Okay, so I'm home from Nags Head. I'd rather be back at Nags Head, but that's life, right?
We did some new stuff at the beach this year. We went to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Hatteras Island. They had some very cool pirate exhibits, along with some really cool relics from shipwrecks. We also went to Oregon Inlet, where I climbed around on some rocks, found live hermit crabs in perfect conch shells, and cut my foot on some mussels. It was a lot of fun to see so much wildlife in it's natural habitat. We also learned about fulgurite, which is what really happens to sand when lightening strikes it (contrary to what Sweet Home Alabama will tell you).
Sadly enough, we did have to return home. This also means a return to work, household responsibilities, and everyday worries and troubles. It's this last category that is prompting me to trust God like I never have before. I endeavor to be real all the time; usually I'm real whether I want to be or not. So I'm going to be real now: I worry about a lot of stuff that I shouldn't, considering that they're "nothing" problems. I create problems before they really exist. I worry about being a nurse, knowing enough about nursing and being competent, diseases and germs, finding "The One", ect. ect. These are "nothing" problems. Granted, they seem very real to me and I feel affected by them, but there are people out there who have life and death problems, and they have to deal with that stuff! I need to focus my energies on being productive, serving God and others, and being a light in dark places.
Once again, I don't think anyone reads this. I'm a little iffy on whether or not I want to post the link anywhere. It helps to type out what I feel, and that's enough for now.
In Him, until next time,
Jess
Crazy how life can get so busy! I almost forgot I started this blog!
So I've been working all the time now, which is good. I've been learning a lot, and hopefully I'll learn a whole lot more. It's funny how you can be trained in a field and still feel like you know so little.
So it hasn't helped my life be any easier considering I've had bronchitis. Yuck! I think I got it from my neighbor. She's the most adorable three-year-old you'll ever see.
Last Friday, my brother-from-another-mother Dave and I went canoeing. It was a blast!!! We saw a HUGE snapping turtle surface for air, a small water snake, a bunch of turtles on a log, and a dead catfish. Cool stuff to see! I have to say that the snapping turtle was great to see. I would estimate that he was 1'4" in diameter. The only other one I've seen that big has been in an aquarium, and it's just not the same as seeing one in its natural habitat.
After canoeing, we joined my parents who were fishing from the bank. My mom caught a pike which was pretty exciting, considering she had never caught one before. I had never seen a pike, but they're really awesome because they have teeth. He was a feisty little sucker! I picked up my dad's pole and put it in the water, and amazingly enough, I caught a catfish! He weighed almost a pound, and put up quite the fight. I LOVE catching catfish, because they're so elusive to me. I've only caught two in my lifetime, so I was really excited!
Later today, we're leaving for Nags Head, NC. That is my most favorite place on earth! I LOVE going there! I'm so excited. I'm actually kind of taking my parents, which is also cool because it gives me a change to kind of treat them as nice as they've treated me over the years. Hopefully I won't forget my blog, and I'll post some stuff about our trip!
Until next time, much love!
