It’s the point in a person’s life where they are excited about what’s to
come, excited about starting a new chapter, and excited about being done with
High School. It’s your graduation day. When this day came, I was hoping and
praying that I was making the right decision on the path I chose.
All through my high school career I thought I was going to go into the
field of health care. My mind was set that that is what I needed to do. My heart
felt something different. It happened every time I went to swim lessons to teach
all the little children the basics of swimming. I loved dealing with children. I
then thought I had a new calling, childcare. So I applied in the Early
Childhood Education program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. I was a little skeptical on if this is what I really wanted to do
with my life. After the first day of classes, I knew that I was in the right
field. I was almost done with my first year of college and I found a job in a
childcare setting. I was so excited, what a way to finish my first year of
school. In March of 2009 I found out that I was pregnant. I always wanted to
children, but I didn’t even finish college yet. What was I going to do? I went
all summer trying to figure out how I was going to finish school being a single
parent and try to make an income. I knew that I had to drop out of school and
do what’s best for my child. Brayden was born November of 2009. I can’t imagine
life without him. He has taught me so much and I wouldn’t ask for it any other
way. During that time I started to questions on if I was truly in the right
profession, by this time I was at my second childcare job and really enjoyed
it, but just didn’t feel the passion that I used too. In August of 2010 I
enrolled at Globe University to become a Nursing Assistant. It took about three
weeks into the course that I realized I need to be in childcare. That is where
my heart belongs and that is what I love to do. My boss informed me of the
school that she attended online for Early Childhood and told me about a
scholarship opportunity. Shortly after that I was on my way to finally receive
my Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education. Being a single parent I can
only take about two courses at a time, because I also need a full time job to
support Brayden and myself. Three years later, I’m slowly coming to the end.
I have never worked so hard at something in my life. It’s hard to believe
that all the obstacles that have been thrown at me I have overcome and gotten
stronger. I can’t wait to see what comes next on this wonderful journey we call
life.