If only I could say that..

1 Corinthians 11:1
"Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ."

I was reading chapter 10 of this book tonight and the verse above was kind of connected to it. When I read it I was like, "WOW! I want to be able to say that to someone." Paul wrote this book of the Bible and totally devoted to Christ. He was unashamed of Him and boldly lived his life for our God. And he know that he was so in sync with God that he told others to live like him because he was of Christ. This in turn means that he was "souled out" for Christ and that is very evident of Paul. I want to be able to tell someone, "Hey, you know, you should be like me because I am living souly and radically for my God."

Another verse that spoke to me tonight is 1 Corinthians 10:31. "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."
No matter what we do in our daily lives we are supposed to glorify God. Anything that does not glorify God is sin! So WHATEVER we do, we are to glorify God!!!
My college group has a saying called "G3!" G3 means Give God Glory!- G3! :)

Anyways, I will stop babbling. I just wanted to blog about this. :)

Have a great night.
-MaeLee

It should all be about Him..

Okay, so I know no one probably ever reads my blogs, but I feel that this is how I express my feelings that I keep inside all of the time.
Little do a lot of people know, but nursing school takes a toll on me and probably every other nursing student. If you have ever read any of my other blogs, then you would see that I dwell on nursing school a lot. It is not because that is my only concern or b/c I hate it SOO much. It is just that it consumes my life and my every being...unfortunately. It at least seems that way these days. Like I said in my previous blog, this is the first time I have ever taken summer classes. I am only taking one class, but it is 6 credit hours. Just because it is 6 credit hours doesn't mean a thing. It actually takes up 9 hours of class time per week and 12 hours of clinical time per week. A grand total of 21 hours of my week Monday-Friday. Now, ain't that something. That doesn't include the time I need for studying and homework(careplans)! We have skills checkoffs, which I have passed the first two!(IVs and dosage) Our careplans are graded, but not calculated into our grade, but if you don't pass them then you fail nursing. Our skills checkoffs are graded, but not calculated into our grade, but if you don't pass them then you fail nursing. So, you are left with 5 module tests and a final. An 80 is passing with a C. Anything lower than that is failing. Oh!, my clinical hospital is 1 1/2 hours away one way. So, I go there 3 times a week and that equals up to 9 hours of driving on the road per week!
So, is nursing hard? Yes!! It is hard. It is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life! Oh, and did I mention that I have 2 jobs?!?!
My stress load is HUGE!!!! I have test tomorrow morning and I am about to get back to studying for it. It will be a long night and an early morning for me. But, my goal is make a 92 or better. My treat for myself if I do well on this test is a ticket to see "Eclipse" Thursday night. Please pray that God allows me to remember the things I need to remember for this test and that He is glorified through it all. Also, please pray that I stop complaining so much about nursing school and learn to suck it up. It should all be about the Lord and nothing or no one else. You guys have a great night!

And The Summer Begins...

Hey you guys!

Summer classes have started for me and the rest of the university. This is my very first time ever taking summer classes and trust me, its ONLY because the nursing program requires it. This summer will definitely be intense for me and the rest of my classmates because we have a test every week plus checking off on different skills and clinicals. I am also excited about this summer at the time because we get to spend 3 weeks in the OB/nursery unit in clinicals. I am excited about this because this is the part of nursing that I want to go into.
Pray for me!!!

To God Be The Glory!

So, I have not posted anything on here in a few months and I have decided to add something tonight. :)
This semester of school is almost over for me and it has flown by when I look at in hindsight. It has been really tough on me though. As of right now my future is not certain that I will be at UWA in the summer b/c my nursing grade is border line. I wish it wasn't, but I can't change it now. It is ALL in God's hands. I have made back-up plans if all else fails, literally.
Because of all that I have been fairly stressed about, as would anyone else. I am just trying to be really positive about it all and have faith in God.
All I have been doing this semester is school, school, babysitting some, and MORE school. I feel like I study all the time. I got a new job today and I will be working with UWA starting next week. Whoo hoo!! Praise the Lord!! :))
Yesterday marked 3 years for Wes and I meeting each other. That was a pretty awesome day in 2007. I remember exactly what he was wearing and what was said. We had a discussion about how we met last night. He is a pretty amazing guy that I love dearly. He looked me up on facebook after we met and the rest is history. I actually gave him my phone number without him asking for it, imagine that! God truly blessed my life the day He allowed me to meet Wes. :)
I am getting so, so excited about my mission trip to Quito, Ecuador!!! I am so ready to see what the Lord has in store for me there. I am going to be doing VBS with about 60 kids everyday and I will be teaching and leading music in Spanish. Please pray for me dealing with that.
But anyways, I will write more later. Have a great night/day!

