Faithful Friday

Today's the day! And I have so much to be lifting God up in prayer for!

Many, many, mannnnny of my friends had finals this week (and some for the last time ever :o ) and two lovely ladies of mine had midterms. I prayed and prayed and prayed over them! Three people that I specifically prayed for all told me that they thought their test went really well! YES! I love that I have friends that do not rely on Jesus to get them a good grade without putting in any effort. I love that they work so hard and have confidence that He will see them through, and also realize that if they are not able to show all their hard work in grade form... they believe God will use that setback for good. I am so proud of their hard work and of their faith!

Prayer Calendar and PenPals galore!: I am so excited! 10 people have asked to be on my prayer calendar! I am so excited to be intentional in prayer for specific people based on their needs and what they feel is heavy on their hearts. I also have 12 new penpals! I am SO BEYOND EXCITED for this. I am so excited to send letters of love and encouragement to my friends. I am grateful that they are willing to accept this form of "hanging out" while I am in nursing school. I am so blessed!!!

Community Group: I just love the people in my community group! I am always so encouraged by them! Being able to share dinner before going to the conference together was fantastic. I am so happy that while I do not get to have "normal" community with friends because of nursing school, I am still surrounded by caring and loving people because of Jesus Christ!

My Brother: for many reasons! Thank you Jesus for him and all you have been doing in his life lately. I am SO happy that I get to talk to him on the phone a few times a week. It feels like Christmas everyday!

School: While the tests were very rocky and terrible... I received a letter that I was accepted to the Nursing Honors Society! Hopefully I will be able to whip my grades into shape the next 5 weeks and stay in it! So encouraging!!!!

Clinicals: I talked about how much I loved my Peds instructor whom is also my clinical instructor. Thanks for her!! But I also really appreciate my OB clinical instructor! She was so helpful and encouraging this week and really made me feel respected and valuable. Thank you so much for her!!!

Friendship: I am so encouraged by my friends all the time. This week especially all the random texts and funny things shared between my friends and I made this week so much greater. I have struggled in this area in different seasons in my life and I am so beyond grateful that I have some truly wonderful friends that care so much about me even when I live far away!

My Dad: That guy is hilarious. And always knows the right thing to say! After my disappointing tests, I talked to him about how upset I was. He didn't lecture me or patronize me. He didn't make some sweeping claim about how I will "go get 'em next time". Instead he really listened to me and comforted me. He reminded me how much of a hard worker I am and that sometimes in life our grades don't seem to reflect our effort. He told me that he knows that I can turn my grades around by just continuing to work as hard as I do and by not giving up on myself. He put it much more gracefully and just honestly and not preachy or cheerleader status. I am so grateful for my father!

Mommy: She is amazing. She cares about every aspect of my life and is always there for me. I am so blessed by her. Always. Thank you so much Jesus for her. I look forward to our daily (and... let's be real... multiple-times daily sometimes) conversations. She's my rock!!