Today I am so thankful. I have so much in my life to be thankful for, but recently I have been able to arrange everything in order for me to get back to BYU this coming fall.
Shocker, right?
I know, there had to be a heck of a lot of strings to pull to make that happen. And there was. Strings to pull with the state of Illinois, with housing, with credit hour exemption, with meal plans, with petitions, with caregivers, with caregiver advertising, with vacation time, with SO MANY THINGS that I had to get in order for me to be able to make it all work.
But there was a time before I knew what strings to pull, a time before I even knew if I would get to be able to go back out. I would tell people I had no idea what I was going to do, and that was the blazing truth. I had become content with being stuck with online classes, with having to reapply to BYU if I didn't go back, with the nagging feeling that I wouldn't get back in, with having to consider a different school much closer to home.
I didn't want that.
I tried to put on a brave face because I seriously thought things wouldn't work out. I wouldn't get what I wanted most. It seemed that there was no way. But there had to be.
Then something changed, and suddenly in my head it all made sense how it could work out with part time caregivers who would come during the day and help me out. I toyed around in my head for awhile trying to see if that would even be a feasible idea.
Obviously, it was.
Now, I'm not taking any credit for any ideas here. I truly believe that the Lord was instrumental in blessing me with the idea of how it could all work out. I am so thankful.
I am thankful for everything that has been given me.
I am thankful for the idea of how this could all work out.
I am thankful for my parents for listening to my ideas and supporting me.
I am thankful for the nice people down at the DRHS office for being so accommodating.
I am thankful for the New Heritage buildings being built close to campus last year.
I am thankful for the internet in being so instrumental in posting caregiver advertisements.
I am thankful for the people who have contacted me and applied for the job.
I am thankful for the BYU housing and meal plan offices for working out the arrangements.
I am thankful for the LDS church for having such a lovely school for me to attend.
I am thankful for initially getting into BYU two years ago.
I am thankful for everything that has been given me.
I am thankful.
I will always be thankful.
Life is good. Even though there are still minor details to figure out, I believe it will all work out for good.
I am so thankful.
