Unexpected and Beyond Myself

Unexpected and Beyond Myself

A whole week has passed since my last post. Hard to believe. Anyway, class started up on Monday, and boy do I have a story to tell regarding that!

Saturday evening I received a call from my professor for the new class starting on Monday. Turns out, she is an adjunct prof who lives about 50 minutes south from me, in the exact area that I grew up in. (and my parents are still in) AND she is a Cedarville grad. So we had a lot to talk about, and as we ended the conversation, she asked if I would be willing to meet her. The following day we were going down to my parents for a Christmas with family friends, so I told her I would meet her after we were done. So we met at 6:30 at Panera and chatted until 8:30. Turns out, she is the head of the counseling department of a very large Christian based medical clinic that serves the needs of the entire community...they have everything from OB's to internal medicine doctors to counselors. Not only that, but one of her counselors just opened up a home for struggling teen girls (the exact population I am interested in). We certainly had a great conversation, and I was deeply encouraged just from the experience. As we were leaving she said to me, "Well, when you are ready for your internship, let me know...you have one here if you would like it." Ok, so this may seem insignificant to some, but let me just tell you how HUGE this is. It is very, very difficult to find an internship, especially when trying to get your foot in the door from a correspondence program. Most people end up at the community mental health hospital, with deeply troubled people (not the population I am currently interested in). But I had resigned myself to the fact that I would most likely end up there. So, not only has this opportunity been dropped into my lap, it is the absolute best internship I could ever ask for. I will have my own caseload, and my own clients. It is a Christian based organization so I will be free to share my faith and beliefs (something extremely important to me). I could not ask for a better opportunity. And it fell into my lap...totally had nothing to do with me at all.

Just that morning Jonathan and I had been talking about whether I should continue with these last four classes or wait until next fall when Landon is in school more often. I was very unsure, but still felt compelled to just finish. That evening is when I met with my professor. I really feel like this experience was a tangible reminder to me that God is in the details and I really feel that He is encouraging me to hang on and go for it. Perhaps this has nothing to do with me, maybe there is someone out there that is going to need something that I can offer and the Lord is simply orchestrating the steps to get me there for them. I don't know. But I feel encouraged and have a surety about this decision to plug ahead that I didn't have a week ago. I feel completely unworthy of this opportunity...it is so unexpected and in many ways, undeserved. But I am thankful and grateful and excited to see just how God is going to use me. There have been a few instances in my life where something like this occurred that I have no explanation aside from God. I love it when that happens. There are so many random factors that played together to make this all happen. God is into the details.

If you haven't read ladymiss3739's post today, you need to. It is beautiful and honest and real.

Landon told me today that he does not want to marry Claire because she talks to much. He said he wants someone who just sits there and lets him talk. Funny because he is not that much of a talker...their house would be very quiet. I told him that she really likes him (her mom told me) and his face got all red .

Can you tell that my youngest son is rarely seen without a smile...and a mischievous gleam in his eye

Not much else folks. I realize my life is somewhat boring right now. But I don't mind so much. I kind of like the quiet and the routine. We are going to get slammed with freezing cold temperatures and snow this weekend. Should be nice and cozy. Happy weekend!