on decorating. . .

I spent my downtime on call today working on decorations for the new NICU. I have loved learning about infrastructure and architectural plans and contractors through the entire process of our NICU expansion – thinking of space, and plugs, and practical function of shelves and monitors and incubator space. However, decorations are way more fun. . . and also essential to making our nursery welcoming.

The architect decided on a mountain theme, and my mind immediately went to my on of the first full psalm I memorized as a child “I lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where does my help come. . .” It seemed like a perfect verse for our mamas in those first uncertain days with a premature baby in the NICU. . .

So, I reached out to an Etsy designer who has provided all the verses for the NICU so far and she sent me this design: