Back to School !!!

After thinking about it for two years and considering all the options I have decided to go back to school. I love being an RN and want to continue being a nurse. I especially love the holistic care of nursing therefore never want to give that part of my job up. I want to go back to school simply to further my education. In order to pursue my career in medicine and to eventually be the type of nurse I want to be I personally want more education. I love knowledge and I want to be as prepared as I can be for my clients and myself therefore more education is needed. I will be going back to either get my Masters degree in Natural Medicine, or to become a doctor of natural medicine. I am not sure which path I want to pursue but either one will provide more education in the direction I want to go. I eventually want to practice natural medicine in oncology patients. Natural medicine includes, basically anything that does not have to do with medications. I believe that the mind is powerful and focusing care on the mind and spiritual aspect can help heal someone or at least ease pain in someone who is sick sometimes better than any medicine can do. I am not an extremist I do believe in the use of medication but just not overdoing it, especially when there are other options. I want to practice natural medicine along with traditional chemotherapy and/or radiation for oncology clients. I may become a doctor I may not but to me that is just a title I will always be an RN at heart and want to focus my care that way, I just want more knowledge.

What it is all about.

Finding out what life is all about is not an easy task. I thought I had everything in my life figured out. I was shocked when God called us to move away, far away from everything I knew. I have been angry, especially because I have not been able to find a church in the place where God called us to go. Well this week it finally started coming to Chris and I why we were brought far away. First Chris and I relied to much on our church back home. We let our church carry us and only our church fed our spiritual needs. Until moving away from the place that was the source of leading our spiritual lives we never realized how much we depended on church and our family of believers. Being away from that has allowed chris and I to depend on ourselves and each other to be the ones leading our spiritual walk. I never use to read the Bible, and felt no need to because I got what I thought I needed at church. Since moving to Florida I can't imagine a day without reading my Bible. Chris and I would rarely pray together and since moving to Florida we pray every day and do devotionals every night together. Yes this could have happened living in Indiana, but I believe we were brought out of our comfort zone to help build our faith. We do not have a stable church, or a group of strong christian friends in Florida, but for once we are both growing strongly in our relationship with God. I can't wait for the day that God says it is time to go back to Indiana, and share all you have learned. I am sure there is more to be learned and there is still more to the reason God called us to Florida. I can't wait to see what else he has to teach Chris and I.

For you Charis!!

Charis this reminded me of you sitting at my house looking up cat videos. Chris and I found this one and immediatley thought of you. Enjoy, and we miss you guys. Love you.

One amazing date!!

Chris and I have not been able to spend much time together since moving to Florida because we both are very busy. Yesterday that changed when we got out of bed and he said come on lets go, we are going to Seaworld. I did not think he would actually take me but five minutes later we were there. I had so much fun, especially because I got to spend an entire day with my husband. I love dolphins so we went to see a dolphin show and it was so amazing. We also got up close enough to pet the dolphins but they were all to busy playing and eating. Because Chris works at Seaworld he knew exactly were to take me and what to see. The day was tiring but so fun. After walking through the park all day Chris got us into his restaurant to see the Hawaiian show. He even got our $100 meal for free, he is great. It was really a fun show. The day was perfect. Chris is going to have trouble topping this date.

Wow!!

First of all there have been a lot of things happening lately, so Chris and I have been very busy. I wanted to thank everyone who prayed for my nephew Easton. He seems to be doing much better after a short stay in the hospital, he is going to be seeing a specialist at Riley sometime soon hopefully. Second, I got another job and had a very interesting day today. I am still going to be working as a nurse but I thought why not get a fun job that does not have anything to do with death. I work at a Golf/Safari place. It is so fun, my job consists of teaching foreigners, with the little Spanish I speak how to play put putt; and about our 25 alligators. Yeah, I know most people don't see me taking care of alligators, but I usually do not have to be around them I just teach people about them and show them how to feed them. Until today that was pretty much all I did. Today a young kid was feeding an alligator and the alligator decided to swallow the entire feeding string that is attached to a stick. I freaked out and called the manager and he said just hold on to the stick as tight as you can and I will be right there. So I was a little scared at this moment but I was trying to hold it in around all the kids you know. So the alligator decided he wanted to try to pull me into the pin, I did not like that idea so I pulled back. I really did not want to go into the pin with 25 alligators so I pulled really hard on the stick and all the string the alligator stupidly swallowed started coming back up. The alligator started choking and finally I managed to pull the string and pole out of the alligators mouth. Once my manager came I told him I was done with the alligators I am sticking to the golf, he laughed at me and told me I still have to teach about the gators. I still love my job!!!
Third of all Chris and I are still searching for a church. It seems hard around this area because many of the churches are Baptist or Catholic. We are praying about it please be in prayer for us. Although we have not been able to find a church we are still growing in the Lord.
One of the most amazing spiritual things I have ever been through occured last night. Chris and I were in bed and I was quietly saying my nightly prayer. All the sudden God said to me speak in tongues and I said to God but I only have a few words, he said "Speak" I had my eyes closed and was speaking the words that were coming to me just to God and not out loud, God said "keep going". Something started happening, I was fully into concentrating in a spiritual mind and I felt a bad presence enter the room, God said "keep speaking." I usually get scared of these types of feelings and give in but I kept praying and the room continued to get heavier and all of the sudden I did not understand it but with my eyes closed I was showed an image of a demon. I have a fear of seeing demons but at this moment I was not afraid at all I was so in tune with God more than ever, that all I could focus on and all I wanted to was God. God said "Do not be afraid, Keep speaking." I continued to pray the only words I could and God became so present that I felt His presence in front of me and the demon just disappeared. After that God said "Wake Chris and pray together." I thought "God has brought me through the worst fear in my life I better listen." So I woke Chris and we prayed, and then talked about what had just happened. I can't explain everything and do not fully understand it all, but I do know this was one of the closest experiences I have ever had with God, and I loved it. He taught me that I don't need to be afraid because he is my Father. It also taught me not to doubt and try to figure out everything in life. I have been so upset that I have not been able to speak more than a few words in tongues but God showed me the words I spoke do mean something and are important for some reason so hold them dear.
OK so I had much to say in this post but thanks for reading and keep Chris and I in your prayers.