No one reads this. But it is a good way to put my thoughts down. I haven't written in a long time, only because I have been busy with work. Lately my mind has been plauged with thoughts...not bad but not good. I feel as if I have isolated myself from people, my friends, the world. My only friends in this world are my family and God. But I think this is a good thing....I prayed a couple months ago that I could follow in God's ways. Not to be distracted with the things of this world, to be drawn in by those who choose to do worldly things. Seems dumb that I am writing this down now but I feel as if someone should know. Truth is I feel a little lonely...I feel as if all my friends have abandoned me and that all I do is work. As I write this I know that these feelings will pass...I am not depressed in the least bit, just wanting to be heard somewhat. The Lord has something great planned for me...not sure what yet, but as contradictory as this sounds I know that I am not alone. He is there is for me no matter what :) Thanks for listening no one.

Hola!

Ok so I am almost officially on spring break...one more day.

This first eight weeks of school has flown by so incredibly fast...and thank goodness!

Naturally I get a full week off of school...which isn't technically a break because I will be working the majority of that.

I think in my free time I will want to take pictures...of what I don't really know but I just want to take pics.

Secret time

I really love taking photos...I am no expert but if I had a hobby potential...I would totally take pictures and fix them all up. I kind of need a nice camera for that though

When I get my big girl job I will. :)

Well in other news...there isn't very much.

Things have been going really well with school and work and life in general.

The weather lately has been so stinking awesome...it's a huge distraction from homework unfortunately

Well that was a pretty lame post, but I was reading 1 Peter this morning and found a verse that is so awesome :) There's no need to really explain the meaning...it says it all. And it is for all those lovely ladies who love the Lord...

"Do not let your adorning be external - the braiding of hair, the wearing of gold, or the putting on of clothing - but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious" 1 Peter 3:3-4

I forget this a lot...and think that to impress others or even to myself that having the nicest clothing and the prettiest hair and makeup really determines beauty...not even close. The most beautiful women are those women who follow and serve the Lord. :) 

LOVEEE you 

I Am Feeling Crazy

HEY!

Ok, so I am so totally excited about this week. I must brag, so hold on tight.

Ok so in clinical this week I got to the coolest things EVER!

For one, I got to give medications through an IV line that goes straight to the heart...for those who are curious that is called a PICC line.

Secondly, my instructor let me be BY MYSELF when giving medications. So I totally felt awesome and like a real nurse because I didn't have my instructor there breathing down my neck.

Thirdly, I got to give a shot...yah I am awesome.

There are some other cool nerdy nurse things I got to do, but no one wants to hear about it.

Anyway, other than that this week was just a good week. I hope more are like this.

I am excited for tonight. Arielle and I are going to Hebrews coffee for a little bible study time.

Can never go wrong with that. :) 

I am definitely getting a vanilla chai latte...if you have never had one, please get one. Either that, or I will have to be forced to buy you one, because you can't miss out on the awesome taste that is the vanilla chai latte. Oh and hewbrews has the best ones...Starbucks is up there with a close second.

One more week til spring break.

What am I going to do during my break?

That's funny you ask...

STUDY

Yeah

WORK

Oh buddy this is exciting

And see

THE HUNGER GAMES!

You're excited I can tell

If you want to come with me...you may.

Just ask :)

Ok, well have a good day!

Loveeee you

Oh hello my lovlies.

Today is a wonderful day. Beautiful in fact. Windy as all get out but warm nonetheless.

I have a terrible headache, but that's for a good reason. I finally gave up soda...and no not for good.

Honestly I couldn't give it up totally. But it's been 1 week and I haven't faltered. I did have coffee twice, but once because I was driving home from work and couldn't stay awake and two...well it's just delicious.

I wanted to give up soda because as much as I know about what it does to your body, I will thank myself later in life.

So I have decided to treat myself to it once a week or so. I honestly can tell a difference in how I feel during the day. The only bad part is the really bad headaches in the morning...which I will conquer.

In other news, I am SO proud of myself. I just had my second test of the semester...and I got an A!

If you know anything about nursing school testing...you know its down right near impossible to get an A. I feel so incredibly blessed.

When I went in to take this test, I just prayed to the Lord that the knowledge I have been learning would

be manifested onto the test.

I wasn't asking for an A...I was basically asking to pass. And to my surprise...and A was evident.

Now in my joy of course all my nursing friends are asking each other how we did...

and when they found out I made an A, you can only imagine the looks on their faces.

It's a bitter sweet feeling when you know your friends only got B's and C's and your the one with the best grade...

But honestly...I don't brag. I won't tell unless someone asks. (Of course I told Arielle and my dad)

But here's the thing...A's don't make good nurses...neither do B's or C's. It's the person

who makes a good nurse. It's the character and caring nature that makes a good nurse.

