Example: Yesterday

OK just to give you a little example of what I'm dealing with here people- I'll give you the highlights from yesterday.....

-Was a witness to the signing of a living will (quite sad)

- Walked into a room to minister an elderly lady and found her completely naked laying on her bed- asleep, mouth open. sad and yet, a little funny ( no worries, I covered her up.) :)

-Was talking to a different lady when she had to go to the bathroom, the nurse came in and the next thing I know, the lady's pants are off...

---> sometimes I just wish there was someone else with me during the day to share in the randomness that happens all around me.

oh, and I definitely have a new and HUGE appreciation for nurses and doctors. I know I would get used to a lot of this, if I was either, but I'm not and this is all new for me. I do know one thing though, this whole experience is definitely growing me.
I recently helped a child at a youth retreat when he tore open his foot. While everyone was in a panic I ran to him, scooped him up, and cleaned and bandaged the wound myself! He obviously needed stitches and while I am not a suture (did I spell this correctly?!) kind of girl, I think I packed the wound quite nicely :)
I'd like to think I work well under pressure...and perhaps children's feet as they gush blood. (Sorry to be graphic for those of you who get a little queasy. )

Wondering what else I will encounter this summer....
-Kate

The Trouble with Internships

Ok so today it was REALLY hard to get up and go to my internship this morning. Its just very difficult to go talk to people in their hospital beds sometimes...you never know what you're going to get and Jesus is repeatedly showing me that the hardest to love are the ones that need love the most.
It takes all my spiritual, physical and emotional energy to go up to my floor some days and all my energy to just keep me going into each individual room. I think I'm learning everyday that Jesus did some amazing things when He made Himself unclean for the sake of others healing the sick and raising the dead. He saw past their physical illness to their more important problems- their souls. Jesus was the ultimate doctor and healer.

Also, I would like it if my brother would come home soon- the house is eerily quiet and I'm finding myself making up excuses to leave...it would just be nice to not be an only child for awhile.
Praying God gives me grace to make it through this long day!
~Kate

Carpe Diem

Recently I have been mulling over the phrase " seize the day" and I was thinking to myself- what does that look like, how do you "seize the day?"
Scenes from "Dead Poet's Society" immediately began to play in my head. Robin Williams is eerily whispering the phrase over and over again, thoroughly creeping the young high school boys out (not to hate on one of the best movies ever created!)
And then it hit me right there during my class this morning (we were talking about death and the dying) to be able to fully "seize the day" you must imagine your last day...sounds strange but keep with me. You have to ask yourself, "If I was to die today- what would i regret not doing?" and then do it. That's how you seize the day.
Just a thought process I had. I think I would regret not telling everyone I see about Jesus. Sometimes I want to shout at the top of my lungs about His grace and love and power. I wonder what someone would do if began energetically shouting at them about the love of God?! haha!
What would you regret not doing?

Also, I was asked yesterday if I was 12 years old......and I politely told them NO.
-Kate

Top Ten Things I have Learned from My Internship (Thus Far)

*for all you non-medical/hospital people out there.

1.) You walk the same day you have knee replacement surgery
2.) If someone is screaming from a room...dont walk in there to see if they need any help- contrary to popular belief. :)
3.) Dont get into a deep theological discussion with a man who is doped up on morphine
4.) If someone asks you if you want to see their gun shot wound...just say no
5.) When it comes to infectious diseases, use hand sanitizer whether you think you need it or not
6.) Dont give too many blood thinners to an elderly lady or her foot will turn black
7.) Dont take an online class while doing an internship....its not fun
8.) You can make drugs using a loaf of bread and shoe polish
9.) Sometimes its ok to have a concealed weapon on you
10.) Dont give meal tickets to people who are not wearing any pants.

- did not make some of these mistakes, other interns helped me write this one. haha :)
-Kate

Still figuring things out

still tryin to figure out how to set everything on this blog.
praise God i'm graduating in a year!
Life lesson from today's sermon: God's will for my life is much greater and scarier- but so worth it compared to my will for my life.
Am I truly doing what God is calling me to do, right now?
Trying to surrender,
~Kate

Brand new blog

SO i've been using this old blog for awhile and i thought it would be good to start my own finally. I dont blog often so no one should get too attached to this BUT when i do blog it means i have something to say......which i guess means i dont often have much to say....haha. In the words of a patient I work for: "You can only do the best you can and nothing else."
~Kate