Hang On and Buckle Up!

You know how you think you have your whole life nicely planned out? You have every little detail in order. There is no room for any changes or any mistakes. You’ve thought of everything. This is me. This is how I do my life. Or should I say this is what I try to do. God always has something far different in mind for me though. His plan is always so much better than mine, but I always feel the need to figure all of the details out on my own.

I quit my part time job at the elementary school during the first week that classes were back in session. And while I’ll miss those kids and the staff—especially my para friends, I knew I needed to go. I knew that change was coming and that things needed to be different. Driving 30 minutes each way every morning and not being able to really work was dragging me down. I had a negative attitude and wasn’t happy where I was. While I thought I had the perfect plan to go back to work at Northwestern where I was already temping, God thought of something so much better.

The Emily Program. It’s a beautiful place. If you’ve never heard of it, that’s ok. I’d love to share about it with you. I never in my life thought that I would end up working with my degree. And while I’m still just doing administrative work, I’m learning so much. I’m using my degree every day. It’s so great for me to be able to look at something and have an understanding of what is being said. The Emily Program works with people with eating disorders…both anorexia/bulimia and compulsive overeating. I’m so intrigued by these people. They are becoming near and dear to me and I’m excited to learn from them. God has blessed me with a full time job that is close to home and semi using the degree I paid so much money to earn. While I don’t love learning a new job-a whole new system, new names, and a new way of doing things-I’m really excited to see how God is going to use me on this journey. I’m already learning to just enjoy the ride that I’m on. Most things are out of my control and as long as I’m serving Christ, things will be just fine.