Oh, school. I did not miss you. On Tuesdays I have class basically for 12 hours. My first class starts at 9 and goes until 11:45, then I have a break but during that time I am suppose to work on my online class, then I have lecture and lab from 3 until 8:45. Yes, you read that right. Almost a 6 hour class. Gag. Me. I mean dont get me wrong, the teacher is great(for the first day) and is hyterical. He is like Robin Williams. I mean he is all over the place. I can't follow him....at all. This is going to be a long semester.

I wouldnt be going at all if my Papa hadnt pointed out that "the longer I put off going to school, then the longer I put off getting my degree." I wish you could do things in life without a degree. I really want to travel. Go places. Meet new people. Explore places. Save people. I dont know, I simply feel that there is so much more that I could be doing to benefit more people than sitting behind a desk reading stories about Kentucky, analyzing poetry, and learning about Freud's theory for the 1000th time. I hate school. I know I take the face that I am allowed to study for granted and Im sure that there are people out there that would kill for the chance of a good education. Im just bitter that I have to waste 15-20 years of my life reading about things instead of doing them. Ok, Im off my soap box now.

I hope you all had a Terrific Tuesday. God bless you!

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Faithful Fridays

Ive decided to start blogging on Fridays something that impacted my faith during the week. Working at a hospital, there is usually multiple occurrences that affect my faith daily, but I am going to to focus on one particular event each Friday.

This weeks event happened last night. Last night at work I had a patient that is a paraplegic, meaning he is paralyzed from the waist down. As were doing some work to him, the nurse asked him if he minded talking about the accident that cause this. Long story short, he has been paraylzed for 22 years from a car wreck. Good thing, he was facing the opposite direction, because I started to cry. Not from his story(and Im not discrediting how tragic it is), but from his attitude about it. He is happy. Inspite of all of the things he has happened to him after the wreck, he says he has been blessed. He played in wheelchair games, lives on his own, drives, takes care of himself, grocery shops by himself, and many more things. I cried, because I realized how selfish I am. I take for granted my health, my happiness, and my blessings. Sometimes I let the pettiest problems get my down. I realized that I need to make the best out of every situation that I am faced with. I hope that no matter what challenges come my way, I face them like my patient did. He blessed me more than he will ever know.

So my lesson to myself this week: Do not take life, health, and happiness for granted.

God Bless You!

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Thing I love Thursdays....

Things I love Thursdays....

I absouletly love God and the wonders he give to us. I take him and the blessings he gives me for granted. Besides His Son, My Family and Friends. I am going to tell you what ten of my favorite blessings are. I dont know if we are suppose to rank our blessings, but I hold a few things in higher esteem than others. Here they are.




1.Stars. I am obessed with stars. I think they are my absolute favorite things God gave us. I dont think there is anything more breath-taking that stepping outside and looking up and having your breath taken away. In the crisp cool air that makes you shiver and seeing nothing but miles and miles of sparkling diamonds. Thinking, My God, made that. The being that created this mess of a person, also created those and He views me more special than the stars. ME! It absolutely blows my mind that God thinks I am as beautiful as something that takes my breath away.

2. Sunsets/Sunrise. Since I have started working nights, I get to see both. The sun is setting when I go into work, and it is rising when I step out to take my breaks in the morning. There is something special about looking at the sun as it rises or sets. How the colors of the sky go from being vibrant blue all day to suddenly pinks, oranges, and reds. How the world is going to sleep or waking up with this big ball of light. God is so cool that he gives a reminder to start and end our day.

3. Bodies of Water. If I could be any animal, it would be a dolphin. Yeah, it would be cool to be a bird, or a tiger, or even an elephant. But I would be a dolphin, because beneath out world of land there is a whole another world waiting to be discovered. A world with brigh colors, predators, starfish, shells, and it's own volcanos. A world that men have not even begin to scrape the surface of discovering.

4. Rain. Call me a child, but I dont think that to this day there is anything better than jumping in a puddle. I did that the other day on my way into work and my shoes squeaked the whole night. Rain is something that is so simple and breath-taking. There is nothing more peaceful than hearing it hit a tin-roof.

5. Flowers. ESPECIALLY Buttercups, Gerber Daisys, and my new found favorite Zinnias. Its the simplicity of a petal that makes these my favorites.

