My BID

Fall 2002 Semester. I was a complete wreck. My father was dying in the hospital and there was nothing I could do. My family wanted me to stay at school and they tried to not tell me everything that was going on but in my soul, I KNEW something was really wrong. That whole semester, my father was in the hospital with a blood infection eating away at his spine.

I couldn't really deal with it so I ended up getting drunk most of the time. My grades were okay since I only took 12 credits but I was a spiritual and mental mess. The BID is that God had people in my life who began to minister to me, talk to me about him. At the end of the year, I gave my life to Christ. And, I'm happy to say, my dad is still alive, he'll never be the man he once was but he's alive and well.

Mine was getting fired from my job.

Universities don't prepare you after you graduate and tell you it may take you years to find a job. So I was going through a HUGE bout with depression were I would have crying spells, staying in bed all day, not taking a shower, it was really bad.

Then I finally got this job and I liked it, but it was not my passion. So after a while and still on probation, they fired me. I did not cry, I actually laughed and felt free.

Months later my friend tells me that she has this perfect job for me in a different city and state. So I applied, interviewed, prayed, and got the job. I am happy, very happy. I love what I do in my career and I am maturing in ways I never thought I could.

Plus, my current job I have now pays way less then the one I got fired at. But if I stayed at that job, I would not have accepted the job I have now, nor moved out of my parents home. Plus I'm very active in my new church, enjoying my independence, and having fun. So I am Happy!