Joy In The Midst of Struggles

On Saturday I went to walk up my stairs and my foot slipped from under me and I fell and hit my nose on true edge of the stairs. my nose did not bleed that much so i thought nothing of it. although it did seem to be a little crooked so today i went to the ER to get it checked to see if it was broken. i thought i would share my experience... first i had to get a CAT Scan so they could see my nose because it was not hurting and did not look like it was broken. it was a struggle to get the scan because you have to hold your head very still. well when i get nervous i get shakier and it is very hard for me to not shake even if i try my best to calm down. so they had to strap my head and chin down so i would not move. luckily it worked and they were able to get the scan and see that my nose was not broken!!! it just is swollen so hopefully it will hopefully be normal and not look crooked!! my other story i wanted to share was a reminder of how blessed i am. the doctor of the ER was a ver...

I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason and that a person can learn from every experience. Many of you have been asking about my job. After careful consideration, praying, and discussing with friends and family i have come to the conclusion that the job did not fulfill what i would like to do. many of times in our culture we want things now and do not take the time to really think about what we are doing. we get caught up in the moment. and sometimes we need to learn to think things over and analyze who we are and what we need . that is the true struggle of the transition of life after college. all through the 4 years of college we think we know what we want to do but do not really know until we get into something. through the process of making this decision i have realized my true passion is to work specifically with children who have disabilities. that is what gives me the true joy and those are the moments i feel closest to God. by working in the special ...

Tonight was my first night back volunteering for special needs during church service. i worked with the kids last summer and was so excited to come back to work with them. after the service on my drive home i had nothing but a smile on my face for how good God is and His little reminders. all of the kiddos in my class are mostly on the autism spectrum. there was a new boy that i just met for the first time today. right when he came to the classroom he asked me "who are you? and what is your name?". it made me smile with how blunt he was and me noting to myself well this is going to be interesting... this little boy looked at me like any other person: -he asked me to play tic tac toe -he went to me for help when the iPad was not working -he listened to me and did not act out when i told him i couldn't do something as i left after service he was in the lobby and asked me "are you going home? your not staying here? wait, what's your name?" his innocenc...

12:50 - stuck in traffic, literally have not moved for 5 minutes. My interview is at 1:00! What am i going to do? i take out the dreaded phone and dial the number of the lady i am interviewing with. i tell her i am stuck in traffic and am going to be late. She says "oh, thank you for calling, take your time, i appreciate you letting me know" PHEW! I am in the clear I knew it from the first few moments of talking with this lady that this was going to be different. she looked at me like a normal individual. she did not look tense or apprehensive when looking at me and answering questions. she just got me. the second question she asked me was how are you going to be a good support to these adults with disabilities? (thinking to myself this is the question i was born for). i explain to her that i have grown my whole life fighting for my rights and the respect/accommodations i need and now it is my turn to do that for others. i understand what individuals with disabilities nee...