Happy March!!

Can it be March already? Can it be the END of March already?? Wow. Only 44 days until my nursing pinning ceremony and 45 days until I graduate from MNU!! It's so hard to believe that for the first time in 19 years I will not be going to school in the fall. I'm excited to see where God will have me this fall. I've been applying for jobs and am praying I'll hear back from the right one. Our nursing class officially has three people with guaranteed jobs after graduation...it really is possible!

Most of my time lately has been taken up by school and my nursing internship. We are required to get about 200 hours of work in with our nurse preceptor...4 more 12-hour shifts and I'm done. =) I was placed at St. Joseph Medical Center on a critical care stepdown unit and am LOVING it. I have a wonderful preceptor and all of the nurses on the floor are great about helping me learn as much as I can.

This summer I have been given a fantastic opportunity to practice nursing skills and leadership skills in Guatemala. Lately I've been working on planning my trip. I will work in the Patanatic Clinic for a week and a half as a nurse as well as teaching local women basic nursing skills. Then for two weeks I will lead a team from MNU to do work in the clinic and the surrounding area. I am still finding out for sure what Heart to Heart plans to do with our team during the two weeks but I am so stoked to see it all work out. So far I have two stupendous girls on my team. They are so sweet and are also getting excited about the trip. As great as they are, we still need more people. PLEASE pray that God will bring the right people to join the team. Let me know if you or anyone you know is interested! I am trusting God to bring this team together with the exact people He wants to be involved. He is already showing His goodness in my own fund raising...just yesterday I had some dear friends of mine tell me that they were able to give a gift to support my trip. Praise God!

More updates to come, I promise. Hugs and kisses!!