MCAT and my birthday...el MCAT y mi cumpleanos

So I've begun the final countdown. A week from yesterday is the date of my MCAT (the Medical College Admissions Test). I continue to study hard, relax a little, and beg for everyone's prayers and intercession. For the moment I have a surprising amount of peace...(that might be because I'm trying to not think about it too much) nonetheless, prayers are greatly appreciated. I have to believe that since I have done all that I can do, the Lord will do the rest.

I have entrusted my MCAT, as well as the rest of my life, to the blessed Virgin Mary. Since doing my consecration to her over a year ago, so much has changed in my life, and for the better. I know that she wants the best for me, because she wants what her son wants and as my spiritual director always says "jenny, just remember this equation: God's will= my true good." So, I have consecrated and given over all of it to her...trusting that all will be well. I am praying a novena to Our Lady and invite all of you to pray with me. (obviously not the novena b/c my test is in 6 days). But still...please keep me in your prayers on Friday, June 13th at 8am Central Time until 1pm central time.

Also, yesterday was my 25th birthday...a little traumatic to be a quarter of a century and spend it in the medical school library...but I have a feeling that that is what much of my life will be like from now on and I accept it. If that is the cross God has given me I understand and embrace it. So, other than studying and freaking out occasionally, that is pretty much all there is to my life. You all remain in my thoughts and prayers...and please keep me in yours. God bless!

(some friends from my program and I on my birthday; yo con algunos amigos de mi programa en el dia de mi cumpleanos)

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bueno...he empezado la cuenta final. En 6 dias voy a tomar mi MCAT (Prueba de entrada a la universidad de medicina- ie Medical College Admissions Test). Sigo estudiando dura, relajando a vezes, y mendigar por sus oraciones. Por el momento tengo paz...no se si es porque estoy tratando de no pensar en el examen o si es porque Dios esta dandome una gracia gigante...no me importa. Que es lo mas importante para mi ahora es que puedo guardar la paz en mi corazon. Sus oraciones son importante y estoy bien agradecida a uds por ofrecerles. Tengo que creer que he hecho todo que puedo hacer, y que lo demas esta en el poder y los manos de Dios.

He entregado y consagrado mi MCAT (y mi vida) a la Santisimia Virgin Maria. Desde mi cosagracion a ella hace mas que un ano, mucho ha pasado y cambiado en mi vida. Se que ella esta guiandome y se que ella esta ayudandome de acercar mas a su hijo. Se que la voluntad de ella esta (porsupuesto) lo mismo que la voluntad de su Hijo. Es como mi director espiritual siempre esta diciendome, "jenny, recurda esta equation, La voluntad de Dios= la buena verdadera para mi vida" Entonces, sigo recordando mi misma que todo esta en los manos de Dios. Y he empezado una novena a la Virgin para mi examen. Les pido que rezan para mi a ella, o a San Antonio, Santa Rita, Santa Gianna, San Lucas, o San Raphael para mi examen (o a todos si quieren) Si pueden recordarme en sus oraciones y ayunas mi examen es la proxima Vierenes

Vierenes, 13 de Junio desde la 8 en la manana tiempo central hace la 1 en la tarde.

Tambien, ayer cumple 25 anos. Es estrando de estar 25 y de pasar todo el dia en la bibloteca...pero creo es como mi vida de este punto mas seria...y si esto es la cruz que Dios me ha dado...le acepto con humildad (y quejando de vez en cuando tambien). Entonces, menos estudiando y andando en la misa, esto es mi vida. Por favor, rezand para mi...y uds quedan siempre en mi corazon y mis oraciones. Que Dios les bendiga!!

PRAISE GOD!! final grade count

well for anyone who is keeping track...I must share on my blog because this is just the fulfillment of all that I have prayed for this year (well almost all...kicking butt on the MCAT will be all). Anyway, my final grades for the semester are in and God's faithfullness is clearly seen!!

