Usually I find myself counting the days til the end of a semester. Being that I CAN’T EVEN WAIT to be done with school and move into the city, I thought I would be doing the same with this one. Yet somehow the whole Texas trip kept me from noticing that the end of the semester was just behind the corner. It seems like I just realized it was finals week, and I took my last exam today! While it made for a the cram session of my life yesterday, it is feeling fantastic now. Like ripping off a band aid, painful, but over almost before I even knew what was going on.
Now I will be spending my next week and a half on the hematology floor at CHOP doing my leadership clinical. While I’m not that excited about two weeks of getting up at 5:30, I am looking forward to being back in peds and experiencing what is it to have a full patient load. Plus, it means I’ll be in the city where I can hang out with my seriously great friends.
God has brought some truly incredible people into my life in the past months, and I am admittedly blown away by it. I’ve laughed myself to tears more times than I can count, and am experiencing true community in a way that is both deep and lighthearted. When I look at the fact that I’ve only known some of these people for a month or two I almost can’t believe it. We are so comfortable and it just came together so naturally. I can’t really explain it, other than to say that God has done some sweet work and we are reaping the benefits:) It’s not just in new relationships that I’m finding community, but in the deepening of already existing friendships. I spent yesterday evening studying with my friend Heather, who has just been such a blessing to me. Have you ever met someone and the moment you started talking realized you just had so much to learn from them? Well, we both feel that way about each other and it has been awesome to see the way God is using us in each other’s life. So many of her strengths are things that I struggle with and visa versa and it has been so encouraging to learn from her and at the same time be made aware of the gifts I have been given. I love how we can be used to encourage one another and build each other up!
I’m feeling God’s providence around every corner and basking in the newness of spring (albeit, basking with an allergic wheeze!). The trees have gone from bare to green, flowers are blossoming in vibrant colors and renewal is all around me. My love for the city is growing and I can hardly wait to be part of the all the building up that is taking place in Philadelphia.
