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Today I woke up and there was a song in my head! I take that as a good sign. I washed my hair and stayed downstairs with mom and dad and the kids for about 2 hours. That too is progress. I am still very low on energy and foggy and have many of the other symptoms I previously mentioned. I have struggled so much in the past week especially, but as always I do try to look at the positive in any bad situation. I am hopeful that I can beat this and move forward. I'm sure God will use me one day to help ...

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010
March 19, 2010

This week I finally succumbed to the depression that has been darkening my soul for many years. I have tried so hard to look and act happy. It was a lot of work to hide my depression. I can trace my first depressive feelings as far back as my sophomore year in college. It seems that over the years things have slowly gotten worse.

I feel low on energy to the point that I can't take care of myself or anyone else.
I feel ...

I am a nurse. I had always thought I wanted to work in Labor and Delivery. What a blessing to see life begin with all the hopes and promises. Even in the worst of situations, a birth lends beauty and a breath of heaven. Tiny fingers, brand new sounds and cries, babes who make quirky movements and gestures as they learn to live outside of their warm, watery womb. The almost instantaneous change in some moms and dads as they look upon their child's face for the first time, and realize that living ...

For the past two days it has become important to me to not only look for opportunities to serve, but to notice and be grateful for those whom God brings into my life to serve and minister to me. So, for days 3 and 4 I am going to highlight what others have done for me! This endeavor I am on is in no way about prideful, self-exultation. It is not about how holy I am, how great I am. If it were about those things it would be very short indeed!! He is good, He is holy, and He is the reason I am doing ...

Whew! Serious wake-up call for me the other day! I was attending my church Bible study, when I finally understood a concept that has been eluding me for as long as I can recall. The Bible tells us not to judge others... easier said than done - or at least that is what I chose to think. So, what if I have opinions about some people, who wouldn't... Right? WRONG!

Our teacher explained that the Gospel, or good news of what Jesus Christ did for us on the cross, is for everyone ...