…be my best friend. and you said i am…
Today i had an realization.
The end of the month i start my senior year of highschool. I am 18 years old and the past couple months i’ve been trying to decide what to do with the rest of my life…
WELL I DECIDED!
i’m going to become a childrens trauma counselor, and hopefully one day i will get to go down to st. judes childrens research hospital and work there. i honestly can say that this is something i truly love with all my heart. I love children, and i love helping people. some may think i’m crazy for wanting to work with kids who are suffering everyday, but if you are smart and you know me, you know that to get through everything i’ve gone through its not easy, and i know for a fact that the counselors and child life specialists at akron childrens hospital got me through alot. and obviously Jesus Christ helped me through everything, and the prayers of each person who knows me, but life isn’t always easy. and i think that by helping children, and letting them see that i conquered trials just like the ones they are fighting, it might give them hope, and that little bit of kick to keep fighting the fight.
I know some of you may be thinking “shelby is crazy. how can she know what she wants to do with her life when she is only 18”… well this isn’t what I want to do with my life, it’s what GOD wants to do through me. and quite honestly, i’ve stopped caring about what people think. because i am not going to let people hold me back. my whole life i’ve been trying to please, and put on the happy face, even when i’m literally scared of death. but i mean why try to do things that i can’t do alone.
so today, i decided what to do with the rest of my life. Jesus is my best freind. He can get me through anything, and whatever life throws at me next, i am READY because Jesus is my strength when i am weak. and with him and the prayers of my parents and the love of my parents and sister and brother and all my family and friends, i know that someday i will be able to help people. I dont want this thing called life to be about me anymore. I want to do everything that is pleasing to God.
So today, i ask you for your prayers, as i start down the road to the rest of my life
I LOVE YOU ALL
Shelby Elyse Taylor (Weezer)
