Day 239

Thankful for Fridays,watching patients make significant I,prove nets in mobility, Dr. Pepper and being reunited with my girls!

Day 238

Thankful no one rides with me when I am trying to navigate Dallas, delicious homemade soup, chocolate covered raisins and scrubs pants (I mean they are basically PJs).

Day 237

Thankful for gradually becoming more comfortable at my new clinic, seeing patients progress, having a CI who recognizes my ortho skill and asks for my advice, homemade iced coffee and relaxing after being on my feet all day!

Day 236

Thankful for new driving routes, hugs from adorable patients, hearing a patient speak for the first time, encouragement from my CI and continued wisdom from The Word.

Day 235

Thankful for morning coffee and time in The Word, completing Day 1 of my last clinical internship and easy to make dinners.

Day 234

Thankful for rejuvenating coffee, quick review study sessions, afternoons spent being lazy, delicious dinners, and evenings spent proclaiming God's goodness with The Bride. 

I don't think it has sunk in completely that tomorrow marks the beginning of the end for my academic career. Tomorrow is the first day of my last clinical which means in 14 weeks, if all goes well, I will FINALLY be Dr. Kathleen Sullivan, DPT. Of course I still have a major board exam to conquer but rejoicing over this moment first! :] God has been so steadfast throughout my PT curriculum and has gently, but also strongly guided me along this path. I pray that He continues to illuminate the path before me. I pray for patience and endurance to finish this part of my life. I pray that He would remind me to soak up each moment of every day and to not spend my now focused on tomorrow. HERE. WE. GO!!!!! 

Day 233

Thankful for waking up to an apartment full of some of my favorite ladies, full breakfasts on the patio, afternoons spent covering my walls with scripture, and evenings spent cooking and spending time with more wonderful friends. God is so good to me!

Day 232

Today is one of those days where I could never put into words the entirety of my thankfulness to God. After a wonderfully lazy day at home I was able to reconnect with my home group. It has been over a year since we have been together and the joy of The Lord resounded in that apartment. We were able to eat, laugh and pray together as sisters in Christ and it was incredibly beautiful. It is in these moments that I wish I could soak up each drop of hope, joy and love but truly my cup overflowed! "Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." - Luke 6:38 To sit hand in hand and pray to Our Abba, Father was so incredibly beautiful. We are all so broken but God in His undeniable mercy continues to bless us and mold us to be like Christ. It is so refreshing to release all of the dark sin that overwhelms and downcasts my soul and to know that these girls will receive it lovingly. Praying that God continues to be present in each one of our lives. I pray that we are shaped into His image and that through our sanctification we can proclaim the greatness of His glory! I pray that He would give me an unsatisfiable thirst for time with Him and for more of His Truth. Thank you Father!

Psalm 111
"Praise the Lord.
I will extol the Lord with all my heart 
in the council of the upright and in the 
assembly.

Great are the works of the Lord;
they are pondered by all who delight in
them.
Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endure forever. 
He has caused his wonders to be 
remembered;
the Lord is gracious and compassionate.
He provides food for those who fear him;
he remembers his covenant forever.
He has shown his people the power of his
works,
giving them the lands of other nations.
The works of his hands are faithful and just; 
all his precepts are trustworthy.
They are steadfast for ever and ever,
done in faithfulness and uprightness.
He provided redemption for his people'
he ordained his covenant forever-
holy and awesome is his ma.e

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of 
wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good
understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise."

Day 231

Thankful for new coffee shops, afternoons spent digging in God's Word and cooking, the finale of Harry Potter and 80's movies!

Day 230

Thankful for finally finding a medial professional who understands my annoying ankle issue, afternoons spent soaking up the joy of wandering through the Half Price Books wear house, completely blowing my detox by devouring all the food I could manage at Sweet Tomatoes, strolls through Addison parks, and Harry Potter movie marathons! 

Day 229

Thankful for conversations with advisors, not passing out during my blood test, new hair cuts, dinner with the roommate and friend, evenings spent watching gangs shows, prison shows, aScream 4 and Harry Potter (yep, all that occurred today.) 

Day 228

Thankful for new starts and closure, detox smoothies, and relaxing all afternoon. 

Day 227

Thankful for days spent organizing and decorating the new apartment, driving around the new neighborhood and relaxing! 

Day 226

Thankful for successful moves,moving men, new apartments and first night sleeping at the new home.

Day 225

Incredibly thankful for today. My coworkers and patients were such a blessing today. Thankful for hugs, flowers, cards, words of encouragement, uncontrollable laughter and a delicious cold brew after packing and loading all evening. 

Day 224

Thankful for amazing patients who continue to encourage me, job offers that I am seriously considering accepting, lunch with my clinical instructors, afternoons spent crossing of things from my to-do list, and evenings spent packing for the next adventure! 

Day 223

Thankful for hilarious co-workers, Fuzzy's tacos and family dinner time.

