Thankful

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!! So, I figured it would be a good time to reflect on the many blessings that I've been given :)

Top Ten Things I’m Grateful for this Thanksgiving...

1. Grace. It saved me. I wouldn’t be anywhere without it.

2. My family. I am thankful for parents who have been married for 26 years and choose to love each other every day. I am grateful for the way that they have raised me. I am also thankful for my brother and the wonderful person he is.




3. Time with family. The nursing program has kept me so busy that I feel like I haven’t seen anyone in forever. This break has allowed me to spend time with my parents and my brother, as well as some of my extended family. And I love it!

4. My church family. They are my family. They support me in everything I do and I absolutely love all of them. Sundays are my favorite day of the week :)

5. My roommates. Kris, Jess, and Meg keep me sane. I am thankful for the laughter that always fills my apartment.



6. My nursing buddies. Many days, they’re the reason that I don’t quit the program. They always encourage me when I’m having a bad day. Jess T., Jacqui, Jess E., Cailee, Jess D., Jenna, Paige, and many others…thank you for not allowing me to give up :)



7. This country. I’m not really into politics. But, I do know that I am blessed to live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Thank you to all of the soldiers who fight for my freedom every day.

8. My education. I am beyond blessed to be able to attend a private, Christian university. CBU has been exactly what I need. Now…only 2 ½ years to go…



9. Africa. I am so incredibly grateful that God sent me to Africa and used it to rock my world.



10. Sleep!! This break means that I finally get to catch up on the sleep that I haven’t been getting since September!!

Lord, thank You for all of the blessings that You’ve given me. I am unworthy.

whose idea was this??

I have been looking forward to Thanksgiving break for a LONG time. School has been absolutely nuts and stressful, so I was definitely looking forward to a break. But...as a nursing major there is no such thing as a break. So, even though I am in beautiful Oceanside in a lovely hotel with my family, I am stuck inside working on homework. Boo. Don't get me wrong, I would MUCH rather be here than at school. But I have to wonder...whose idea was it to assign me so much work over the break?? Can't you cut a girl some slack? But seeing as how the amount of work that I have to do is not magically going to shrink, I guess I'll just have to get over it. And I'll enjoy whatever time I do have with my family. Of course, this might mean that I put off most of my homework until the end of break, but I think that just might be worth it :)

bring on Thanksgiving break!!

This week has been utter craziness. I have been doing homework non-stop since Saturday. I had a really big paper due in one class and two projects due in another class. Plus all of my regular homework. Let's just say that I've been completely stressed this week. Somehow I managed to not have a panic attack and I made it through. See, I don't have class on Fridays...so my Thanksgiving break has officially started!! :) And even though my break will be filled with homework, (I truly just can't escape it) at least it will be spent with family and not in a classroom. So, I am thankful for Thanksgiving break! It came just in time.



looking forward to some time with the fam :)