6. Fields. I love living outside of the city and driving around just looking a green fields, hay fields, or even fields on fire. I think that when wind blows across a grassy field, and the grass just ripples like someone tossed a stone in a pool of water is a beautiful sight.

7. Trees. I love them. Especially old winding trees, or trees that stand solo in a middle of field. The trees standing solo is my favorite, because it makes me wonder how they got their. Did someone plant them on purpose, did a bird drop a seed, or did God say "hmmm, this needs some spicing up"

8. Medical Field. I adore the medical field. I hope to one day be a nurse practitioner. The medical field changes everyday. That's why I love it. I love a good challenge. You can never learn everything, because something is always changing.

9. Books. I love to read. I love fiction, non-fiction, historical fiction, and Spiritually challenging books. Occasionally a good sci-fi novel is nice. Reading is one my stress reliefs. It allows me to go elsewhere when I dont want to be here.

and finally 10(Im stopping here, I havent slept in 24 hours ish.

10. Smiling and Laughing. I know it's a corny way to finish off, but its true. I love a good laugh. A smile can brighten anyones day. It can save a life. It can make a person, and without it it can break a person.

Ok, there are 10 of my favorite blessing. I wish you all a blessed day!

God Bless!

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Wordless Wednesday

9lb 8oz. boy named Charlie Cooper Bell. My newest cousin. How precious is he?

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I have come back to the Blogging World.

Hello, my dear ole friend. I have missed you bloggin world. Remember that time that I fell off the face of the planet? If I do recall correctly that was almost 6 months ago to the day. Let me tell you why, I fell off the face of the planet, and update you on my life.

In the past six months I have....

*worked 48-62 hours a week on night shifts
*taken two summer classes(and paid for them out of pocket)
*taken a youth trip to Gatlinburg(February)
*completed my State Test and Passed for my Certified Nursing Assistant(February)
*Watch my oldest nephew play soccer
*Had an amazing weekend with the Durham Sisters
*played a lot of disc golf
*turned 21
*seen a lot of friends graduate and now begin college
*Been to the Durhams house for a really good weekend
*Gone to the Drive-In a LOT
*Gone to Fall Creek Falls with my Family
*Spent some good time with my Little Brother and his girlfriend, Chelsea(it was awesome having a sister for a month!!)
*Missed church camp for the first time in 10 years
*Won a radio contest and met Chris and Conrad, Living Anthem, and Tal & Acacia
*Met and become friends with some really cool nurses
*Had to say good-bye to some really cool nurses
*Died my hair purple(it was suppose to be red).
*Died my hair black(to cover the purple, but it only made it a darker purple)
*Died my hair brown(but it turned black)
*Been to Tennessee to see my Grandmother
*Been to Alabama to see my Mamaw and Papaw
*Been to Connecticut to see Julie(one of my roommates from Florida)
*Found out my Grandmother has breast cancer
*Lost some of my best friends
*Found out my Aunt has cancerous tissues
*Spent some nights star gazing with some friends
*Regretted decisions I have made
*Had a new baby cousin Charlie born!
*rekindled some old friendship
*debated life choices
*went down a path Im not proud of
*struggled to find my way back to God
*faced some tough challenged
*Watched a Best Friend be put into Vandy, not be able to eat for two months, get well, then get worse again.
*Challenging my religion
*visiting other churches(Alvaton, is still my home)
*Cried
*Laughed
*Laughed until I cried
*Hoped
*Had dreams shattered
*Made New Dreams
*Found a new love for doodling
*Tried to teach myself Calligraphy
*Met a man who has 24 children
*Dealt with death more than I would have liked to
*Bought at least 4 new pairs of tennis shoes(I may or may not have an obession)
and finally
*Been blessed.

Theses are just a few of the events that have happened in my life. I have changed a lot in the six months. I have been faced with challenges I never would thought could happen. They have made me bitter, then I someone forgave me for something I did. I learned that no matter how many times I am hurt, I have to forgive. It took me messing up(and quite badly I might ask....please do NOT ask questions), and then receiving forgiveness to help me realize that I have been to hard on people. I have learned to forgive more quickly; yes, the pain is still there, but it only hurts me to hold on. I know this was kind of heavy for my first post back after six months, sorry for that. I just wanted you to know where I have been for six months

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