Whew! It has taken me FOREVER to finally write my first post...but alas- here it is! Although there will probably be a grand total of 3 people who end up reading this, I wanted a place where I could write out all my crazy adventures and keep everyone updated on my life. As all 3 of you reading probably know, I am currently in my first semester of nursing school. I have officially been a nursing student for 3 months. If you have been wondering why you hardly ever hear from me anymore, this is why. The past few months have been both a whirlwind and dragging at the same time. In the course of 90 days I have been taken away from my friends, my family, my beloved College Station, my wonderful church family (both of them) and anything resembling a social life. Just a fair warning if you are reading this: this is not going to be my most upbeat post. Today was a hard day. Do you ever feel just completely out of place? Lately, that is how I feel. I not only literally live on an island but I feel like I'm on my own personal island. When I first felt God calling me to move to Galveston, I wanted to flee. In fact, I kind of did flee. I was determined to do everything I could to stay in my happy little Christian College Station bubble. I liked my bubble. I was happy in my bubble. Yet I knew in my heart that whatever God had for me in Galveston would be immeasurably more than my bubble. I knew that as scary as moving further away and starting what would no doubt be a very difficult program was, God had me covered. So I'm here, waiting. Waiting on the Lord to show me why I am here. School is hard. Taking care of patient after patient with cancer has been one of the hardest things I've ever done. Not having a home church is discouraging. There are days when the tears just seem endless. But, I know that God is right here next to me through it all. Even when I am frustrated. Even when I feel like I don't fit in. Through every emotion I have experienced in nursing school this far, God has been right with me. So, that's all for now. Like I said, this is not my most cheerful post. There are about a million other things I want to share-now worries, those will come later. Hopefully it will not take me 2 months to write again!
Til next time,
Alyssa
