Major Changes

So since I was like twelve or so I've wanted to be a nurse. Whenever anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I automatically answered, "a nurse!" And people told me how we need more nurses and there's a lot of money to be found in nursing and you get signing bonuses and hospitals will pay you back for your years of college and yeah, it looked really good.
But then I had a revelation. I do NOT want to be a nurse. First off, let's talk about blood...or not.
Then we could talk about stringing IVs into people's arms, but I'd really rather we didn't. It's just not meant for me
So through a long series of thoughts and praying and talking to people I have decided to change my major to education. Sure there are a plethora of teachers out there but I feel called to it. I feel like this is where God wants me to be and this is what he wants me to do and who am I to argue with God?
After all, St. Augustine said "Our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee."
And I once said, "The greatest adventure in life is being where God wants you to be because then you're doing his will."
And then life's just amazing.

So this is Lent...

I was thinking about Lent today. First in my chemistry discussion, my discussion group was discussing Lent. It turns out that I am not the only practicing Catholic in this group and so we were discussing Lent. We were talking about what people give up or what they do for Lent. One girl mentioned that one year her mom had all the kids in their family make their beds every day during Lent.
This reminded me of a year that my mom made my brother and I give up fighting with each other for Lent. Amazingly, it worked and we don't really fight anymore.
Later in the day, two friends and I were discussing Lent again. We were discussing family traditions including our hatred of lentils. (Those things are so gross.)
And I realized something in all of this. When I was younger, I hated Lent. I viewed it as a time when things I liked where taken away from me. It was a punishment, a road block. But as I've grown up, I've realized some things. I actually look forward to Lent now. It's a time for sacrifice and growth, not punishment. It's a time to grow closer to God, not put roadblocks up around yourself. And plus, at the end, you get to have Easter. And that's the best part of all of it. The Tridium is the source and summit of our faith. You get the Eucharist on Thursday night, Friday you get Jesus dying to save us all, and on Sunday morning, he rises from the dead to bring us all back to him.
I love being Catholic.

Being a Lemming

So I've decided to get a blog. I had a xanga but yeah...I don't like that so much anymore. So I'm moving onward and upward to blogger. I guess we'll see if I actually stick with this.