I graduated from college a few months ago and when I wasn’t
offered a job anywhere (and I applied EVERYWHERE), I decided to take some time
for myself. Let’s face it, college is ROUGH, but after a few weeks, I was going
stir crazy. What could I do that used my talents and abilities, but without
having a “job”? So I prayed. A lot. I mean, yeah, I was going to be applying to
internships soon for the fall and I knew I’d be busy working on applications, but
it’d be kind of nice to have a job to and feel like I’m DOING something (aaand
get paid for it).
…so…
…nothing
I majored in Child Life in college—a Child Life Specialist is
someone who works with hospitalized children and their families to help them
cope with the stress and anxiety of a hospitalization and promote typical
growth and development in the hospital setting. Since I’m not certified yet (I
still have to complete a full internship and take the Child Life exam), I’ve
been volunteering with the Child Life department at my local hospital. I love
it J I love being able to help out
however I can and provide activities for patients when they don’t have anything
to do (let’s face it—hospitals can be pretty boring).
I live on a ranch. We have about ten rescue horses (some belong
to us, some we just foster) and you know what’s so fun about horses? You get to
ride them J you know what’s annoying about
horses? They break stuff and you have to fix it L We have
students from the local high school who need service hours for Beta Club, other
organizations, or as determined by the SRO; and other friends who come out to
work some Saturday’s, either working the horses or doing “ranch stuff” (fixing
fences, digging trenches, etc.) Regardless of what we do, no workday is ever
complete without hands-on contact with the horses. I love this time, not only
do I get to spend time with my animals, but I get to hang out with some pretty
interesting people in a not-so-typical environment. Yes, it makes for a long
day, but the laughter makes the sweat worth it. And you can have a Root Beer
when you leave, what more do you want? Seriously though, that’s part of the
Circle C experience.
One day, I will have a job, and I won’t be able to volunteer at
the hospital making painted handprints with a patient (hopefully because I’ll
be working in a hospital) and I won’t be able to spend my free days teaching
kids how to ride or supervising workdays. I won’t be free to pick up pizza and
stop by my dad’s classroom to hang out with his students as they “study” and l
won’t have the time to help my sweet friend hide Easter eggs all over a huge
room for the Foster Care Clothing Closet’s Easter Blowout (by the time we
finished it looked like the Easter Bunny threw up) or help out with their
Easter activities. But I have the time, and the opportunity, to do those things now
and make a difference.
I don’t know where I’m going to be in the future, and that’s why
I have to enjoy this season of life now, because I won’t be here forever (I
think). I don’t know what He’s doing either, but I know He’s in control (good
thing, too—if it was up to me, my life would look completely different and
things probably wouldn’t have worked out this well).
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