2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. (from the NIV)
Today, I completed my college coursework as a Berea undergraduate. I took my last final this morning, and I did well. Scored a 900 (it doesn't matter if you know what that means, just know that that is good!!!!). Once again, I'm going to use a picture with the help of my favorite actor to depict what is currently going through my head right now.
It's a weird and strange emotion; I'm honestly not sure if it has hit me yet. I still feel like I have SO MUCH to do! Yes, my finals, papers and grades are all turned in, but I haven't passed the ultimate test yet; the boards! Still don't know when I'm scheduling that yet; more info to come soon so stay tuned! But yes; I'm done. All done. And this upcoming Sunday I'll walk the graduation walk, shake Mr. President's hand with him in his silly garb and me in my silly garb, then everyone will pile out onto the quad where copious hugs (and possibly tears/screaming nonsense of happiness) will occur. Then what? Onto the real world I guess...
I had a job interview yesterday; I think it went well. Again, playing the waiting game on that. Bit of a drive, and Harrodsburg road is a NIGHTMARE if you have never driven it before. It's a good thing I gave myself plenty of time to get there....getting lost twice on the way there was no fun at all! I sat down with the office manager, a CMA and one of the Nurse Practitioners who works there. They were all really nice, and I hope that my good looks (snort!) and honesty will get me the job, but I don't know when I'll be hearing something from them. Soon I hope.
This past Friday night was our senior class dinner. It was a truly wonderful time in my opinion! We all just had a good time laughing, talking, figuring out where do we go from here and sharing stories from our experiences we all have had. At the end of the dinner all the faculty had the opportunity to share their "final thoughts" with the 13 of us. I was doing FINE until the end when my program chair said to never forget where we came from. I didn't cry....but I felt myself heading that direction. It's just...Berea is such a unique and wonderful place, and the fact that I made it....just really gets to me sometimes. Me. Why me? God chose me to finish this race, even though there were many MANY times where I thought that I would not make it. I remember one time last year, sitting up at my computer late at night, researching the process for changing my major. I remember planning the meeting in my head with my advisor, starting with "I don't think this is going to work for me." I remember begging God to direct His calling on my life to some other area. And every time I'd think these thoughts, there was something in the back of my mind that kept telling me to maybe just give it a try to "see what may happen." Something kept asking, what if you DO make it? I don't know what happened. Maybe divine intervention, friend intervention, family intervention, SOME sort of intervention...but I stuck with it. And I'm glad I did. One day at a time.
And now that I look back at my time here, there isn't anything I would have done differently. Yes, I struggled, I got angry, I fought with others, God and myself, but I grew. I grew as a person, a Christian, and yes, as a nurse. I'm not a nursing student anymore. I'm a graduate RN....coming in five days!
Today, I completed my college coursework as a Berea undergraduate. I took my last final this morning, and I did well. Scored a 900 (it doesn't matter if you know what that means, just know that that is good!!!!). Once again, I'm going to use a picture with the help of my favorite actor to depict what is currently going through my head right now.
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| I'M DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
I had a job interview yesterday; I think it went well. Again, playing the waiting game on that. Bit of a drive, and Harrodsburg road is a NIGHTMARE if you have never driven it before. It's a good thing I gave myself plenty of time to get there....getting lost twice on the way there was no fun at all! I sat down with the office manager, a CMA and one of the Nurse Practitioners who works there. They were all really nice, and I hope that my good looks (snort!) and honesty will get me the job, but I don't know when I'll be hearing something from them. Soon I hope.
This past Friday night was our senior class dinner. It was a truly wonderful time in my opinion! We all just had a good time laughing, talking, figuring out where do we go from here and sharing stories from our experiences we all have had. At the end of the dinner all the faculty had the opportunity to share their "final thoughts" with the 13 of us. I was doing FINE until the end when my program chair said to never forget where we came from. I didn't cry....but I felt myself heading that direction. It's just...Berea is such a unique and wonderful place, and the fact that I made it....just really gets to me sometimes. Me. Why me? God chose me to finish this race, even though there were many MANY times where I thought that I would not make it. I remember one time last year, sitting up at my computer late at night, researching the process for changing my major. I remember planning the meeting in my head with my advisor, starting with "I don't think this is going to work for me." I remember begging God to direct His calling on my life to some other area. And every time I'd think these thoughts, there was something in the back of my mind that kept telling me to maybe just give it a try to "see what may happen." Something kept asking, what if you DO make it? I don't know what happened. Maybe divine intervention, friend intervention, family intervention, SOME sort of intervention...but I stuck with it. And I'm glad I did. One day at a time.
And now that I look back at my time here, there isn't anything I would have done differently. Yes, I struggled, I got angry, I fought with others, God and myself, but I grew. I grew as a person, a Christian, and yes, as a nurse. I'm not a nursing student anymore. I'm a graduate RN....coming in five days!
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