Oh my goodness! So many things going on that are excellent! I am in a very happy place in life right now. I can't even remember the last thing I posted on because it has been "so long." So please forgive me if I repeat something.
Well as everyone knows I moved to North Dakota, a drive I do not plan on doing anytime soon again. That drive was so hard on my body and mind, it was something driving hours at a time with my kids in the car consistently thinking of safety and "don't fall asleep." One minute your fine but then the next you are falling asleep and it just hits you, you have not idea where the wash of tiredness comes from. Well, glad that's over!
Anyhow, I finished my first quarter of Midwifery school, oh yeah!!! I had to ask for an extension with the move and everything and that kind of messed me up but I know I will have no problem this time around, I am confident in that. I got an A- in my BIO100 and a B- in my MDWF100, I should have gotten much better grades but that was completely my fault I thought a few of the assignments were cake walks and did them at the last minute and realized I was in over my head. Well because of that, I went from being a Provisional Student to being a Provisional Student again because I did not prove myself well. But I will have no problem this time around and I will get my matriculation, come Spring. I am so grateful for the friends I have back in WA they are helping me so much by getting me set up for this coming winter quarter with most of my study material. THANK YOU LADIES!!! I really don't know what I would do without their help because I am still paying for school all on my own and I won't qualify for help, like FASFA until Spring quarter.
As I have all this "free time" on my hands. Ha! I have been working on my new venture as a trained Birth Doula and have been having a lot of fun with that. Also I have been looking into the licensure of CPMs in ND. I had the initial impression that it was illegal to practice as a Traditional Midwife or CPM here however I just recently learned that it is not illegal just not licensed. Ummmm. I think to myself, I wonder if there is anyway I can help? I mean what can you do to help with that? How did other CPMs or CMs get recognized? If anyone has any input on that I would really appreciate that. Because I have only been here a short time and there has been a lot of interest in Midwifery and Labor Doulas. Women thinking it will take a lifetime to get involved and then feeling cheated that they didn't have more information before. I know I have many other things to attend to besides my family of course they are important, but I just feel my calling has been shouting at me since I have been here and God has been just opening doors left and right. AND WELL, I need to walk through them. I am not going to let one, two, three, four, or five bumps in the roads detour me from what I feel I am meant to do. I think that greatest blessing out of this for me is my family is on the same page with me. My husband, supports me, family and so many friends that I really consider more family then friends. I know I am away from my birth place but I feel closer to it then I did before. I don't know how that would make any sense but it really just clicks with me.
But I better get going my youngest has been all over me this whole time I have been trying to write this update. LOL. She has been fighting sleep for the last two and a half hours. She must be feeling all the excitement I have been feeling build up.
Grateful Lord for all you are doing and I look forward to sooo much more. Thank you Jesus!!! ttfn.
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