Still believin'

MU may have lost this weekend, but I still believe in my team! Go Tigers! Besides, how can you not cheer for a team with such cute fans?!

MIZZOU-RAH!

20-10!

Happy Birthday to Brooke! She turned 20-10 today and I wish her a most fabulous year! Our 30s are gonna be the best yet...I just know it:)

9-11

As Americans, we all know what this day holds. It holds remembrance, grief, disbelief, anger, fear, hope, & purpose. I cannot help but think of what I was doing this fateful day 6 years ago, busily working my shift at NKCH when the world stopped for that moment in time. And to think of how I have grown, evolved, & changed. I drove past a church today that was holding prayer vigils all day in remembrance of 9-11. I applaud this little church for their prayerful action. However, why does it take a horrid memory to remind us to pray...pray for each other, our enemies, our nation, our military, our leaders, our government, our workplaces & our schools. Let us all remain mindful of what this country & each other need; that is, prayer. With that said, I will end and say thank you to all those heroes 6 years ago & continue to pray for all of us left behind.

Excitement for the future!

I wanted to let you all know that I have officially accepted an Oncology Nurse Practitioner position at the Kansas City Cancer Center - North office. As many of you know, this is the office I worked at for 4 years as a RN. It has been a challenging, exciting, & overwhelming experience; but I have complete confidence that this is my next step in my professional career. Thank you for your prayers & thoughts:) It's awesome to know that I am one step closer to achieving my dream!

Much love to you all! And GO TIGERS:)

Happy Birthday, Em!

Happy Birthday, Em! Hope you have a great day, wonderful weekend (with the move) & an even more awesome year! Love you:)

Word of Encouragement

Here is a poem I have had for quite some time. I wanted to share this, especially for my friends & family who are dealing with the effects of cancer right now. I love you all and am continually praying for each of you!

What Cancer Cannot Take from You

It cannot take away your faith, shatter your hope,

or lesson your love

It cannot destroy true friendship, invade the soul,

or take away Eternal Life

It cannot conquer your Spirit.

~written by JLC

On another note, Race for the Cure is coming up--August 12 at Union Station. For those who have not heard of this, it is a 5K walk/run supporting the Susan G. Komen Breast Foundation. This is a great, overwhelming, and inspiring event! Here is the link if you are interesting in signing up: http://www.komenkansascity.org/

Slacker...that's me

I apologize for being such a blog slacker. However, I am in a brief but much-needed break from school...so here's what's been goin' on!

1. Resolution of my identity theft crisis. I still don't know who or how, but all my money is safely in possession once again.
2. As I said above, classes are over for the summer. That means I only have one more semester (or trimester--as I realized after talking with Joy) before I re-enter the real world and actually use some of this knowledge I have packed in my brain for the last year. Yippee & yikes, all at the same time!
3. Josh & Emily's wedding. It was beautiful & went so smoothly (I didn't have any doubt):) I wish I could share all the pics I took, but (for those of you that know me well), that would mean way too many pics. So, here are my favs! Enjoy:)