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i got called into work last night at 2:48am. on the drive to the hospital, i just could not stop smiling. jamming to music. arm out the window.

in the parking lot, i couldn’t stop giggling and cheesin from ear to ear. just happy to spend another shift doing what i love. i caught myself thinking about how to “calm down” before heading inside.

it hit me, i was like HOLD UP.

i’m not being chill for any. one. heheheh. i get to chose joy. you can’t take it from me. so i’m gonna be joyful till im blue in the face. until i die. that’s my decision. and it’s so cool.

•i recently made the badge reel in the photo. there were several messages i wanted to put onto badge reels for people to read as i worked. i thought of getting custom badges on a site but ended up just writing it with pen and paper. several coworkers and patients have asked me about it. and it led to sweet conversations for real :) i guess when i chose to snap the pic i wanted to show the joy on my face that i talked about on the badge•

i pray that my patients are genuinely cared for through my nursing practice. made to feel like the priority. honored in both their wishes and boundaries. seen as a human worthy of the upmost respect. treated with the same kindness that i would demand for my loved one if they were in that hospital bed. i pray that they can feel my deep and unshakable joy as a serve them. i hope they come to feel the presence of jesus in me.

i pray that they come to understand that it is my absolute joy to serve them as they bring they little ones earthside. i am honored to witness the miracle of birth.

and i pray that i never loose my wonder. my joy in life and work. my respect for what i do. the weight of my patients who don’t walk home with a baby in their arms. the beauty of all the lil humans i meet. the purpose in the delivery room.

i pray joy is my anthem. not because life is always happy but because i always. always. have something to be joyful for.

love you all :) by @erin_devitry

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4 months ago

jesus is alive!!! hallelujah! by @erin_devitry

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6 months ago

the other day, i was on a flight headed to arizona. after several hours of resting and flipping through movies, i found myself with some unexpected quiet time. sitting alone with my thoughts.

i pulled out a notebook and opened to an empty page, just stared for a while. literally nothing came to mind. eventually i wrote “GOD IS GOOD TO ME” across the top of the page.

i thought about that for a couple minutes and then another thought came to me which i wrote down as well. this went on for a time.

next thing i know, i heard the pilot make the announcement for landing.

i had spent about 2 hours in this notebook. i flipped through and counted 7 full pages of thoughts. each was different and more powerful the more i sat with it. there were things i was convinced of and things the bible clearly says but i struggle to accept.

it didn’t end there. the whole trip i just couldn’t shake the thoughts. i kept finding myself sitting with the statements amidst the long weekend with friends. over the next couple days, i went through all the thoughts and organized them, cutting them into a few lists.

i hadn’t talked much to my friends on the trip about i was doing with the notebook. but, i did share a little with one of my friends and that i selfishly didn’t want to share. however, one thing i’ve learned over the past several years is that if i don’t want to do something for my comfort’s sake, it’s likely something i should consider doing to be more vulnerable.

so here i am, sitting on my flight back to pennsylvania now, typing this in my notes app. i know and am learning to believe everything on these pages. i am seeing that i can find sacred time anywhere, anytime.

he is near.

i hope this is a testament to someone. a reminder that sitting in silence can yield beautiful things. maybe one of the statements hit you or you needed reminded with the week you’ve had. maybe you’re struggling to accept things i wrote down too.

i hope you gleaned something from my rambling. whatever you believe, whether you have faith or not, i hope this at least encouraged you. you’re not the only one with a head full of thoughts. try getting them out onto paper and see where it leads. by @erin_devitry

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7 months ago

i know you can’t tell, but just know it was a perfect golden hour in this pic by @erin_devitry

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2 months ago

congrats rachel & noah, cheers to forever! i love you endlessly taken in Heinz Memorial Chapel by @erin_devitry

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:) by @erin_devitry

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3 months ago

taken in Atlanta, Georgia by @erin_devitry

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4 months ago

the creator calls me his friend by @erin_devitry

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4 months ago

i had this written in a notebook from a few years back, thought i’d share with this pic :)

“perhaps the reason you are drawn to flowers is not only for their outer beauty, but because they remind you: beautiful things will bloom, after the longest season of waiting.”

mhn by @erin_devitry

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hi hi by @erin_devitry

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5 months ago

by @erin_devitry

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5 months ago

therapist evan // happy grad school graduation to my bestest friend. thank you for showing me how to truly care for people. you are the best buddy i know. cheers to you devoting your career to helping others find peace, healing and beauty despite their circumstances. i’m grateful to love you. you are my hero. by @erin_devitry

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