Writing…and writing…and Writing…(and cap and gown fitting)…and Writing!!!

I'm exhausted...But on a mission. For the past two weeks, I've really been working hard to make it all come true. It's grueling. It's hard. It's isolating. It's really a LOT. But that's what I'm here for.

Today, I got a glimpse of the finish line. I got fitted for my graduation robe and cap. It was surreal. I almost cried.

Anyway, I just wanted to check in and let you know where I've been. But for now, I'm gonna get back to writing and finish up strong!

#Operation2015

Bus Ride Revelations.

I really love teaching. It gives me the feeling I used to have when I was working with teens at the high school; I'm really at home in that role. I work really hard at it and it's rewarding. I get to connect and share with people and to challenge myself to make otherwise dense and boring material relatable. It gets me to be creative. To explore various capacities for learning. I love it. I definitely want it to be a part of what I do for the long haul.

Thank you God for giving me that gift.

And finally, it's a wrap!

Well, just on data collection.

Today, I conducted my final interview. After weeks of being nervous that this day wouldn't come in time for me to reach my writing deadlines, I got the call this morning that my final 3 participants were ready to roll. I never took a cab somewhere so fast in my life.

There's definitely another huge milestone ahead (writing my last two chapters), but, hey, we're inching closer.

#thankyouforansweredprayers

Attitude check…one, two, one, two

I felt myself in an awkward space. Uncomfortable and anxious. Desperate to get things done. Concerned about what the future will look like. #Allovertheplace.com.

Right now I re-center. I focus on gratitude. I trust that my steps are ordered. My path is divine.

I remember my dad's mantra: "Keep the faith". My mom's words: "It is already done."

Mother/Father God, thank you for loving me and sticking by me anyway. Even when my attitude is funky and my focus is dispersed on multiple domains of worry instead of confident in Whose I am and in what I know.

I release my attention from other people's journey. I simply settle into me.

Breathe. And just keep swimming.

I hear you God. Loud and clear.