{"id":3664,"date":"2007-10-24T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-24T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/10\/nothings-ever-easy.html"},"modified":"2007-10-24T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-24T10:52:00","slug":"nothings-ever-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/10\/nothings-ever-easy.html","title":{"rendered":"Nothing’s Ever Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wish I had this button to push yesterday while I was taking my algebra I final.
\nI just found out that I failed the course. Totally bombed the final.
\nI am so frustrated (and tearful) because I really, really tried my best. Only to find out that my best produced failure. Talk about humiliation.
\nHowever, I will not give up. I remain determined. Though I feel beaten down right now, I know that character is built through perseverance, so persevere I must.
\nSo, I am retaking the class starting tomorrow. In the providence of God, there was another class available in the same time slot as my other class that still had seats open. This is such a blessing because I don’t have to re-arrange my family’s schedule. How cool is that?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wish I had this button to push yesterday while I was taking my algebra I final. I just found out that I failed the course. Totally bombed the final. I am so frustrated (and tearful) because I really, really tried my best. Only to find out that my best produced failure. Talk about humiliation. 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