Mid December

Next week, it is offically Christmas. It seems that the time has once again escaped us. Today, I applied for graduate school. I have been thinking about it for sometime. About a decade ago, I applied for a Masters Degree in Social Work and got denied. At the time, I was serving teh homeless community in the beautiful state of Florida. As time as progressed and now I have my beautiful daughter: I think of the work hours and what would better fit, plus still something that I could make a difference. I considered to do counseling, but it was a longer process and with having a toddler, I have to be considerate of time. I then applied for Special Education to focus on being a Dignostican. I love working with this population and to help others learn. This will also give me the hours that I can still go home and spend time with my daughter. At one point, I was really considering counseling, but I had a situation shake me some time ago that happened with my cousin I was close to. I have a cousin, who is one year older than me, that suffered from being addicted to alchol and drug. Long story short, he was found and basically due to his brain and body, has lost most of his memory and sight due to overdose type situation. When I heard about this, it kind of broke me. He was adopted as a child and we spent summers together playing in the yard. These summers were filled with sprinklers being kept on, laughter, and late night slumber parties. I think about him often, how he will have to live in a home for the rest of his life. I pray God will one day heal him because I miss our conversations. I miss him calling me, "EC," and laughing. As the holidays continue to approach, I feel it is important to remember all we have and not always what we lost. It is sometimes easier said then done, but we are all blessed.