Employed

Ahh, yes, I have a job now! So very excited. I started training today-2 1/2 hours of theory. My head is spinning a wee bit, but spinning in such a good way. Spinning in a way that reminds me of university and higher learning and that unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Now, whether you're thirsting for the finer points behavioral therapy or how they get the pimento into the center of a green olive so nicely folded up doesn't matter, just keep drinking up! That olive business is the stuff that useless knowledge is made of and one day a piece of so-called "useless knowledge" may very well save the universe.

But today I got fed with the way that behavioral therapy can help autistic kids and how. Seriously amazing stuff going on. This is a group that medical dictionaries have said there is no therapy for, nothing to help them. I'm so excited to be doing this. Also a little nervous but I'm sure it will pass. Training: so far, so good.

A highlight of my day came during my theory training. The man who is training me, Nate, and his wife (my Bible study leader) Sara, live on a dairy farm. Today while we were sitting on their front lawn one of the men who lives/works the farm came up and asked us if we'd like to see a couple of newborn calfs. One calf was not even 10 minutes old, still being licked off by her mama. The other was born a little earlier in the day and we got to see her take her first steps. New life, in all it's forms, is such a pleasant mystery. Life in general keeps me amazed and thirsting for more.

So I haven't said it outright but, if you've been paying attention, you might have caught on that I'm training to do behavioral therapy with autistic kids. And I'm excited...but I think I've mentioned that:) Excited to have a job and even more excited to have a job that I have a growing passion for. Forget sticking my toe in to test the waters, I'm jumping right in!