Medical School - Update #3

It has been a little while since I've posted an update, so I thought now would be a great time. This post will not be long, but a few amazing milestones have passed. 

My application to the Army HPSP was finally processed and accepted! I worked through the final steps and was recently sworn into the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Army Reserves (inactive member). That's my official title (title? rank? position? I have so much to learn). Nearly my entire family came to watch the ceremony. It was small and held at the recruiter's office, but I prefer it that way. I expected that I would have to make a 4am trip to Miami as I had to do for MEPS, and I did not want my family to feel obligated to join me for that. So, I was relieved when I learned that it would be a mid-morning ceremony only 45 minutes away. My grandfather, who was in the Army, did my first salute, and my recruiter swore me in. Two of my brothers even participated by holding up an American Flag behind me during the ceremony. 

I was so happy that they could be a part of that. I never attended any of my own ceremonies. I was homeschooled so I didn't have a high school graduation ceremony. I skipped my undergraduate college graduation ceremony. I will not be attending the graduation ceremony for my master's degree. I have always had other things I would rather do/have done with my time. I'm not saying that these ceremonies should be skipped - I'm just saying that they're not my cup of tea. However, for the ceremonies that I do take part in, including this swearing-in ceremony, it means a lot to me that my family attends. 

On another note, I have also found out that, in my incoming class at LUCOM, there will be several other HPSP students from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. I'm greatly looking forward to connecting with them.

As for LUCOM in general (I know that this post has deviated a bit from strictly medical school updates), everything is progressing swimmingly (do people still use that phrase? I like it). I'm finishing up the last technical items on the admissions checklist and I have signed the lease on the apartment I hoped to get. 

Everything is falling neatly into place, and it's all because of God. It's still hard to believe that He's brought me to this point. Even one year ago, I never would have imagined that I'd be here. God is so, so good and His mercies and goodness never fail. His faithfulness endures forever. Even though I've strayed and will stray many, many times, He has never given up on me. Every time I come running back to Him, He is always there to welcome me. It can be so hard, when I'm at the bottom of a metaphorical pit, to see how He's working. Yet, when I get past those points and can look back on those moments, as I can do right now, I see how He truly worked all things for good. 

~

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
His love endures forever.
Psalm 136:1

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