For the past three years, I have been going to school to get my Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology. It has been one of the hardest and undoubtedly one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have grown leaps and bounds as a person, friend, student, clinician, family member, citizen, dog-owner, etc. :) I have experienced deep loneliness, huge cracks in who I thought I was, and great blows to my self-confidence only in turn to grow from those experiences and receive the gifts of sincere friendships, new found competence and confidence in who God has made me to be and ridiculous amounts of joy. The past three years have absolutely been a journey that will forever leave its mark on me. I am changed. I know this might sound melodramatic because graduate school doesn't seem to be that big of a deal, but it wasn't just grad school that has changed me. I'm changed because I pursued a dream and I fought for things like I never had before. I am acutely aware that I am not done changing; that God is no where near done with me yet and I am so very thankful for that.
During my last year of graduate school, I did a fairly brief internship at a private hospital for children with complex medical needs. I loved every second that I was there. I also felt like I belonged there. I felt called to be there. Up until that moment, I had never before felt a true calling on my life, at least not where I felt it in my whole body and mind and was basically 100% sure of it. By the end of my internship, I figured I would end up working there eventually, maybe in a couple of years after I had gotten more experience. I thought it would take some sort of miracle to get a job there right after grad school. So when the time came for me to start applying for jobs, I called them and let them know I was very interested in working there if they had any openings come up. They didn't. So, I called the following month to tell them the same thing and they did have an opening and they wanted me to interview! And I got the job.:) Tomorrow is my first day and I couldn't be more excited/nervous but overall I am interested to see how this new career will change and bless my life for many years to come!
During my last year of graduate school, I did a fairly brief internship at a private hospital for children with complex medical needs. I loved every second that I was there. I also felt like I belonged there. I felt called to be there. Up until that moment, I had never before felt a true calling on my life, at least not where I felt it in my whole body and mind and was basically 100% sure of it. By the end of my internship, I figured I would end up working there eventually, maybe in a couple of years after I had gotten more experience. I thought it would take some sort of miracle to get a job there right after grad school. So when the time came for me to start applying for jobs, I called them and let them know I was very interested in working there if they had any openings come up. They didn't. So, I called the following month to tell them the same thing and they did have an opening and they wanted me to interview! And I got the job.:) Tomorrow is my first day and I couldn't be more excited/nervous but overall I am interested to see how this new career will change and bless my life for many years to come!
