What a blessing this year has been: I married by best friend, continued to learn more and more at my job about how to help people become well, brought a puppy into our lives, and now have just purchased our first home. I also just accepted a job in the Critical Care Unit at my home hospital Battle Creek Health Systems. A couple more weeks til Christmas and then we move, my new job starts, and I finish my first semester of grad school. Since the end of this year is almost here I've been doing a lot of thinking about things I want to work on for next year. I have never been a fan of New Years resolutions, except for I probably work out more often in January than any other month of the year. Here's what I'm wishing for this year:
I wish I was more crafty, more patient, more thoughtful, more considerate of other's feelings. I wish I was a better listener, less of a talker and that I could say my actions always reflected my true feelings. I wish my relationship with God was closer, and that I woke up for church more often. I hope this year to find a home church where both Glen and I feel comfortable, where we can meet new friends and have fellowship with others.
I hope that I can truly relate to my patients and their families this year. I hope to be more patient with their needs, and roll my eyes less when they ask me for little favors that I often feel too busy to help them out with. I hope that my studies continue to go well, and I honestly hope to find a mentor for my practice. As I venture further into the ciricculum, its become apparant to me how little I know about what I ACTUALLY want to end up doing.
I hope Glen and I can continue to stay as close as we are, and that our marriage will continue to fufill us.
I hope our families continue to be healthy, and blessed.
Thats a lot to ask for, but hey, go big or go home right?
~Abby
