Earth Angels

 That’s what nurses are—Earth Angels

I had a procedure done yesterday which had me at the hospital all day (it’s all good). From start to finish, with one tiny exception, the nurses were kind, extremely competent, and served as reminders of what I really wanted to do with my life, but was unable to make happen. That’s okay, really—I found other ways to love and serve others.

But nurses! Doing the hard work, being very knowledgable, and never forgetting the reasons they’re there. In my faith community, we are reminded to ‘love, serve, and remember’. That’s the nugget of nursing—and they get paid for it! And we, the patients, get to be the recipients of their calling.

Today, as I rest and recuperate, I will remember a couple of nurses in particular as I give thanks in my time of prayer and meditation. I will include friends who also followed that path, and the many people who show similar care and kindness, just because that’s who they are. My good friend took the day off work to be my driver, my encourager, my support person, and my latte-retriever. While she’d have made a stellar nurse, she simply acts on her instinct to be a helper in this world, and that’s a huge gift.

Today, as I just take it very easy, I will reflect on the gratitude I feel for these people, and others like them. May we all be people who love, serve, and remember. The world needs more of us.