Feed Your Soul

Recently someone at worked asked me, again, when I would sign on as full-time staff. And again I explained how I just couldn't give up the flexibility that travel nursing gives me to be able to go on trips. We have had this conversation 3 or 4 times a year for the last 3 years, and although I love it there, I love that I can have the best of both worlds; a few months working in the US and a few months of world travel. This person looked right at me and said, "You have to do what feeds your soul." I have a feeling we probably won't have that conversation again. She gets it. Not to get extremely deep and serious, but this is what feeds my soul.

Darlin and Christian

I guess you can't be too serious when you look at those faces :). I fell in love with these boys as soon as I saw their pictures in an e-mail, and couldn't wait to meet them in person. These boys are young enough that they really had no idea what was going on, but watching Christian's mom say goodbye to his dad at the airport broke my heart. As we boarded airplanes and airport trams and escalators, the boys and their moms had wonder in their eyes at all the things they had never seen before. But when they were just sitting, quietly, you could see the anxiety on their faces. One of the moms was frequently holding back tears. They have left their families and all that they know to come to America and live with people they don't know and let someone do heart surgery on their babies, hoping that all goes well. What an amazing reunion it will be when Christian runs into his dad's arms and is no longer blue and tired.

If you want to see some more pics from the trip, click here.

Time to Travel...

I have now been in the states since November without taking a trip. Almost a whole 5 months! As much as I love my time at home, I am always itching to travel. Next week I will head to Honduras to pick up these 2 adorable little people.

As always, I'm counting down the days until I leave. I LOVE doing transports for CHP. It never fails to be a fun, challenging, and rewarding adventure! I'll let you know how it goes :)