I will make lemonade! Yum!
Today I had the pleasure of experiencing one of the many road bumps that life will have to offer me. As most of you are aware, I am in Graduate school. I’m proud and grateful of all I’ve accomplished in my education. Graduate school, ladies and gentlemen, is no joke! I’ve had discussions with my husband about how burnt out I am with school (I’ve only been going for 2 years straight). After an unsuccessful “opportunity” (a.k.a test) and being that it is now mid-semester, I have come to a very carefully considered decision to drop the course. For those of you who don’t know, in graduate school there is no such thing as “C for continue”. If an A or a B is not accomplished, no es bueno! I am extremely disappointed and sad, but I do know that all things happen for a reason. So, after a few shed tears, I know that I will be okay. I’m sure that some you may be thinking, “so what, big deal, people do this all of the time”, but I am my own worst critic, so this makes my decision and situation even more difficult. I am the type of person who plans out life exactly as it should be, and it is not very often that my plans fall through, so when they do I’m very hard on myself. My husband has been extremely supportive of me while trying to pursue my goals in life and remains positive; this is a good thing because as I tell him I am “negative Nellie”. I will continue to focus on the future and the goals that I have set for myself, but most importantly, I have to remain focused on the class that I am still enrolled in. I know that what doesn’t kill me will make me stronger and I also know that God always has a much bigger plan than the one that we have for ourselves.
“For I know the plans that I have for you,” declared the Lord “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” – Jeremiah 29:11
Moving forward, I will be driving to San Antonio this Friday to pick up Josh for his spring break vacation with us! While in San Antonio, I will be having lunch with some old co-workers and dear friends. Lunch with these girls and their cute kiddos is always so much fun! I’m super excited and I can’t wait!
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