Day 222

Thankful for learning opportunities even during the last week of clinical, for clinical instructors who are supportive&encouraging, patients who tell me that I've chosen the right path, phone calls with Mom&Dad and for spending rainy evenings baking. 

Day 221

Thankful for later mornings, wonderful patients, spending the afternoon laughing with my CI and reflecting in the past 13 weeks.

Day 220

Thankful for Sunday morning worship with The Body, afternoon lunch with the roommate, fabric shopping, successful refurbishing of chairs found on the side of the road, and enjoying rainy summer evenings watching 90's movies and drinking half price shakes. 

Day 219

Thankful for spending most of the day loving on foster kiddos, power naps, MRIs, delicious dinners at a local restaurant, teaching Lindsey how to drive standard, and Rangers baseball. 

Spent today working a local organization's "field day" and felt absolutely blessed to be used as a tool to show God's love to these kids who have had a rough start. I was incredibly encouraged by one of the fathers who with patience, love, and discipline showed his new son the proper way to handle not being the best at something. This father was so loving and got down to the level of his child to show him respect and concern, but did not allow the child to control the situation. It was a beautiful example of the way God handles us, lovingly but firm. He came down to our level by sending Christ and in His absolute grace sacrificed His only true son to foster all of us, even while we were living in our sin. Thankful, thankful, thankful for Christ. 

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Day 218

Thankful for Fridays, crappy junk food, berry brews, ridiculous prison shows and my current roommate! 

Day 217

Thankful for patient hugs before discharge with pain-free, full function!, soaking in the last days of my clinical by spending the afternoon being silly with coworkers, parents and friends who talk me off the cliff and drinking cold ones with Lindsey while eating chips and salsa!

Day 216

Thankful for short work days, learning how to dry needle, productive afternoons, refurbishing goodwill furniture into classy furniture, my parents, and making my final school payment.

Today I hit confirm on the last installment of payments for graduate school. I cannot believe that my final semester is actually here. After years of hard work, multiple moments of doubt and anxiety, and hours upon hours spent in the classroom I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel and am fairly certain it's not a train. ;] 

Day 215

Thankful for down time at work, being silly with coworkers, delicious dinners, and rangers baseball.

Day 214

Thankful for restful sleep, Sunday morning sermons &worship with the community, peaceful afternoons spent drinking iced coffee and soaking in God's Word, family dinner time and birthday cake.

I spent my morning with The Village Church - Fort Worth campus. I really loved the small sanctuary but even more so I loved the passionate fire the campus pastor has for leading his people. He challenged us to pray honestly for God to bare our souls every day to show us where the center point of our life tends to navigate. God created us to align with Himself but we are easily distracted and led astray. It is a terrifying request, to ask God to expose the part(s) of our hearts which strips affection away from Him but it is a necessary process.

I also read more of "Desiring God" and realized that regeneration is a process completed by God and conversion is a process which requires active participation from man. Regeneration proceeds and enables faith, meaning that our faith is an effect of our new birth which is a gift from God and not the cause of our new birth. First comes God and the Holy Spirit creating in us a new life then we respond with faith and align our lives with the fact that Christ is our source of infinite and holy joy. The pursuit of God is not optional and is not simply a way to "enhance" our walk with the Lord. So often I find myself digging into the Word or praying more because I feel like my walk has become bland or stagnant but this should not be the way I view it. If Christ is truly the well from which I collect all my joy, hope, and peace how could I possibly spend a single day outside His presence? How could I survive without an intimate relationship with Him? How could I handle withholding the praise He rightfully deserves? This is why our new life is supported by our faith so that we can DAILY produce good fruit with accompanied praise and love. 

As I close another chapter in the book of my life, I realize more and more that without Christ as my compass I am lost, but if my full affection and the focus of all my pursuits is to glorify the Holy of Holies I cannot fail. I have so many blank pages in my book but I am learning that The Author of my life has eloquently filled them all, I need only to be obedient and to respond. Where will I work? Where will I live? What church will I call home? How far from my family will I be? How far from my friends? How long will I be there? I cannot answer these questions but I can stand on the foundation of Jesus with complete confidence in His ability to build for me a life that brings consistent, daily worship to The Father. I will not live in doubt and fear, for My Abba has gone before me and will follow behind. I will never be alone. He is the protector of my heart and provider for my soul, and He is good! 

Day 213

Thankful for sleeping in, Saturday morning coffee, afternoons spent exploring the Fort Worth Museum, delicious Mexican food and margaritas, and ending the day curled up in PJs watching ridiculous movies. 

Day 212

Thankful for encouragement from patients, learning from new instructors, leaving work an hour early, cooking dinner with the roommate, LMN, and prickly pear Shiner.

Day 211

Thankful for beautiful sunrises, half days at work, dry needling, spending all afternoon with Phillip talking about life and Jesus, evening dinners with The Boers, Rangers baseball and sleeeeeeeep.