"new look"

I've been trying to give many things in my life "face lifts" recently, and my blog should not go unnoticed. So, I decided to change things around a bit. There may be a little tweaking in this blog's future.

I've been struggling recently with "who I am"... Seems I'm still trying to find my identity even now; all this time after high school. Nursing school was really a blur for my social life, too much homework and responsibility - although I did manage to find a husband and marry him. =] I know what the answer ought to be. First, and foremost, I am a christian. I am a woman of God. I am a wife, a daughter of two wonderful parents, a sister of one supportive and loving brother who has been a close companion for many many years, I'm a friend of many lovely ladies, and gentlemen, I am a nurse. Aha! There it is... the one I've been struggling with. Nurse. What is a nurse? A taker of orders,... a do-er of tasks... a passer of meds...? Shouldn't there be more to it than that? The idea of nursing is fabulous and riveting. How you can really change someone's life, extend their lives, or make their last moments of life really something special. What I have found, so far... is that these patients I've come into contact with more often than not, aren't even grateful for a glass of water, and I - young child that I am, have thin skin, and insecurities.

But the Lord calls us to have thick skin. To battle onward. To be kind, and turn the other cheek. To love others, our enemies, our foes. He calls us to do his will without instant gratification, heavens, perhaps without gratification at all. So I revert back to the "thing" that I am first and foremost. A christian, a woman of God. And it all comes full circle. I am a caring girl with a tender heart, but lucky for me, God is within me, strengthening me and moving me onward.

Love, Sara