Professional Student

As I sit here stressed out from all the homework and assignments I have due today, I reminded myself how thankful I am to be going back to school and finally finding something that I feel so passionate about.  Growing up I always wanted to work in the medical field as a doctor or a nurse...something along those lines.  I even went through a period where I wanted to be a designer but then going back to the medical field .  After graduating high school I attended a small college that was almost an hour away (I refused to go to far and be away from my boyfriend....now husband) Not really wanting to be away from home I only stayed for one semester. The next semester I attended our local community college, again only for a semester.  It seemed nothing was working out for me.  That was until I got the bright idea to go to cosmetology school.  Well guess what I lasted more than a semester, ha.  I graduated and passed my state boards.  I worked in a salon for a while and stayed pretty busy but I knew that is still wasn't what I was supposed to be doing.  I tried going back to school several times for nursing but each time something would stop me...by this time I am getting so confused with my life and what I am suppose to do with it.  My husband would often pick on me (he loves picking on me, haha) saying I was a professional student LOL.
After giving up on so many things and asking God to show me what to do I had a friend mention Liberty University to me.  I knew I wanted my Bachelors degree at the minimal and once I looked into this school I knew it was the one for me.  I began the journey I am currently on pursing my degree in psychology with my focus on Christian Counseling and minor in the ministry.  Now going back looking over my life there were so many times I had thought about counseling because of my strong desire to help and be there for others, I knew this was my "calling."  I have never enjoyed what I am studying as much I do right now.  I am so thankful to attend a Christian University and to be able to stay at home with my children while I am in school.  I am thankful for the chance to finally find my passion and even though I may be a little late, I will graduate.  I plan to go straight into the Masters program and become a Licensed Professional Counselor.  I am so thankful for this opportunity and as funny as it sounds thankful my past educational experiences did NOT work out.    You see Gods plan for me is way better than the one I had for myself!!!

This one must be my counseling motto =)

The time will pass anyways

LOVE this one