Life With Jules, and other stuff

Or are they? My day job sometimes gets the best of me. I'm a job coach. I work with veterans and help them become "job ready," if you will. I teach them how to prepare for a job outside of the military. Resume writing, what to expect in an interview, how to present themselves, and so on. I even help them become better and more effective at job searching. That's where these sometimes unsettling thoughts come into my mind. Did I do the right thing in college? Did I choose the right major? Did I do my "experiential learning" (internship) correctly? Ideally, theoretically, I should be working for the State Department. Seriously! As incredulous as it sounds! I remember in-processing with the Navy and them damn near insisting I go into intelligence and become an interpreter. Guess what language choices they were giving me? Russian and Arabic! I would have jumped all over that had I not been a 19 year old married girl not wanting to spend 2 anniversaries aw...

The pain has been unbearable at times  Yet somehow I get through each day  I am completely thankful to the Lord  For showing and sharing His strength  Right now I need Him more than I once did  I need Him to hold me and let me know  That all will be well.  ****  Sometimes my thoughts get so raveled that I need to get them out. This is the best location I can think of to do that. Not only is it a way for me to clear the junk from my head, but I can share my creative side with you, my faithful readers. I am so blessed to have you have pop in from time to time. I try to do the same! I've been dealing with some heavy emotions for a couple of days now. While the tears have all but stopped, I have found strength in God and His Word. If someone would have told me a year ago that I would be feeling this way, I would have laughed. Not because I wouldn't have believed them, but because I would have feared they were right. The past few mo...