Nursing School Application and Blessing

Today I turned in my application for Nursing School. There are approximately five times as many applicants as spaces available for the NWACC nursing programs. For the ACCESS Fast Track program, the competition is even greater. When I think about it my neck gets all tight and my heart rate increases--then I remind myself that God called me to the field of nursing. Provided I do the best that I can with the ability He has entrusted me with, He will take care of the obstructions and challenges along the way.

On March 14th I take the TEAS test to help determine my eligibility into the program. The Math section concerns me. In high school and college (the first time) I did well in Math because I worked very diligently on it and because my high school math/algebra teacher was excellent. However, I find that I have forgotten 90% of the Algebra, Geometry and even many of the basic math concepts I learned, as I have not used them for over a decade. Wow, that makes me feel old! Here is to serious math review over the next two weeks!

Soon the time will come when I'm in school full time and only able to work part time. Recently, due to three car 'incidents' in six weeks, I was overwhelmed with financial concerns for the future. I had this plan in mind how how it would map out, taking on myself the responsibility of making it work. Then I was faced with a large automobile repair bill and my plan went up in smoke. In the middle of my anxiety God has shown me in the most amazing ways, through my brothers and sisters, how I was not trusting Him with my finances or my ability to get into the program with my academic achievement. This is His plan and once again--I relinquish control to Him.

I have been blessed with gifts to help cover the repair of my car and had at least four cars offered as loaners, absolutely for free, from four different families while it was at the body shop. I am so richly blessed with the love and generosity of friends. You know who you are--Thank you so much for being the hands and arms (figuratively and literally) of God in my life. May His faithfulness and grace be as evident in your life as it has been in mine over the past month.

John 15:4-5 ESV "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. "