Organic Chemistry : A+ (quimica organica)
Biology : A (biologia)
Biology Lab : A (laboratorio de biologia)
Physics: A (fisica)
Physics Lab : A- (laboratorio de fisica)

My GPA for this semester is 3.977!!! I promise I'm not saying any of this to gloat...I just really need to rejoice that all my hard work has paid off!! PRAISE GOD!!!! Now off to study for the MCAT!!

solo estaba diciendo mis notas finales...y alabando a Dios!! No estoy tratando de parecer llena de gloria para mi misma...solo estoy contandoles porque estoy TAN agradedcida a Dios! Todo mi trabajo vale la pena ya!! Bueno tengo que irme y estudiar!

oh...and here are some pics...mothers day with the fam and the cutest baby in the world.

(aqui son algunas fotos...dia del madre con mi familia...y el bebe mas lindo en todo el mundo!!)

end of the semester= el fin de semestre

well the semester is over...and God is faithful (big surprise). The biggest and best surprise of all was my 97.5 on my physics final!! I only missed one question!! PRAISE GOD!!! He has been so faithful to me this semester. It looks as though my final grades will be A- (physics lab), A (physics), A+ (organic chemistry), A (Biology), and hopefully an A- in Bio lab. The hard work has paid off!!

My parents were in town for "graduation" this past weekend. It was basically just a dinner but it was great for them to be able to meet all my friends and teachers. I continue studying though as the MCAT is fast approaching (June 13th!!!!). Please continue to keep me in your prayers as you are all in mine.

bueno, el semestre ya esta terminado. y Dios es FIEL!! (que sorpresa) La sorpresa mas grande y incredible es mi 97.5 en mi final de fisica (yo solo perdi una pregunta!!). ALABALO!!! Dios estaba tan fiel este semestre...parece que mis notas finales serian A- (laboratorio de fisica), A (fisica), A+ (quimica organica), A (biologia), y ojala A- en mi laboratorio de biologia. Mi trabajo ya tiene fruta!!

Mis padres estaban aqui el fin de semana pasado para mi "graduacion". NO fue un graduacion verdadero porque no voy a ganar una degree. Pero fue una cena bien linda con mis amigos y profesores. Fue bueno para mis padres de tener la oportunidad de conocer mis amigos y todos. Sigo estudiando porque mi MCAT esta acercando rapido (13 de Junio!!!). Por favor sigen rezando para mi...como yo para uds!

quote for my life right now...cita para mi vida

"One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean on him; that in him and only in him I put complete trust; that I surrender myself to him unreservedly. Even when all goes wrong and I feel as if I am a ship without a compass, I must give myself completely to him. I must not attempt to control God's action; I must not count the stages in the journey he would have me make. I must not desire a clear perception of my advance upon the road, must not know precisely where I am upon the way of holiness. I ask him to make a saint of me, yet I must leave to him the choice of the saintliness itself and still more the means which leads to it."
-Bl. Teresa of Calcutta

I remind myself of this daily...I beg for holiness but must allow Him to do as He wills. Jesus...I trust in YOU!!

"Una cosa Jesus pregunta de mi: que enclino en El; que el El y solo en El pongo todo mi confianza; que entrego mi misma a El sin reservaciones. Incluso cuando va todo mal y siento como soy barca sin compas, tengo que dar mi misma completamente a El. No puedo intentar controllar los acciones de Dios; yo puedo contar los nieveles de jornada El hizo que tomara. Yo no puedo desear una percepcion claro de mi avance en el camino, no puedo saber precisamente donde estoy en el camino de la santidad. Yo lo pregunto de hacerme una santa, pero tengo que dejarLo de elegir el typo de santidad y ademas, lo camino que me guia a la santidad." - Beata Madre Teresa

no se si la traduccion es correcto pero trato!!

meme

I was tagged by Michelle for this meme...and it's a happy one...so here goes..

Fun Meme

Rules of the meme:
1. Post these rules of the game first.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names. Then the tagger goes to the blogs of those who have been tagged & leaves a comment letting new players know they’ve been tagged. The tagger asks them to find the meme and instructions back at his/her blog.

