The diary of an L&D nurse

When I tell people that I am an L&D nurse, they always say, "Oh how fun, you get to play with the babies all day!" That's not quite the way it is, but for the most part I am usually blessed each day. Most of my mom's are healthy and have healthy babies. Most days, I am given the opportunity to be a part of someone's birth experience and hopefully make it a special day.
Last week, I had one of those beautiful days. I had the honor of taking care of an amazing couple, Eric and Kim. They had the most precious baby, Caroline and I had such a fun day with them. She says that she was blessed by me that day, but I feel like I was the one that was blessed. Every day, before I get out of my car, I pray for the patient that I will have. I am always amazed at the way that God orchestrates it and works out every detail of the day. I "randomly" got Eric and Kim as patients, but already knew them from our Newlywed Sunday School class. Days like that remind me of why I chose this profession.But, when it is bad, it is VERY bad. I have held too many grieving moms and dead babies in my arms. Some days, I just don't understand what God is doing. Today was one of those days. This happened on my shift today. I cannot get this father's grieving face out of my head. I cannot imagine how anyone recovers from this. Please pray for this family.