Bryan has recovered fully from his illness...we have a new "baby" Bella the cat, we're still hanging on, pressing on toward the goal.
385...that's the number of days we have left on our journey to Graduation from Law School.
So far we've had 2,250 days on this trip..leaving Tuscumbia, going to Tuscaloosa for school and then eventually coming to South Alabama for the final leg.
In retrospect...there are a lot of things I would do differently..but they taught me many valuable lessons.
It's not been easy..but it's not been boring, either! Just last week I was parked on the side of I65 with a flat tire ..a.m. traffic whizzing by 80 miles an hour..waiting on my sweet husband (aka Knight in shining armor) to come and rescue me..which he did..without question!
What a lucky girl I am! So, we never know from one week to the next what's going to happen.
Right now we're about 5 weeks from finals and wrapping up the semester. If all goes as hopes..Bryan will graduate December 2010. 385 days..and counting...
I wonder what will happen over the next 13 months..
My 42nd Birthday was last Sunday and I bought myself a special gift.. a Personal Trainer. It's time to get serious about health...want the next 42 years to be my strongest. There are many reasons why..1. The industry I'm in is very competitive in every way imaginable so I'm working on making it a more even playing field..2. Anything I can do to extend the good health I've enjoyed so far will make our future much brighter ..3. PLUS..I want to feel better. I am a cougar after all...ha! B. is almost 2 years younger and I want to keep up with him!
So..one of the questions we're asked over and over is what's next? We don't have a clue. I'm praying for a full-time on-air position near Bryan's Job offer..so far God has opened doors for us..even though I don't understand why things sometimes are closed..Bryan and I believe he'll work it all out when the time is right. Although..I am not very patient. But really, who is?
Several songs have spoken to me lately and they ring so true..especially for what we've been through...and in a way..they tell my story..
1. Kelly Clarkson.."Breakaway"...every word
Starting on the farm in Golden, MS....dreaming of something bigger..not sure what...
but something special..somewhere else...
2. Whitney Houston " Didn't know my own strength"..so true.. "I was not built to break"
Making mistakes...others trying to break the spirit..but still holding on and despite all..using the pain to learn and grow stronger
3. Miley Cyrus "The Climb".."it ain't about how fast I get there..it's the climb"
"Overnight Success?" what a joke? Success is never overnight..it's the result of years working full time jobs plus summer and night school, and internships and weekends and holidays spent in the studio..and on and on and on........it's still not over..
385 Days...I can't wait until we reach the finish line!
God Bless you and keep you safe,
Janie
Philippians 3:12-14
12Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus
