April/May

April 1st was the deadline for my nursing school application! I was turned down for maternity benefits with health insurance and after seeing how quickly costs could add up through Emily/Thomas, I had NO peace about having children without health insurance. I prayed about going back into accounting and really didn't feel good about it. Aside from tax season, I didn't want to get back into that kind of work. I enjoyed my job at the State of Alabama, but those jobs are few and far between. So Dave and I prayed about nursing school for me. Anyone who has known me since high school, you know this isn't THAT big a stretch for me. I really wanted to do health care administration rather than tax, but after talking to an ex-hospital administrator, he convinced me that all my eggs in the health care basket was a bad idea. I don't regret that decision--I now know what I DON'T want to do. I don't want to prepare tax returns for the rest of my life. I really enjoyed the doctor's offices that I worked in and felt like God was opening a door to pursue that field. Spring semester I took a few classes that was lacking and then submitted my applications to Jones County Junior College.

After a long wait...I got a letter in the mail. I didn't get in. I was on a wait list. How discouraging! I truly felt that God had opened the door and so I had to trust Him and find a way to be content in that. I called the head of the nursing department and she advised me to take a few more classes that I would need for nursing school and then apply in the spring. She said I probably was not high enough on the wait list to get a vacated spot. I decided to accept that and began plans to go to our nearby community college to get those classes. God's plans are often different from our own!!

I definitely had plenty to keep me occupied. I was still keeping Allie 5 days a week and gearing up for the National Women's Auxiliary program at the ABA meeting in Tulsa. I really regretted getting myself into that position. But I believed that God gave me a message for the ladies. I also had the best partner-speaker a girl could have! Thelnita Fincher from Rowland Road BC agreed to speak on Leaving a Godly Legacy and EF Hutton doesn't hold a candle to her--when she speaks--we had all better listen!

Stay tuned for updates on June and following!