Back in the fall of 2008 I stepped foot into my first college class at IWU. I was scared to death and 90% sure I wouldn't make it through the semester. I was to old....I had been out of school for over 8 years and I just didn't believe in myself. That first night I was so nervous....I just didn't fit in.....plus my first two classes were completely unrelated to nursing which made them very boring. But at the end of that first semester I was still alive....still sane and my GPA was a lot higher than I expected.
Following my first semester were 10 more semesters....successful semesters....(number 10 won't be technically successful until I take/pass all my finals next week =). As I've proceeded through college and now through the nursing program I am amazed by just how fast it has gone. When I'm in the midst of a semester filled with tests, quizzes, care plans and clinical paperwork...well in these times the semester just drags on and on. Now I am two days and three finals away from being a JUNIOR....holla!!
Anyway with all this being said I am happy to announce that I will be gainfully employed at the VA hospital this summer....I KNOW RIGHT!!! I am so excited. I will be a student nurse (level 3) and I'll be taking care of patients AND getting paid to do so. This has been my dream for 4 years now. I have come along way from my sheepish entrance to my very first class in 2008....a very long way. All the studying, test taking, paper writing has all been me but my success has been due in large part to my wonderful support system. My husband Brady and Brady's parents Lisa and Mike have made it easy for me to do what I need to do for school. They have taken off countless days and cared for my kiddos countless times and all with loving encouragement. Lisa even sacrificed herself to be my guinea pig for a couple of my classes....she's truly a saint. Truth is I COULD NOT do this without them....I just couldn't!
After nearly 6 years of being a stay at home mom/student I am joining the "real world" as Brady calls it. I'm looking forward to learning a lot this summer....and making money will be a great perk as well....but my main goal is to keep pursuing the path God is leading me down. I truly want my job to a ministry of sorts. I always ask all my patients if I can pray with/for them and their usually very receptive. God has put in me a passion and empathy for people on a level that supersedes that of others in my class. God made me the way he did for a reason and I plan on following him and obeying him. Your prayers are very much appreciated. For me and even Brady and the kiddos as I make the last push to the end of the semester....clarity of mind to recall the information I need for my finals and also for God to prepare my heart for this new opportunity I have been given! Oh...Happy Day!!!
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