Change... can be good

Lately, I've been thinking back on high school.  Honestly, it was fun, it flew by, and now it's gone.  I played music with friends often, we went to Wendy's several times a week and hung out, we all hung out at church events regularly, we played video games for hours, we went to football games, we went to movies, we would show up at each others' houses unannounced, andwe just hung out and did anything and everything.

Now, I spend very little time with my friends (which doesn't meant I'm lame and don't hang out with people at all), I do school work most of the day, I'm working, planning for something, or reading.

What happened?

A lot has happened to me in the past 5 years since high school.  I moved out of the house I lived in for 18 years and moved roughly 4 times after that, my mom got a DUI and lost her job and everything that came along with that wreaked havoc on my life, I went to and graduated college and now am attending grad school, I was in a serious relationship for 2 years that ended awfully, I began and have been in a great relationship for a year now, I've lost friends, gained friends, changed churches, started new hobbies, learned Spanish, and so many other things.

No wonder things aren't the same, my experiences have changed my responsibilities and my ambitions in life.  I would love to do all of those things I did in high school, but honestly, they aren't top priorities.

I want to serve God fully with my career, at my church, in my community, and in my family.  I want to have a job where I can make peoples' lives better.  I want a job that challenges me to be a better person.  I want to graduate with my master's degree in counseling.  I want to marry and then support my family and love my family with all that I have to give.  I want to travel and meet people who are in need and meet those needs and I want to stay here and do the same.

Yeah, things have changed since high school, but that's because I have.  I've had so many experiences that shaped me and I know I'll have many more.  Really though, I'm fine where I am.  I'm more than fine.  I know that God has been working in my life for years, and has set me up to do some awesome things.  All of those experiences have enabled me to be where I am and to be doing the things that I'm doing and that I will be doing.

I love where I've been, where I am, and where I'm going.

As of March 11, 2012

Hey guys, enjoy this while you read.  It's called "For all the Widows in Paradise, For the Fatherless in Ypsilanti."  I know not everyone is big on banjo, but this is beautiful

Hey guys, I just wanted to give you all an update on life lately.  It's been kind of lackluster.  I have been hanging out, enjoying my last bit of free time until I graduate in December.  It's been boring, but overall, pretty nice.  I've worked hard my whole life, so it's nice to relax and not worry for once.  That's all coming to an end March 19th.

I begin my first two classes.  One class is called Intro to Human Services.  What I can tell from looking at the book, is that it's about: ethics, morals, and what to do with people who experience: substance abuse, child abuse, are elderly and need care, and adoption.  It looks like it will be a very informative and interesting class about the world of Human Services.  My second class this semester will be Human Growth and Development.  It looks like we'll be talking about everything that happens physically and mentally in a person from birth until death.  My semesters are 8 weeks long, so I'll be done May 11th, and three days later my summer semester will start.

This will be really good for me, as I said in this post, I always need to be learning something to feel like I'm doing something good with my life.  It'll be really good to be actively making myself smarter and more useful.

In other news, I'm looking for a part time job.  Before I decided to go back to school, I had applied to nearly 40 professional jobs.  I got really discouraged, but through all that, I realized that I needed to get another degree to get where I need to.  For the first time in a month, I've applied to several jobs.  I applied to Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, La Petite Academy, Aqua Tots, Intercept Youth Services and as a Tutor for Richmond Public School.  As you can tell, I'm clearly open to several different jobs.  I'm not really looking for a career at the moment, just something to make some money and fill time that I'm not doing schoolwork.  Every now and then I look to see what a Master's Degree in Human Services can get me, and I'm always happy to see hundreds of jobs to choose from.

Things are looking up!  If you can help me find a job, let me know!