Awesome News

I have been in Massage Therapy school since Sept. 08. I'm enrolled for a year and completed four months of schooling. When we were contemplating this New Journey, we of course had to think this whole thing through. We paid half of the schooling in cash and miday way through the school we would pay the other half. We had to really decide if this was the right timing or not and what God's purpose was for me in this schooling thing. Yes, I KNOW that God impressed upon me to go to this school and study massage. I remember the day that I went to visit the school and on the way home I noticed that life was brighter! Seriously everything around me just 'shone'. I know the Holy Spirit was thick around me and I knew that this was the path for me to take.

After attending the school a couple of weeks I knew one of the reasons why the Lord had directed me there at this time and this season. I met two friends... three really. Two of them, Nicole and Erin are amazing Christian gals who my spirit is very familiar with and I've become great friends with them. We have shared our faith stories from the first day we began class and have been excited about what God's purpose has been for us meeting. The third is a sweet, sweet young gal who I sat beside the first class night and sometimes it takes me a slow and gradual move to get to talking, and sharing and asking questions, but with Kathryn Ann I just began speaking to her, getting to know her and asking her all kinds of questions about herself. She's a sweet young girl and I've enjoyed getting to know her. Very early on we teased her about sharing her typed up lecture notes with us. She has been faithful at e-mailing me class notes.

In learning massage, I have a heart for women and relieving the stresses of everyday life, in all seasons of a woman's life. I've lived a woman's life and I believe what I've learned about the amazing health benefits of this muscle therapy. I believe that women have so much pressure on them day to day to be everything to everyone. I also believe that the first ministry a woman has is to her husband and children and in that I love lending a helping and 'healing' hand. So that said, what am I going to do with this pending career, eh? I already have my table and chair. I have the hot rocks and I have a great room set and ready to go. I have given massages already at home and my friends and family have loved them!

Well, I called my instructor Sat. and filled him in on what was going on in my life. The school is owned by a Christian couple. They live in and run a Therapy school in a different city than the one I attended. But this school's intructor and administrator is also a Christian. When you walk into the door of the school/clinic right beyond the doorway is a case that has the open Bible displayed. I remember the day I visited this school my instructor said something about if anyone who was enrolled with them ever needed time off for any reason that they could come back and just continue where they left off. So, as I was talking with him I asked if there would be any problem if for some reason this didn't work out and I came back a year from now or so, could I still finish. He assured me that I could! That was awesome news, eh? awesome! I had told him that I planned on taking my books along and studying on the road. That I was going to use all the chapter questions as my own tests and continue learning as I love this healing therapy.

As we were talking and he was asking me questions about when we'd be home and how long we'd be gone I explained to him it would be about 2-3 days home and about 2-3 weeks on the road. He said, Anne, you know if you're in the area and you want to stop by and take a test and do some hands on in class you are welcome to do that. WHAT?! I could not believe it! I said, "Are you kidding me?" I was totally flipped out! What a blessing! I'm so excited about that. I can still go with my hubby and do this thing we fill like God is leading us into and at some point finish my massage therapy course and have my certification. awesome. Awesome,eh? Thank You Lord!

blessings to you all....
Annie :)