Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Today, is my best, best, best friend in the whole entire world, birthday! I have sent her many well wishes for a blessed birthday today and always. I have known this woman ALL of my life and it indeed a Blessing to have a friendship like hers in my life.

I answered a reference question today regarding probable cause and warrantless arrest. I keep telling myself I should have went to Law School in my younger years..........
Chris and I met today to go over my assignments submitted to date for correction and review for the final exam. He was impressed with the fact that I have done really well despite my constant pain from sitting or standing too long. Thats so kind of him. Dwight checked on me today as well; his sense of humor and concern is good medicine. Physical therapy really worked me over yesterday, that I feel like I got beat up pretty bad.

I found myself thinking about where I am going to end up after my residency ends. A good friend works in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The temperature today is 16 below. He took the job for the money and a 9-month +28 extra days contract, but he has to deal with frigid weather! There are some really great positions being posted in academia, but I have to consider the needs of my children at this time. My daughter had a difficult transition moving here to South Bend, and I would really hate to move her again. I might have to consider doing something else for a living. . I finally was starting to believe that I could be a librarian until retirement...as Georgia Evans has said from Good Times...."D**m, D**m, D**m!"

My life is presently making a 360 degree turn during this holiday season, but in spite of yet another change, the Lord is in the midst, and all things will work itself out once again. Its just when I'm in the midst of chaos and stress, its hard to focus on that aspect. In spite of myself, I believe in my heart of hearts the value of when one door closes, another door opens to possibilities never imagined.......Amen, Amen, Amen.