I couldn't have timed it better myself

I think my blog from yesterday deserves a little clarification and some follow up.  Firstly, I have to tell you about some of the weird (and downright amazing) things that have happened to me.  After passing my LCSW, I asked God for a clear sign I was supposed to stay in my job.  Less than 20 minutes later, my supervisor calls me into her office and tells me the raise I had received for passing my license was the maximum amount I could have gotten...AND...it retros to the time I took my test, not just from the time my licensing board said that I had my license officially.

Secondly, I have been offered an opportunity to utilize the skill set I have developed over the last five years and serve for a week in Jacmel, Haiti.  I will be conducting group therapy with women during a day camp for families every day for a week.  Even cooler is that I may be able to utilize running as a way to empower them and to assist in the integration of physical and emotional needs.  It is such an amazing combination of things I love:  traveling, running, inspiring others to be better, and to love on people who need it so desperately.  I am soooo excited!

Ok, I apologize in advance if the images do not show up...please bear with me as I attempt to post some of these images.


This photo of Jacmel is courtesy of TripAdvisor


This photo of Jacmel is courtesy of TripAdvisor


This photo of Jacmel is courtesy of TripAdvisor

You can check it out here:  http://www.haitifamilyinitiative.org/

In continuing my list of amazing things, I had decided that I would finally move out of my parents' home.  I had decided that I have paid my student loans far enough, it was time.  I decided that I would not do it until my student loans were under a certain amount.  I was banking on receiving a good chunk of money back from HR to reimburse me from my class this summer.  However, they did not give me as much back as I had thought.  As a result, I had to delay paying down my loans.  In the mean time, a friend of mine had a roommate moving out and wanted someone to split the bills with her...rent free with no lease.  I paid my loans under the amount right before she proposed us moving in together.   If I would have paid down my loans sooner, I probably would have spent several hundred extra dollars on a damage deposit and rent every month.

There are a few more things, but I will save those for another post. :)  Have a happy Sabbath!