big changes for this little girl!

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alright, alright, alright... no more waiting. i finally got around to actually writing this. so, here ya go:

for the last 3 years i have been a social worker in adult services at DSS. i have worked with some of the absolute best people in the world (both coworkers and clients), and i have been rewarded every single day by the work and services that i have been able to provide.
i can honestly say that i have had the best career i could have thought possible upon graduating from college.

with that said- i have always had a passion for children. a passion for helping children that cannot help themselves. a passion for serving those that are without parents. a passion for seeking justice for little souls that have been abandoned and abused by the people they lean on the most. and a passion for uniting children with individuals that will love them.
i went into social work in college with the dream of working with foster care and adoption because of those passions that i have. i was actually voted "most likely to open up an african american adoption agency" by my cheerleading coach my sophomore year in high school, everyone that knows me knows that one day i will work with kids and i will do big things. things i have always wanted to do. i just haven't taken any steps in making it happen yet.
and i have been reminded over the last 3 years on many occasions that i haven't made any move toward this dream- at least any move that's worked out at least. i have mentioned here on le'blog before that i have been ready for a change and i have been looking for something more.

i applied for graduate school this past spring, but was not accepted due to the program only taking 4 applicants. i have struggled with this a lot because i truly thought that grad school was my ticket to my dreams. i have not been able to find any jobs in the foster care or adoption field that will accept just a BSW graduate. and that has been very disheartening.
however, i have turned to the one thing in my life that has never failed me- and that's prayer. God always has our best interest at heart and never, ever lets us down.
that is something i have had to keep reminding myself in order not to get discouraged and keep moving along.

i recently got to the point where i was begging God for something to happen in my life. i needed it more than i feel that i ever have.
and then... an opening at the DSS i am currently employed at came along.
an opening as a foster care social worker III... and i applied.
however, so did one of my closest friends. a friend that already has the foster care experience AND has her masters in social work- double whammy. and i knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she had it in the bag.
but then... God happened. He took over and He sought out His plan for both of our lives.
she got the open position. but i ALSO was given a position. a position that will be open just in time for my pre-service training to be completed. 
and... WE BOTH START (TOGETHER) ON OCTOBER 7TH!!!! EEEEKKKKKK!!!
i get teared up every time i think about it.
we serve an amazing God ya'll. and this, THIS was all him!!

oh, and my next big dream i want to pursue? africa. an orphanage in africa to be more specific...

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