Unsure of your calling? Feel like you have to be stuck doing one job the rest of your life? Maybe this story is for you…
For so many years, I could not figure out exactly what it is I wanted to do. At one point I had the thought of becoming a veterinarian (from my being obsessed with animals, naturally). But by the time I was in high school, I was more focused on athletics and getting good grades for the sole purpose of getting academic scholarships rather than learning where my passions would take me in a career.
My deciding factor for college was volleyball— no regrets there as athletics were my only true passion at the time. Spent the first two years undeclared (no major decided) and finally had to face the music. I called my mom and told her I was filling out the paper to declare a major and was going to put down business as a good blanket for plenty of jobs out there. Always willing to share what’s on her mind, she reminded me the dream of becoming a veterinarian didn’t have to go unpursued. She helped me settle on biochemistry, pre-med, as a segway to veterinary school after finishing undergrad while playing volleyball.
As I neared graduation, I became more confident in pursuing the medical field but less and less passionate about veterinary school. 4 more years of school before finally getting into a career? Not the most enticing…
Flash forward to graduating, without a clue what my next steps for a job or more schooling were, Luke proposed (as promised, he waited until after I graduated… one day after) but I still had a decision to make; would I stay at Biola for a masters and play volleyball one more season or go find a job, putting more school on the backburner?
Can you relate?
You might be in a similar boat; feeling the pressure, constantly praying for the Lord to show you what you should do with your life/in a career/with a person— decisions. Am I wasting time in this area of the unknown? Praying, “God, what decision should I make?”
I’ve been reminded recently that the Lord is present in our decisions. I would absolutely continue to pray for hard decisions you’re torn between, but rest knowing that if you’re stuck between two amazing choices, God will work in either one.
If we believe He created the universe to work so intricately, shouldn’t we believe He can handle our circumstance?
To share how I ended up where I am now; Luke and I got married five months after graduating and lived in Arizona for the first year of marriage where I randomly found a job in Human Resources. Year two of marriage is when we moved to Northwest Arkansas, and I didn’t pack with me a passion in the human resource space. Back to square one.
All in God’s timing, He placed people in my life who sparked my interest in physical therapy. This happened while I had the opportunity to watch my niece who had been in the NICU for the first four months of her life go through milestones in pediatric development.
God opened doors as I started looking into physical therapy school and made the process go so smoothly it wasn’t hard to believe this is His will for my life.
As I’m writing, I have graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. I knew I loved encouraging others in their health (the reason for starting this blog), but now I will be speaking from quality education to back it up.
Never cease praying in your situation, but in the same breath, God’s timing is the best timing— trust in Him!
What you can expect from Nourish With Riss will be: recovery/preventative exercises, pregnancy/postpartum, childhood development, nutrition, physical, and mindful health topics, plus so much more!
With a well-researched background and high level education, I hope to be someone you find encouraging and informative!