Thursday, November 2, 2023

3 - This Year

What's something you're grateful to have today that you didn't have a year ago?

1.  A stronger sense of my professional identity and what I bring to the table as a future LPC

2.  A closer connection with my cute honorary nephews Nash, Wesson, and Diesel... as well as more time to hang out with their awesome mom! =) ❤

3.  My very own counseling position and deeply-valued clients... and Dr. Burkhart's reminder that "God handpicked every client you come in contact with." ❤


4.  In addition to the other things listed here, God has been gracious and faithful in answering several prayers: Wisdom about staying in school when I considered quitting in January, guiding me toward Restore - a far better fit for me than my other interview, opening the door for me to keep my CR job while interning there - such a gift to have that financial security, more consistent activity and personal fulfillment where things once felt more stagnant and empty, and gradually growing in relational wisdom about where to invest my time and where I am most needed and valued!!

5.  A beautifully furnished and decorated home where I feel peacefully settled in now (I was still unpacking a year ago)!


6.  This time last year, I was quietly hopeful and anxiously preparing for my 3rd IUI, unaware of any specific physical issues.  While I don't pretend to understand everything about that season, I do trust God's timing, and I acknowledge that I may have been trying to rush things or move it along in my own timeline - on some level, even looking for a reason to get out of the scary parts of this career transition.  But I really believe God cleared the path for me to finish grad school (something I would've almost certainly dropped if I'd gotten pregnant), opening the doors for a more fulfilling and lucrative career, and shaping me into a stronger person for all that lies ahead.  I like that that was important to Him.  And now that I've had this extra year to prepare (complete with the doctor consults, weight loss, embryo adoption education, medical tests, and the recommended D&C hysteroscopy surgery), my body and mind are in a better place, and I am hopeful that God will bless the embryo adoption process ahead!

7.  It's not an easy thing, and I suuuure haven't arrived or hit the mark, but I can see ways I am growing in personal sanctification and working on being more fully surrendered to the will of God in and through my life, and I'm grateful for His persistent conviction and commitment to working with me.

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