I Want To Pursue My Degree

In all honesty, I gave up on any good coming out of late adolescences. That was until at the age of 18 I had my first born, my baby girl, Nadia. Having Nadia was a immense wake up call for me. There was still some growing up to do, but the first time I held her in my arms I felt I found my purpose. It was no longer about me, it was all about this little creation that was depending on me to love and care for her. All of the risky, self centered thinking ceases to exist. Even though her father and I were both young we made the decision to marry three years later. I did try to attend college to study nursing at Schreiner University but was not accepted due to my GED score being one point below their acceptance scores. That's when reality set in
Relationships changed as far as the type of people that surrounded me and my children. In addition, my relationship with my parents has grown tremendously. Career aspirations have changed, as a result of this I am now attending Wayland Baptist University studying to receive my degree in nursing. I awoke one day and told myself, it's time to make my dreams come true! I'm a strong believer that God has us right where he needs us, even if getting there was not ideal. Working as a Paraprofessional has reinstalled the importance of education for not only me, but my children as well. I do not believe I would have pushed to further my education and strive for my children's as much as I do if I was not able to see the importance of it first hand. Some days are better than others and I know I still have a ways to go before I'm done with school. My biggest accomplishment and gift will be to see my families faces when I walk the stage and receive my diploma. I want my children to know that no matter how tough a situation may seem that they can get through anything and to never give up on their dreams. Through every bad comes good, early adulthood proved to be the perfect example of