What a Year!

This time last year, I was preparing to return to Africa. A year later, I feel that sometimes my time there was a bit surreal. Many things have happened as a direct and indirect result of returning to Africa last summer.

1. I became a nurse...finally.
2. I decided to finish one more year of school to get my BSN.
3. Took a job as an RN at a hospital and signed a two year agreement. So far, I'm enjoying my job.
4. Joined a community group at church in September that has blessed me so much.
5. Faced with the choice of choosing to follow Jesus or to walk away, I can thankfully say that I chose Jesus. It was a close call and I'm cognizant every day of how the enemy fights dirty, but Jesus prevails!
6. Learned the importance of cultivating intimacy with Jesus, which includes dedicated time spent in prayer, reading His word, and understanding what worship really means.
7. Learned that a broken heart can be healed, when that healing comes from my Lord and Savior.
8. I am still committed to returning home to Africa, but know that what I plan for and what God plans for may be two different things. I'm okay with that.
9. I desire to be a wife and mother.
10. I am thankful to have come through the last year stronger, wiser, and with a better understanding of who I am in Christ.

Back to School

Well, I registered for summer quarter at the University of Washington! Everyone is saying that finishing my Bachelor's degree will be so much easier than nursing school. I hope to God they aren't lying. My friend Stella sent me a piece of flair on Facebook that reads " Nursing school: kind of like boot camp for your brain." How true is that! I've had the last few weeks off from school and it's been weird to say the least. I haven't had a routine which makes me feel guilty for spending a day in my jammies, instead of running around like I had too much caffeine!