ExTrEmEs....

This post was started a while ago but it wasn't quite ready to post. But here we go.

life is full of experiences that take us from one extreme to the next of the human existence. this week saw both in one day, in fact, i participated in them in one hour. in my career as a nurse i have helped bring babies into the world and i have helped old people leave the world. but for the first time i personally helped a very sick little one return home to our heavenly father. i can't say much but what i can say is that the Spirit of the Lord was there in abundance for this family. another reminder that Heavenly Father loves all of his children and is mindful of us. every time i have a patient who is dying i wish i could reach out to the family and tell them about the plan of salvation. i want them to know that their loved one's spirit will live on and that they can be together forever. i can't just share that but i can feel the Spirit surround and comfort them. reassuring them that they have made the right choice and that death is not the end. in the middle of this sad day i got to go visit some friends who had just had their baby the day before. a beautiful, healthy baby girl who is perfect and wonderful and adorable. i'm grateful for that visit and the lift it gave me to carry on with the work that was ahead.

i'm grateful to my Heavenly Father for the gift i have to be a nurse and to touch others' lives. i know to some it may seem like too much to be involved in such private parts of peoples lives, and sometimes i can feel my heart breaking but what a gift to know that what i do everyday effects others.