Grace and Peace-Psalm 37:4

Stuck...

So..school has started and Ive got the first test out of the way for nursing. I made a 92 and pretty darn proud of it!! I take my microbiology tests as I want to and my first math test will be next week. So far so good with everything.
This week has been pretty busy with preparing myself for the ns test and having to do drug tests and fingerprinting for nursing. On top of all that, I had to get my student id taken again because the first one was not up close enough. Then, my other classes and homework. I am most definitely ready for the weekend! I need some fun in my life.
I feel like Im stuck while there is a whirlwind of emotions, things, events, and people around me. Sometimes I feel like Im just lost in the middle of it all. This semester is going to fly by and I pray that God carries me through it all.
Actually, I know He will. I have to give it my all and He will take care of the rest.
I have a d-now that I am going to be a counselor of next weekend! Im pretty excited about that!! Its going to be loads of fun. Its a weekend full of God, worship, learning about Him, and NO SLEEP!!! AHHH!! Im running on fumes now as it is. Gotta rest up!!
Like....now!!!!....See ya!!

New Year, New Semester...

So, I start school this upcoming Monday..unfortunately. I am going to "really" start the nursing program this semester. I start my clinicals..that also means that I will have to get up at 4:30 in the morning once a week now. (joy!) This is going to be a pretty tough semester on me. I am only taking 14 hours, but my nursing class is 6 hours worth of credit. I am also taking Microbiology and a math class. I have put off taking any math classes until now, simply because I STINK at math!! Why did I wait until all I have left is just nursing classes?? (I don't know!!) I believe this was a bad mistake on my part, I should have known better. Oh well now!! God will carry me through this semester though. I will just have to stay SUPER focused and pray..A LOT! I have my dosage critical the 19th..only 5 days of school under my belt and I will have to take a test..a very important one at that. If I don't pass the dosage critical, I do not get to go to clinicals. Good thing I had a good grade in that class last semester! haha!

On a brighter and happier note, my best friends are getting married!!! yay! I am the MAID OF HONOR!! :) So, over the break Sarah and I have been planning her wedding. They are getting married May 22nd, 2010. So there is less than 5 months to the wedding!!! She is going to be the most beautiful bride EVER and Neal, well, he will be handsome too. haha! I am so excited for them and I know God is being glorified through their relationship. :)

I had a marvelous Christmas and New Year's. God is TOO good to me. I do not deserve any of the things He has blessed me with. He has placed amazing people in my life and they encourage me in my walk with God. Thank you God for them! My parents got me a pretty sweet GPS and Chi hair straightener for Christmas. Wes took me shopping for clothes a few weeks before Christmas and then he gave me A LOT of socks and some perfume on Christmas. I am so thankful that I got to see him as much as I did over the break. Oh, and my break!! It was/is AMAZING and I think I REALLY deserved it this time! This past semester was really hard on me and I needed some rest. Thank you Lord, again!!

Anyways, I am done babbling now. Have a great new year and semester!! :))
Grace and Peace! :)

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You know sometimes I wish that I had not chosen such a hard degree to earn. I wish I had more free time. I wish I could hang out with my friends and do whatever I wanted. I wish that I did not have to work two jobs to have some money. I wish for a lot of things.
BUT, I did not chose a hard degree. God has this all planned out for me. :) It is hard, but who ever said it would be easy? Nursing is definitely time consuming and if was easy everyone would do it. No one wants a nurse who learned nothing in school. Right? You want me to be able to take care of you one day. :)
What I am praying for is for God to send me someone that is willing to bold in Christ and disciple me. Because I do not have much time to do things with others, and sometimes that means not going to church, I feel like I am not being spiritually fed here. If I want Bible study, I have to do it on my own. I mean that's not a problem, it should be a daily thing, but I do not have any fellowship and I'm not being discipled like I was last year. This is something I'm praying about and I ask that you pray with me. :)