Adam and I bought ourselves a Sony Handycam yesterday. I love it! It has a 30GB hard drive, a 40x optical zoom, and best of all its so tiny and cute 
I’ve been video taping Piper and playing it back which seems to really confuse him. I’m hoping to find lots of things to use it for, so everyone needs to get busy planning parties that I can come and video tape them at
I have officially found a job working as an LPN. I will be working part-time in the ER & Med-Surg units at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. My first day will be next Thursday, the 27th. I will be training on the day shift until school starts and then once orientation is over I will be working the midnight shift. God has blessed us in many ways with this new job and Adam and I are both very excited about the change. Working in both the ER and Med-Surg units will allow me to be better trained and prepared for multiple situations once I become an RN. My new job will also allow me to purchase the group insurance once my 90 day probation period is over, which will save us quite a bit of money each month, and the pay raise will help us to pay off some bills! Its amazing how God always provides no matter what the situation! I’m excited to begin working in the profession that I’m going to school for and can’t wait to see how God will use me!
Its amazing how God can work in the youngest of lives to touch so many! “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12
Definition: Impossible to comprehend or grasp, So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable…Amber Lewis
To a woman who is told she is infertile this word fits both meanings. Its impossible to comprehend how something you’ve wanted so bad for so long could be so unlikely and impossible to reach. How something that comes so easily for so many could be so far out of reach for others. How God could have choose this path for your life while others who seem to not want their children are blessed with so many.
I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and an arcuate uterus (crazy misshapen) officially this summer and ever since then my life has become a roller coaster of emotions. It was bad enough when I just had screwy ovaries that didn’t work right. At least then I had some hope that a “magic” little pill could fix the problem, but then when you add the messed up uterus the chances of having a miscarriage or premature labor grows tremendously. Part of me thinks I’m selfish for even considering attempting to carry a child when I know that my body has already predisposed itself to failure. I know that there are people who have been barren for years only to find out one day that they are blessed with child. And I know that its not even been a year since I found out my diagnosis and that I shouldn’t give up so easily, but it’s hard. I’m trying everyday to remember Jeremiah 29:11 and know that Gods plan for my life is far greater than anything I could ever imagine, but even that seems inconceivable to me. It seems that almost every week another of my dear friends is being blessed with the joy of pregnancy, and I am so happy for them, but at the same time it kills me a little each time. And yes, I know that there are so many children in the world that are just longing for homes, and adoption is a real option, but then again it seems so far out of reach as well. The average adoption is $25-30000. All the money has to be there and paid before you can even bring the child home and there’s not much financial assistance for people who are middle class. It will be years before we could even have that kind of money saved up to start the process.
So for know all I can do is hope for a miracle and pray that if that miracle doesn’t happen that God will show me His plan for my life and give me the peace and understanding I need to be OK with being…inconceivable. “For I know that plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans of wholeness and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
I found out this morning that I passed my state boards, which means I am officially a nurse…a licensed nurse. Now I just have to find a job as an LPN, especially since my last day at the ambulance is this coming Wednesday! SIH says they may have a part time job for me in Herrin and they are supposed to call me with interview times at the beginning of the week. If they hire me then they are going to give me a scholarship as well which would save me boo-coo bucks!! If they don’t then hopefully Marshall Browning will still have an opening and I can get hired on there. If I was an RN already this wouldn’t be a problem because there are tons of openings for them. Oh well, 3 semesters left and then I wont have to worry about it.
I honestly have no idea what I’m doing! I like to look at everyone else’s blog so for some reason I decided I should start my own. Maybe I just need somewhere to vent the frustrations of my life on a more personal level. Maybe I’m just crazy for thinking I will actually have time to keep up with this. Who knows. I’ll give it my best. For now, I hope you enjoy our ‘family’ Christmas picture!
