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Tomorrow I take a written test to become a Certified Nurses Aide in Arizona. Then I'll start another job search.
I'm feeling almost ambivalent about the prospect of leaving my other two jobs behind. In some ways I will be sad to leave them. Though they aren't exactly intellectually stimulating, there have been challenges. I have learned a lot that I can apply to nursing or any job, and to life in general. I have practiced working "as unto the Lord, not men"-- working hard when I could just as well slack off, and on the other hand, not living under a burden of guilt for making mistakes at times. I work for a Lord that knows I am not perfect:) and my value is in him not my performance.... it is one of the paradoxes of Christianity, I guess, that our value is in Him, our righteousness is the righteousness of Christ (wow!) but this is not an excuse to be lazy and complacent, but rather a calling -and also the motivation and power- to be the best... at just about whatever it is we're doing... Also, I'm finally getting used to my jobs, the flow of things, the people-- and the idea of starting over in another job isn't favorable. There is potential for advancement here, too, and in some ways it seems foolish to walk away from it, but the truth is........
I'm ready to get out of food service and retail. The idea of getting back into health care makes me feel ALIVE and I'm ready to go there!!! Even if it's only as a nursing aid, even if it's in a nursing home, I will be happier changing and feeding old folks than helping the young and rich buy new clothes and stuff themselves....:)
This is where God had me these last months, and I am grateful for it, but it is not necessarily an affront to the past to move on, right?
Happy Easter one week late!! Last Saturday I watched Ten Commandments for the first time. (I say I watched it--I missed the first part, but I still devoted 3.5 hours of my life to it so that should totally count.) I really liked it! It left me utterly amazed by the grace of God!
I felt so loved the week before Easter because so many people went out of their way to make sure I wasn't alone and invited me to join them for dinner:) I had Easter dinner with Jessica's and Adam's family. GREAT food, and Adam's mom bought stuff to dye eggs, which was fun, but even more fun watching Jessica and her sister do it for the first time:) That night Jessica and I watched Slumdog Millionaire........... and I LOVED IT! Oh my word. It evoked so many emotions, but ultimately glee that they were finally together:)
Hmm, what else can I say? I went home two weeks ago for the weekend. To visit my family:) The one picture I had on my camera from that weekend was during Dad's birthday celebration--
aw. We were supposed to receive the largest storm of the year that weekend, and I was sorely disappointed with the meager one-inch dusting and dreadful winds...
I've been living at the house of the wonderful couple from church for 3 weeks now. I think it's great. And so are their dogs. They have a huge rottweiler and two mini-pincher/chihuahua mix dogs. They're a cute little family.
My still-growing turtles are going strong. I love watching them, especially watching them eat.
I need to take more pictures of life here in Arizona. Of the lizards on the wall and the cool lighted water-fountain-thing I found with Bonnie and Amanda on Thursday night and of Reuben, the smallest dog, in the little polo shirt I bought for him... haaa:) Okay, photos to come!
