I have NEWS!!!

Hello everyone... Yes, it is prime time on a Saturday night and I'm bloggging. I'm sooo cool.

Actually, I'm feeling a little bit under the weather and, with a trip to Birmingham tomorrow (including a meeting with the nursing school to review my prerequisites) I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO BE SICK. So, I found a doctor open today, got a shot and an array of meds. He promised me I'd be ready to roll tomorrow.

Well, I said I had some news- and boy do I! Friday around lunchtime, I got some awesome news. Ya girl here got accepted to the MUW nursing program!! Talk about a relief! I am still waiting to hear from two others, but I at least KNOW I'm in somewhere!! With the date party being last night, I had even more reason to celebrate- and I sure did! My sweet date probably heard "I'm gonna be a nurse, y'allllllll" about 9 million times throughout the night... sorry bout it! God is so good and certainly is looking out for me! I am so thrilled and a little bit freaked out that I will being leaving State after this semester. It is definitely bittersweet, but every season is a change and I feel extremely blessed for the amazing opportunities ahead.

With that being said, my game face is still on. There are two more acceptance letters that I would LOVE to come my way :) Mama, Daddy and I are headed to Birmingham tomorrow to check out the area then on Monday I meet with the nursing advisor. Applications aren't due until April, so I won't hear from them until May or June. June will be SO EXCITING with my brother's wedding- so, I want to have a game plan in case I do get in and decide to go. Here's to a potentially crazy exciting summer! 

Thank you to everyone who has sent sweet messages, been there for me when I obnoxiously freak out about the future, and the many prayers that have been said. I am really excited for the future and whatever it holds... and relieved that I won't go 0 for 3 when it comes to applications!

Nurse Katie... sure does have a scary ring to it :) Happy weekend... hope yours has been as amazing as mine!

help a sista out!

Good morning!!! I woke up at 6am WIDE awake and couldn’t go back to sleep. It’s fiiiine. So, I hopped up and went on a short jog (to my car…. That I left at the bar last night. At least I was responsible AND got some exercise?).

Now, I’m sitting here drinking coffee, watching the Today Show and reading a bit. When did I become an old woman??

Anyways, I need help! As I was jogging this morning, I realized that my running playlist needs a bit of a face lift. I’ve had the same songs from like… two years ago. And it’s getting old. So, if anyone has any suggestions PLEASE help a sista out! Suzy, I know you’ve got some, so send them my way :) 

Also, I need help again! I know, I’m very needy today. I’m going to Birmingham to look at UAB nursing school (fingers crossed) and I would like to also look around at areas to live in. I’m by no means jumping to conclusions or assuming that I’ll get in, but if I do, I’d need to find an apartment pretty quickly. So, anyone familiar with Birmingham? Hit me up with some good areas!

On a final note, I’ll leave y’all with a lovely vision… we have a date party tonight, 20’s themed! And due to a little bit of online ordering issues, I’m wearing a dress about 7 sizes too small…. My date is SOOOO lucky! Just kidding.

I’ll leave y’all with a little excerpt from my devotion this morning: Link your hope not to problem solving in this life but to the promise of an eternity of problem-free life in Heaven. (From Jesus Calling) 

Amen to that! I’m off to work on making a budget for myself… woah.

Post #2

Well hey.. really creative post title, I know! Excuse my absence yesterday (actually, I’ll probably never be a daily blogger). For some reason, I didn’t have any “get up and go” yesterday- as my mama would call it. But I finally did get moving, went to class, then step class at the Sanderson. I LOVE a good step or aerobics class.

This morning, I woke up before my alarm and couldn’t go back to sleep, so I went on a jog with my friend Madelon. It was a gorgeous day today! So gorgeous that, I later went on a walk with Strohm. Just call me cardio queen….

Speaking of working out, I have this issue where, I feel like I often worry too much about looking good enough or being good enough in general. I think that’s a typical problem for people. BUT…

Last week I was driving back to Starkville from home one morning, when a song came on. It was called “Someone Worth Dying For”. I’ll admit, I am not the most avid Christian music listener, but I enjoy it every now and then. This song really hit me in a great way. Pretty self-explanatory, but it was saying that Jesus thought we were worth dying for, and He didn’t endure an easy death at that. So I started thinking, who am I to question whether I'm good enough? Jesus thinks we’re worth dying for, so why are we questioning it?  Soooo... I’m hoping to focus more on just being who I am, and not worrying about the rest!

I’m off to study for a test that’s NEXT TUESDAY (just call me studious… Mama, I hope you’re reading this :)

P.S. My prayers are with the Branning family… God received quite an angel today!

Give me a break, I'm new!

Bear with me, I absolutely suck at this!

Well.. I sure never thought I’d be doing this. Buuuut here I am, blogger KP. And I have my reasons for doing so..

1.    I love reading blogs.

2.    My main reason: I have this severe discomfort when talking about faith related things. I’m extremely private when it comes to my walk with the Lord. I think, subconsciously, I feel not worthy to discuss my relationship with God. Like it’s not good enough or something… which it’s not. But, really, no one’s is. It’s a relationship that must be worked on daily, like any relationship. So, here’s to getting over that discomfort.

One of my many new year’s resolutions for 2012 (I have many lofty goals for this year :) watch out!) has been to write down my prayers. My dad/best friend (its whatever) suggested the book “Letters to God”, which provoked this resolution. It’s an amazing book with a very simple message and I highly recommend. Like, you HAVE to read it. But warning, you will cry. A LOT. Anyways, writing down my prayers has led to journaling which led to this. So, get ready for my odd thoughts that will be alllll over the place, some thoughts on what the Lord has showing me, and probably some cheesiness.

So, this morning- I read Proverbs 3:5-6 (Trust in the Lord with all your heart; Do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do and He will show you what path to take). Well, for a girl trying to get into nursing school, and having no idea where I’ll be in the fall, that was unbelievably comforting. See, I have this problem, where I know what I want, and I have a hard time understanding why it doesn’t always happen. Spoiled. Rotten. I know... I’m working on it. I know that I may not get into the nursing school I want (or any for that matter) but I have a calmness because I know it’s the Lord in control, not me. Continually seeking Him is hard stuff, and I usually (okay- always) fall short… but I’m giving it my best efforts. He hasn’t led me wrong yet; I have the most amazing life and am beyond undeserving. So, from this morning’s devotion, I want to work on continuing to seek Him, striving to do His will, and trust that He will take care of me. Contentment is a great feeling… happy Sunday, y’all!