So here is the quick update on the license situation. I have never received that certified letter I was promised. I did finally make contact with a lovely person at the State Board office who figured out why I never got my letter: the secretary responsible for drafting said letter was out on FMLA. As I have stated on other forums it must be nice to work for a company where you are not required to have someone cover your work....... but I digress. The representative that I have been able to contact has managed to work with their lawyer to get the letter drafted and they so nicely emailed me a copy, with no mention that I would receive a paper copy. I have requested the paper copy. I think my favorite part of the letter is the salutation: Dear Ms. I'm sorry, did you miss the PhD after my name? This is a formal letter from the State Board and while I don't mean to be nit-picky- I worked my tail off for 5 years to earn that PhD! A little respect please!
In the mean time I have been building my case to present before the board. I will have to appear before the board February 26 and this appears to be my one shot to state my case. I have letters coming from my dissertation advisors and former co-workers and the state where I have the sanction sending a letter saying I am in good standing and have met all the requirements of the sanction. I have the ability to bring a lawyer, but I haven't consulted one yet. My current plan is to just present the facts and state the case as it appears to me. Though I am VERY open to suggestions.
So if you are praying people I could use those prayers!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Lent
The season of Lent is upon us. If you didn't already know I and my kiddos are practicing Catholics, hubby is a different Christian religion. While I generally keep religious and political commentary to myself, hubby or extremely close family I wanted to share what I will be doing for Lent this season. I have traditionally in the past given up such things as chocolate, ice cream, meat (for the entire 40 days- not just Fridays), soda, Facebook, etc. I have for the past few years tried to include something positive for myself as well during Lent: committing to more peaceful parenting, praying more, being healthier, as I felt that just denying myself something was not enough.
This year it has been tough trying to decide what exactly it is that I want/need to do with my life. With all the chaos of the move, licensure issues, financial woes, I just didn't know would be best. I really had this feeling that giving up sweets was inadequate seeing that God has provided my family with so much financial support via our extended family. I have made the commitment to be a healthier me. Which while I know that sounds vague in the extreme, specifically it means returning to working out 3 times per week (probably running) and counting calories to get back on the weight loss train. God gave me this body and it is my responsibility to take care of it for me, to be there for my children and out of respect for God.
You can imagine that after almost 5 consecutive years of pregnancy and pursuing a PhD I was not in tip-top shape and had gained some weight. Between pregnancies I was working out inconsistently and during pregnancy it was even worse. After Miss B was born I was committed to being healthy and began running. While I have never been a runner (I swam in high school), it was the fastest, easiest, cheapest way for me to tone up, lose weight and get healthy. Prior to the move I was running 2-3 times per week, with each run being about 3 miles and I had just started to include one 5 mile run per week. While I wasn't training for anything specific, it was just to keep me healthy. I have been running infrequently since we moved to our new location, but I am committing this Lent to returning to working out 3 times per week. So my friends, I am asking you to hold me accountable!
Now here is an interesting thing that happens to me while I run. I will suddenly have an overwhelming need to pray in the middle of my run, usually this occurs during the last half. It may be something as simple as Thank You Lord, or bless and protect my family/friends, to something more in-depth, or even just reciting prayers that I learned as a child. I don't have a clue if this happens to anyone else, but I would love to hear from you if it does. So maybe this commitment to running and being a healthy me is another way that God is drawing me closer to him. How is God calling you this Lent?
This year it has been tough trying to decide what exactly it is that I want/need to do with my life. With all the chaos of the move, licensure issues, financial woes, I just didn't know would be best. I really had this feeling that giving up sweets was inadequate seeing that God has provided my family with so much financial support via our extended family. I have made the commitment to be a healthier me. Which while I know that sounds vague in the extreme, specifically it means returning to working out 3 times per week (probably running) and counting calories to get back on the weight loss train. God gave me this body and it is my responsibility to take care of it for me, to be there for my children and out of respect for God.
You can imagine that after almost 5 consecutive years of pregnancy and pursuing a PhD I was not in tip-top shape and had gained some weight. Between pregnancies I was working out inconsistently and during pregnancy it was even worse. After Miss B was born I was committed to being healthy and began running. While I have never been a runner (I swam in high school), it was the fastest, easiest, cheapest way for me to tone up, lose weight and get healthy. Prior to the move I was running 2-3 times per week, with each run being about 3 miles and I had just started to include one 5 mile run per week. While I wasn't training for anything specific, it was just to keep me healthy. I have been running infrequently since we moved to our new location, but I am committing this Lent to returning to working out 3 times per week. So my friends, I am asking you to hold me accountable!
Now here is an interesting thing that happens to me while I run. I will suddenly have an overwhelming need to pray in the middle of my run, usually this occurs during the last half. It may be something as simple as Thank You Lord, or bless and protect my family/friends, to something more in-depth, or even just reciting prayers that I learned as a child. I don't have a clue if this happens to anyone else, but I would love to hear from you if it does. So maybe this commitment to running and being a healthy me is another way that God is drawing me closer to him. How is God calling you this Lent?
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