Bitter-sweet

Today I pulled into the Grayling Mercy Hospital at 5:32 am, and one minute later at 5:33 a baby was born. As I arrived on the med-surg floor where I have been doing clinicals, my teacher came up to me and said "I'm going to send you down to OB, a baby was just born". I think I about jumped through the roof. I was so excited. It was a really good day, I got to ask the nurses a lot of questions and caring for a newborn baby is just the best! 

It was a good reminder of how precious life is yet, how babies are born into a sin-cursed world. Bitter-sweet. I was again reminded that even though everything seems against this new little life, with Christ, all things are possible!

With love

~Cherry~

School or Worship?

I am so excited this semester to be taking Maternal health and Child development as a part of my course of study in nursing. I had my first test today and the second lecture. My teacher is of course not a Christian and in fact worked for Planned Parenthood. Yet even she cannot help but acknowledge the miracle of life and wonder at the intricacies of human development. In all my classes I am struck with how amazing God is, but I find myself even more in awe of Him when I study for this class. Praise His Name! Life is a Miracle! School is Worship!

I wish my teacher would acknowledge this psalm, but she doesn't, so I have it written inside the cover of my notes to remind me of my Awesome Creator.

For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
Psalm 139
love,
~Cherry~

Study

Today is a study day. It is -1 degree outside. It is me, books, and a desk. I will be content... just please, add tea.

With love,

~Cherry~

Pinterest

Some of you have already figured this out, but I have a pinterest account now as well as a blog. I do not know how to add this link to my blog permanently, but for right now I will share the link in this post. I am registered as Cherry Ames. So, see ya' on Pinterest!

Love

~Cherry~

Psalm 20

May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
    May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
 May he send you help from the sanctuary
    and give you support from Zion!
 May he remember all your offerings
    and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah

 May he grant you your heart's desire
    and fulfill all your plans!
 May we shout for joy over your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with the saving might of his right hand.
 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
 They collapse and fall,
    but we rise and stand upright.

 O Lord, save the king!
    May he answer us when we call.

                   

New Beginnings

I am going to make a new attempt to be a blogger. I really enjoy blogging however once you go a few days without an entry, the harder it becomes to write a post. And so it goes, on and on and on and on... until one day you realize it has been oh... three or so months since you posted your last post. Hmmm... So, I am back. Back in the blogger world.

Oh yeah, Baby

The Detroit Tigers have done it again. Last night I cheered on Justine Verlander and the Tigers as they played a stellar game against the Oakland A's. It was great. GO Tigers!

Love,

~Cherry~