golden girl gabs

Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ - I hope we can all take a moment today to reflect on the love of God sent to us through His Son. As the song below implies, nothing can separate us from His love- we are all children of God. What a wonderful promise! Merry Christmas to all!!

I have a new favorite song - Orphans of God - I heard it this past Sunday at Brook Hills again and I really like it. (Go listen on iTunes, Avalon sings it originally, but not as good as the trio at Brook Hills) Enjoy!

"Who here among us has not been broken
Who here among us is without guilt or pain
So oft’ abandoned by our transgressions
If such a thing as grace exists
Then grace was made for lives like this

There are no strangers
There are no outcasts
There are no orphans of God
So many fallen, but hallelujah
There are no orphans of God

Come ye unwanted and find affection
Come all ye weary, come and lay down your head
Come ye unworthy, you are my brother
If such a thing as grace exists
Then grace was made for lives like this

O blessed Father, look down upon us
We are Your children, we need Your love
We run before Your throne of mercy
And seek Your face to rise above

There are no strangers
There are no outcasts
There are no orphans of God
So many fallen, but hallelujah
There are no orphans of God

Mom and I went to Sips n Strokes last night for her birthday - it was fun but very challenging!!

Well, my cat is still alive! My mom took her to the vet on Tuesday morning and she started responding a little more - they thought she had been hit by a car or something that temporarily paralyzed her shoulder/arm. They also thought she made have had a concussion so that's why she was a little slow mentally... Anyway, they believed she would survive and improve, so after a bag of fluids, a few shots, a good grooming and $160 later, my mom took her back home. The report out of Auburn today is that she stood up on her own and walked a few steps and used the litter box! I'm very happy and look forward to seeing her on Sunday when I go home...

Ok. so I'm very sad right now! My cat of 16+ years is dying... My parents found her in the corner of our garage this weekend and she is struggling to live. We think she had a stroke or something because one of her front legs is paralyzed - and when I stopped in at home Thurs night on my way back from Orlando, we heard a cat screaming but couldn't find her. Anyway, mom is taking her to the vet tomorrow morning to make a final assessment on the situation.
As most of you know, I am not much of a dog person (and Sarah said that is okay!) but I just loved my two cats. We got Sugar and Tiger when I was in 5th grade. We named them after Auburn - Sugar because I thought Auburn always went to the sugar bowl for some reason and then obviously tiger after our mascot. Tiger passed away about 8 years ago, but Sugar has outlived all of her brothers and sisters that were also living in our neighborhood. She was kind of a cranky cat until Tiger died and then took his place as the sweet one.
All that to say, I wish I was in Auburn so I could go with mom in the morning, but I'm not... so I'll just have a little grieving session here by myself. :-( Sad day!

Amy and I left Bham tonight and are staying in Auburn. We're heading out to Orlando in the morning for the pharmacy residency conference. We are meeting 6 other girls there for a week of fun! First off, Amy and I are competing in the Clinical Skills Competition on Saturday morning - we hope to make the top 10 and finish competing on Sunday! We'll be meeting with the residency programs we are considering on Monday and Tuesday and we plan to spend 2 days at Universal. I'm excited to have a week off from rotations and be in a city that is 30 degrees warmer! Oh - and of course we will be watching the SEC championship Sat...I might even say Go Gators during it...can't believe that, but I think they will come out on top.

I'm not going to say much, because most people who know me, know how I feel. I'm sad to see Tommy go, no matter how it all went down. I think he is a quality person who did a lot for our University. I think it's going to be hard to find someone with as much character - someone who values having a spiritual coordinator as much as offense or defense. We'll see!
I want to believe how Jay Jacobs said it went down, but somehow I just don't think he is telling the whole truth...drama!