Nurse 1 and Nurse 2

These girls are PHENOMENAL! I watch them stress a lot test over test over test. Tiny details that somehow change everything put so much anxiousness in their hearts and I just wish I could tell them not to worry. Then I found out today that they really do need to worry. If they get too low of a test score, they straight up get kicked out of nursing school. Too many wrong answers and they're done for? That's just not fair. But it gives me extra incentive to continue loving them extra.

I was the first one done with finals in The Nest, so I felt it was my duty to be very helpful as everyone else finished up. I cleaned the bedroom, the bathroom and then the kitchen. Then, Kate asked me what time I was getting up on Wednesday. "Probably never," I told her, as it was my first day to sleep in since Thanksgiving. "Why?" I asked. "Well," she hesitated, "if I woke you up early, would you pray for me before my exam?" Gosh, how could I say no to that? So, I figured if I was going to get up, I might as well make them pancakes before the big exam. Thanks to grandmother, who provided me with the perfect Norwegian pancake making supplies, I was able to give them a good breakfast before they went off to regurgitate all the knowledge they have acquired in the past ten weeks.

I am so proud of these two. I couldn't do it, not if you paid me a million dollars. The all nighters, the exams, the memorization...it's not a role that just anyone can fill. You have to be exceptional and Kate and Rachael really are. It is a pleasure to wake up early on sleep in day to do something to bless them. I adore them and I pray everyday that they will see the light at the end of the study tunnel. Someday they will be nurses and they will change and save so many lives every single day. What a joy it is to be a part of their extremely special lives.

Also, they both passed their final exams. On to winter quarter!