A year and another challenge

This time last year I remember wondering what was going to happen with all the changes coming in the fall. We survived them. Embraced them. Moved on. They became part of normal, everyday living as changes always do. The past year was a little like climbing a mountain, and I'm sure it will stand out amongst all the others if I have the opportunity to get old and look back.

I've decided to try and top it with the next year. I've been hired as a care assistant at St. Joseph hospital in the critical care unit. That in itself is fairly scary for someone who is only half a nurse. As icing on the cake, I'll work night shift. 7pm - 7am. 3 times a week. While going to school full time.

No, I'm not sure how that will work. I know it will be good experience for me as a nurse. It will also start to relieve our rather stressful financial situation. It might also kill me. I'm not sure. So I'm excited and uncomfortable all at the same time.

I don't know if God provided this job or if it is just another crazy attempt on my part to save the day. I guess there's no telling. If we're commanded to glorify God regardless of circumstances, why should He be compelled to do anything about our circumstances at all? Certainly there are others much worse off than I, with no hope of anything better, and yet they still praise God. There are times when I swear I really can hear the rocks singing. So I am thankful for this job, whether it kills me or not. It probably won't, and next year I'll be writing again about whatever is next on the horizon.