Sure you have to go through this stuff to get to get there, but in the end no patient of mine is going

to ask "Did you get A's in nursing school...because if you didn't I don't want you being my nurse"

Most of the time the patients want someone who is going to care for them...and probably ask "have you ever done this before" LOL

I will also take this as a lesson to BE that good nurse. You have no idea how many

nurses out there have that air about them that says "I am better than you" Makes me ill.

I think I say this because I am an aide and get the poop jobs...literally. ha!

So I'm going to get off that soap box...

SO I have been reading Micah...and let me tell ya...I can't decipher the meaning very well.

Honestly that is how I feel about a lot of the bible. (That is why I love bible studies too...they bring to light what I didn't understand) For example...in church we are going over Nehemiah and last Sunday we went over chapter 3. I won't lie...when I come to passages like this...and those with geneology of people...I skip. Lesson learned...Do Not Skip.

It's important stuff friends.

So my downfall though is understanding what the Lord means in theses passages. So like in Micah what I can gather is about the coming Messiah...nuff said.

I know that the Lord puts these kinds of passages in here because if he made it black and white for us...then what would be the point of furthering our knowledge of Him and learning lessons and growing in the Spirit. I guess I just realized in myself I need to pray about these things and about these passages that I don't understand.

The Lord will reveal them in his own time.

Anyway I will end with this awesome verse that is more like a question but stuck out to me...and casting crowns (hehe)

"He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God"

Hello!

So I am not really sure what to write about today. Maybe about what has been

floating through my head the last couple days.

I will start with my day at work.

So as you know I work at the hosptial...which I love. But today for some

 reason was just crazy...enough to make me hate the job almost.

That sounds bad but we were so incredibly understaffed today it was ridiculous. I wish I could make three of me. Anyway, I had a patient today that just about broke my heart. Without violating HIPPA here I will just say he was the sweetest old man I have every met...with Alzhiemers.

If you know anything about this disease, you will know it is debilitating and deadly.

He asked for a hug today.

I almost burst into tears.

Safe to say I don't know if I could work in a nursing home, or with Alzhiemers patients when I become a nurse. I don't think I could handle it.

Just knowing that your mind is gone and you can't even remember your own daughter...or son...or even your own name possibly. 

That's what I was going to lead into for my second thought.

I feel so incredibly lucky for the things I have.

I can walk

I can talk

I am so healthy its insane

I know who my family is and know that they love me so much

I know that the Lord is there and He never fails me

I couldn't imagine if I couldn't remember my sister, dad, the Lord.

So I shall leave you with this.

Take each day and THANK the Lord that you are alive, healthy, and well physically and mentally.

If I have learned one thing the short time I have worked in the healthcare field, it is to cherish the moments God has given me.

Hey Blog Pals,

Today is a beautiful day...it was windy but never-the-less it was a day the Lord had made...and I was lucky enough to breathe that air.

So I am making this post short and sweet. I wanted to talk a little about where I came up with my blog name Laurel's Light.

It seemed a little silly playing around with names that were close to mine and with some of my sister's help, I managed to come up with it on my own!

So anyway as you know, my name is Lauren and I wanted to find what my name meant. Seems pretty cliche but

who cares right!? Anyway my name is french for crowned with Laurel...which I find very beautiful. I didn't want to just use "crowned with Laurel", I wanted it to have meaning.

So I thought about something to do with nursing...but I wanted the second word to start with an L. So here I am thinking, thinking, thinking (I'm not that creative really). Well I started thinking light was a good word and it has a totally appropriate meaning...

I know your dying to know what it is...

Ok, so basically the connection comes from Florence Nightingale. She was known as the "Lady with the Lamp" For those of you not so nerdy with the history Florence Nightingale was a nurse and an awesome one at that. I found this awesome quote that basically sums up the purpose of her and why "Light" was my word of choice

This lamp... was a symbol of all Florence Nightingale stood for, comfort and kindness and gentleness and courage, and an unswerving devotion to duty. Perhaps deep down, she knew even then that the light from it would go on shining far into the future..."

Doesn't sound so cliche now does it? :)

I hope that one day I embody that kind of nursing spirit and hopefully pass that "light" onto others

Hello fellow bloggers. This would be my first ever blog and I am so excited! I have to first attribute joining this blog to my sister, legs (as she is refered to by another fellow blogger), and the queen blogger of them all Mom.

The reason I first joined this was so I could put how I really feel about certain

situations in my life...which predominately concern nursing school. And if you have read anything

in my about me, you would know.

I will just first start out by saying that I love school, everything about it...even the stress that comes with it.

I feel it is a gift from the Lord that I am even here in the first place. For that I feel so extremely blessed.

Secondly I love that I get to help people in need one on one in facing difficult situations. It feels
so nice to be able to help people.
Lastly I just have to mention my obsession with pinterest...I suppose obsession isn't really the right word...
more like ok obsession and espically kitty cats. So I shall leave you with these pictures :)



PS: I love gummi bears.