That was a rude awakening and there was a lot of commotion for a few minutes with many loud prayers. I realized later that I had had earplugs in the whole time on top of that!
It was a real miracle that no one was hurt, not even the van. I think there were angels holding each side of the van, preventing us from rolling or hitting anything or anyone. Thank-you Jesus for your protection!
We had a great trip though. God always speaks so much to me while I'm visiting IHOP. It is kinda like Christmas. You may receive little gifts here and there throughout the year, like at Mother's Day or your birthday, and then comes Christmas. Now, this analogy isn't true for Shane and I as we didn't even buy presents this last year, but hey, work with me. Christmas rolls around and people are showered with gifts, more than any other time in the year. And you get them from multiple sources, like grandmas, grandpas, etc in a matter of days.
The gifts I receive from Jesus in my trips to IHOP are like this analogy. I'm by no means saying that Kansas City is the only place I receive from God, and I'm not saying that it is the only place that I hear from Jesus. The prayers and worship of those who are there day after day, their work is my benefit by the atmosphere that is produced. Back to the analogy, the outpouring of hearing from Jesus, feeling the Holy Spirit and what I receive from the worship and speaking is like Christmas when I go to IHOP. I hear and feel Jesus in the prayer room. I enjoy soaking in there for hours. I realized when Shane and I stood up to go and see Joyska at her appartment on saturday, that my legs were really sore because I hadn't stood up in 3 hours! I didn't realize I was there that long, or stationary for that long! I receive like crazy in those alter calls and eat up the messages with fascination. I respond and the visitation that I receive is incredible. I'm up there to get prayer, receiving and hearing from Jesus, and thinking "I hope nobody comes over and prays for me...I'm receiving enough already!".
There is so much that I could say about what I heard and received this weekend. I had a pretty incredible experience one night. But I'm keeping some secrets to myself. I realize that I often overshare my experiences and then they feel a little less sacred. So, I'm trying to learn how to keep some intimate secrets with my Savior, my God and the burning lamp within me, the Holy Spirit. The best friends I could ever ask for!
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