What I was doing 10 years ago:
10 years ago I was 14, almost fifteen...I would have been finishing my freshmen year in highschool. Right about this time I had just been chosen to be on the dance team and was preparing to finish classes and spending all day preparing for UDA camp over the summer. Other than that I really have no idea!! oh, and I was preparing to go to the Catholic Leadership Institute at Notre Dame over the summer. That's how I got involved with Diocesan Youth Board...I traveled a lot that summer I just don't remember what all I did.

Five things on my To Do List today:
1) read physics chapter on realtivity to prepare for the quiz I have in 2 hours
2) read physics chapter on atomic spectra to prepare for lab tonight
3) say the rosary/ pray
4) study for my organic chemistry exam
5) read about dissecting sheep hearts for lab tomorrow

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1) finish builidng the missioners house in Honduras
2) tithe a lot of money to the church
3) invest
4) buy a house and some land and help daniel and michelle with the catholic couples community
5) support catholic missionaries, and the work of the church everywhere (ie. donate to homeless shelters, schools, etc) Whatever would help the poor the most...

sorry that's not a very good answer but I'm not a billionaire so it's hard for me to say

Three of my bad habits:
1) procrastinating
2) impatience and sarcasm
3) lack of prayer

Five places I have lived:
1) Honolulu, HI- II was born there and lived there for 3 years
2) Baton Rouge, LA- grew up there
3) Boston, MA- went to college there (wooohoo Go EAGLES)
4) Comayagua, Honduras- Catholic missionary there for 2 years
5) Charlottesville, VA- grad school here right now...

Five jobs I’ve had:
so technically I've never had a job because I never get paid for the things I do...but I'll put down some volunteer stuff
1). Catholic missionary in Honduras with Missioners of Christ
2) Children's Special Health Services- worked with the medicare clinic and help do intakes with patients, followed doctors around, pretended to be a med student
3) Assistant at my mom's office in high school- did weighing and measuring, and blood pressures on patients, filed charts, etc
4) Campus School Volunteers, Special Events chair- organized parties for special needs kids...I must say I did a rockin' good job too!!
5) babysitter...still do it...actually get paid for this one...and I LOVE IT!! :)


okay...I don't really have anyone to tag b/c I don't know anyone who michelle didn't already tag...so sorry the meme stops here!

thanks...Gracias!

thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for this past weekend. It was difficult but joyful time for my family. I got to see my God children and the priest who did the service and my grandmother's last rights, is the same priest who did my grandfather's funeral, AND is good friends with my spiritual director. All in all, it was exhausting but good. It's a very weird experience to realize that that whole generation of my family is now gone. That aspect of my life, my home in Columbus, OH, is now over. I stood in the funeral home looking at my grandmother and it hit me when I touched her. How hard and cold she was. I'll never forget the first time I watched someone die...and this experience was much like that...it just hits you how quickly our lives are over...how little so many other things matter. I don't know...it's difficult to explain. I am extremely grateful however for the time I spent with my grandmother. She was a wonderful woman. As I said in the eulogy I gave, she knew about service to her family. I never heard her complain about anything. She took care of her family well, and loved us extremely well. All that being said, I think she's left quite a legacy...and I will miss her terribly.
The weekend (and I use that term loosely b/c I was there less than 48 hours) was still a blessing. It was wonderful to see my family, and there was much rejoicing over the life that my grandmother (and grandfather) lived. It was really saying goodbye to both of them because my grandfather was cremated and we hadn't buried him yet. So he was placed in the coffin with grandma and we buried them together. I still don't know if I've really processed it yet...it's all very surreal. The cool thing is that because there was a race in town and the streets were blocked off on our procession from the funeral home to the church and then from the church to the cemetary we had to take back roads. It was really appropriate that these back roads miraculously (God incidence) took us by all the places my grandparents loved. We drove by where my grandpa used to work, where grandma worked, their old house (which I had never seen), and the church where they were married 65 years ago. It really was a fitting goodbye for my father and for all of us. Bittersweet if you may.
I do believe however, that my continual encounters with death are part of God's plan. I've lost so many people I love in such a short time (not as compared to some...but more people than I would have liked) that I do believe God uses this to prepare me to accept death espeically with my patients, but also to make me a better doctor. Sorry this post was a little random and not well thought out...it's hard to put my thoughts into words right now.
anyway...please continue to pray for me..I have an organic chemistry exam this week and the semester is nearing to a close...which means the MCAT is closer (AHHH!!). And please continue to pray for the souls of my grandparents, and the conversion of my family.

