Failure

So today I didn't fail at something! Yah!
I know what you are thinking... do we now celebrate not failing? As opposed to celebrating success, and decrying failure? Well, if you have my track record as of late, then I would say yes! By all means, rejoice in non-failure!
Well, now I know you are curious... and what exactly have I failed at recently? Well... get comfy, cause its a long list! First and foremost, you need background... I was homeschooled from K-13th. It is a little known fact that homeschool kids are much more brilliant than other kids, having no chance to socialize with the rest of the world, they naturally withdraw into themselves and become brilliant! That much being said... it naturally follows that they don't fail. At anything. I come from a long, preverted line of this thinking, (even though I hate stereotyping... which is different than labeling... which I enjoy, but I digress... that is another blog post for another day) ... eh-uh! ... anyway, so imagine my utter horror when I was told that for my chosen field I had to take... wait for it... wait for it... Intermediate Algebra. Yeah, that's what the kids take who are really bad at math. Uh, i.e., not ME! I proceeded to sit in the back of the class doing sodukus and correcting the teacher whenever she did anything wrong on the board. (She didn't like me very well... I'm not sure why...) I didn't even show up for the last two tests and passed with an A. My LPN math class I passed with a 101%... yeah, I don't know how I did that. So yeah, that's the background on me and math.
So I was not really worried about my math test for RN. I mean, its not that hard of math, right? Oh, Jo, how you overestimate yourself! I had to get a 100%, I got a... *ducks head*... 72%.
Then I promptly got a 77% on my Nursing test. (passing is a 78%, ooooops!) Fast forward a little farther... completely bombed my assessment practicum too!
Yah, I know, I am on quite the roll here! So today I got my second test scores back. I passed! In fact I passed with enough to spare to pull my score up out of the gutter.
Then sometimes I just think that God is so gracious to me. It blows me away. Even after I failed that yesterday, I was able to rationalize it, think clearly, not freak out! Yah, don't tell me that wasn't God! Cause Jo on her own, would definitely have been freaking out!
I guess it kinda brings me back to not worrying about anything but praying about everything, telling God my needs and not forgetting to thank Him for His answers, and receiving God's peace which keeps my heart and mind quiet and at rest as I trust in Him!
There's a plan in the madness people! I have NO CLUE what it is, but there is a plan! I for one, am resting in that. Join me?