Its been one week!

It has only been a week since I left the beautiful valley of Salt Lake! Although it feels like much longer. The people here in Idaho Falls and Ammon (which is where I live) are amazing. Its something about being in a small town that brings everyone together. Everyone is so thoughtful and generous. I don't even know these people, but then I feel like I do and I've known them forever. On a side note I was anticipating the arrival of last Friday. One of the Drs I worked with at St Marks also comes to Idaho Falls and works every 4th Friday. I was looking forward to seeing her and working with her. Friday morning came and everyone was on edge (at work) and I couldn't figure it out, and then the surgical tech mentioned that this "Dr" is high maintenance. I chuckled and played stupid, (obviously she was a little stressed out.) I didn't say a word and continued to let her know I was here to help her. In my head I thought it would be fun to play dumb since some people just assume I am and don't know anything and then when the DR came into the room it would all change, in my favor! Well I went with the nurse who I was with that day to interview the patient and my plan flopped! The Dr was in the preop area and since we were with the patient we had to be appropriate so she winked at me and I smiled. I got choked up for a minute, I felt like I had come home! That this short week of being in Idaho was nothing and here I was with one of my favorite Drs, working and doing some of my favorite cases. It was HEAVEN!! Well of course this Dr went off to the whole OR how I was her favorite Nurse to work with at St Marks and how sad she was to see me go but excited to still be able to work with me here in Idaho. From that point on the staff treated me like royalty. LOL Asking me for advice, and I have to admit I felt a bit Special! Saturday I had the opportunity to go to the stake center and have a beautiful dinner with some beautiful sisters. All whom I have never met, by the end of the night I had several new friends and several new numbers. The broadcast was amazing. I felt so touched and so loved. It was an affirmation that I am where I get to be at this time and the Lord has not let me out of his sight. We sang the Hymn I'll Go Where You Want me to Go; and the words rang deep and true. "It may not be on the mountain height Or over the stormy sea, It may not be at the battle's front My Lord will have need for me. But if, by a still, small voice he calls To paths that I do not know, I'll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in thine: I'll go where you want me to go. Perhaps today there are loving words which Jesus would have me speak; There may be now in the paths of sin Some wand'rer whom I should seek. O Savior, if thou wilt be my guide, Tho dark and rugged the way, My voice shall echo the message sweet: I'll say what you want me to say. There's surely somewhere a lowly place In earth's harvest fields so wide Where I may labor through life's short day for Jesus, the Crucified. So trusting my all to thy tender care, and knowing thou lovest me, I'll do thy will with a heart sincere: I'll be what you want me to be." I realized that this is truly what life is about, trust. To go where He wants me to go, to say what He wants me to say and to be what He wants me to be. It looks different for everyone and that's the beauty of it. Even this one week, if that's all I was here for has taught me so much, has stretched me and brought me out of my comfort shell. I tend to be a hermit and its been great to let go of that thought and to socialize and get to know more of Gods children. Because we are ALL in this Together, to help move along the work, to be friends, to up lift one another and carry one another. What a beautiful process. (obviously this pic was not taken in Idaho Falls, but its beautiful and I wanted to share!)