Author: Melissa Schwartz Beck

I have been a Registered Nurse for 29 years. For much of this time, I was teaching, practicing, and researching nursing. Now, I'm journeying to discover the heA/R/T of my experience and my calling. As a Missionary Nurse, Educator and Simulation Consultant, I am a Servant of Yeshua (Jesus), sharing knowledge through writing, research, simulation, and curriculum development.

by Melissa Schwartz Beck March 4, 2024 1

Blog Chattering Hopes and Advice

Notes on Nursing: Looking Forward & Back

April 24th, 2022: My flight was oversold and I was stranded in Phoenix, Arizona. At first I thought, I’d justContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck February 23, 2024 1

Taking of Food. What Food?

There I was sitting in a classroom. I was no longer the teacher, I was the student. The speaker wasContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck October 19, 2023 1

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The Flare of Nostrils

Have you ever felt an uneasy feeling around you. On the first of August, I was to board a planeContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck August 22, 2023 3

Blog Ventilation/Warming

The Air, The Wind, and The Breath

It hit me and fell. A creature unlike any I had seen before. It was the largest and most beautifulContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck August 18, 2023 1

Blog Ventilation/Warming

In Dying, they are Saved

From the wall they look . . . From the cliff they leap . . . Instantly memories flood myContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck August 5, 2023 0

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The Missing Lamp of Light

Scrolling my phone looking at old pictures, I stopped abruptly for a revelation (not in the prophetic sense, but ratherContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck July 26, 2023 2

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Walking with the Light

This morning I awaken with blurred eyes, stumbling feet. With a humming tune, Be Thou my Vision, I walk. IContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck May 9, 2023 5

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The Dark House Wants Light

I received a call, the next thing I knew I was off on a plane. Over the course of threeContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck April 4, 2023 2

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Filled with the Light

Walking toward the window, my shaking arm hits a knob. I open the door and fall to the floor. WhileContinue Reading

by Melissa Schwartz Beck March 10, 2023 2

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Avi the Window Salesman, the Garbage Bin, and the Song

On the afternoon of December 6, 2022, I knew I was teetering on the dark hole of depression. I didn’tContinue Reading