May we do all for the Glory of God and HIS holy name!! Amen!!

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Gracias a todos por sus oraciones este fin de semana pasado. Fue bien la funeral. Yo llegue en la manana viernes y fue bueno de ver mi familia. Claro fue duro, pero hay bendiciones y paz que llega de la misa, de los sacramentos. Estoy agradecida a Dios de nuevo por ser catolio en estos momentos. El sacerdote quieno hizo la misa y bendicione de ataul fue lo mismo quien hizo la funeral de mi abuelo en noviembre, y tambien el es amigo de mi director espiritual (los dos son dominicanos). Esto fue un bendicion GIGANTE!! Todo fue bien...todavia no se si se realmente que ella esta muerte...estoy agradacedia a Dios que yo tenia tanto tiempo con ella. Yo hize la eulogy (no se como se dice...es cuando alguien durante la misa dice algo en memoria de la vida de la persona quien se murio) y estaba pensando mucho en la vida de mi abuela. Ella sabia como servier su familia y ella sabia como amar. Ella es un buen ejemplo para mi vida...mis abuelos fueron casados por 65 anos...es mucho tiempo...me hace falta ellos...y este fin de semana tenia que despidirme de los dos.
Habia una evento en la ciudad entonces para llega a la iglesia de la lugar de funerales, y al cimitero de la iglesia tuvimos que ir en otros calles. Fue planeado de Dios...pasamos en camino todos los lugares de la ninez de mi papa, y los lugares de las vidas de mis abuelos. El edificio donde trabajaba mi abuelo, la casa viejo de ellos (yo nunca he visto antes), la iglesia donde fueron casados...todos estos lugares. Fue bien...bien...como una manera correcto de despidirnos de mis abuelos y de la ciudad. Los cenizas de mi abuelo fueron puestos en al atul de mi abuela...entonces tuvimos que despidirnos de los dos...y no se si he acceptado todo todavia...pero tengo poco de paz. Me hace falta...y es extrano de pensar que todo esto generacion de mi familia y esta muerte. Y cuando estaba con mi abuela en su atul...me di cuenta que corto esta nuestras vidas. Fue como la pimera vez que yo mire alguien morir....es raro...ver tan rapido cambia. Un momento estan vivos ye el otro estan muertos. Que tan corto son nuestras vidas...
Pero creo que Dios esta usando la muerte de tantos personas quien amo para preparme por mi vocacion. Se que no he perdido tanto como algunas personas pero he perdido mas amigos y personas in mi vida tan corta que muchas personas. Y creo nunca voy a ajustar a esto sentimiento pero creo que Dios esta dandome la gracia de acceptar la muerte y tener esperanza en la media de la muerte...no se. Vamos a ver.
entonces, si pueden seguir rezando para las almas de mis abuelos, y la conversion de mi familia. Y si pueden rezar para mi tambien...tengo examen este semana...y mi ano ya esta casi terminado...y esto significa que la MCAT es mas cerca. Por favor, rezan....
Les quiero y rezo para uds. siempre!!

Que podemos hacer todo por la gloria de Dios y por su santo nombre!!

Grandma...mi abuela

Thank you all for your prayers...my granmother passed away peacefully last night at 1:30am. Please continue to keep her and my family in your prayers.


Gracias por sus oraciones...my abuela se murio anoche a las 1:30 en la manana. Por favor, siguen rezando por la alma de ella y para mi familia. Gracias!!