Lady Of Many Hats!

I was very good in school. It was one of the only things I was good at. I always made straight A's. I was proud of that fact. I was the oldest of six children and finding something I was good at was not easy.  I graduated high school as an Honor Society member. I was again on cloud nine. My plans were to go to college and major in journalism. I was accepted at every college I applied too. I had chosen my college and had a full scholarship.

 The summer after I graduated high school, I fell in love with my best friend.  He ask me to marry him. Again, I was on cloud nine. The difference this time was that I had a choice to make. I could not go to college and get married too. Back then, it was not common to be married and go to college. The college was in another state so I would have to move. My fiance had a job, he could not just pack up and move.  So I opted to not go to college. I decided to get married and raise a family. I was a traditional wife and mother.  I never regretted that decision.  I no longer desired to go to college.

 Then I was ask to teach Seminary to the local high school kids in our church. I  went to BYU each summer to learn all I could and become the best teacher I could be. I loved the youth.  I  saw so much potential in them.  I found that I now had a talent for teaching the youth. I seemed to be able to connect with them on   higher level. I learned that they  trusted me.  They knew I was there anytime they needed me. And needed me, they did. I received calls from them late at night and in the day as well. I had a couple parents call me and ask me to help with their troubled teen.  I loved what I was doing.

 After my daughters left home for college, I was still teaching.  Just year before last I quit teaching the youth.   After teaching for 14 years, I found that I missed it.  It was at that time that my desire to go back to school started to surface again. I no longer had the desire to be a journalist because I did not like what the journalist of today were doing. They seemed to be more into the ratings than reporting news both good and bad. They seemed to be concentrating on the bad only. It was the beginning of a society that was depressed as a result of just hearing bad news.

I began to take many online courses and felt good about learning all I could about a variety of subjects. I found the Gather community and I found that I enjoyed writing articles. I enjoyed the comments as they were a way to connect with others opinions. Even if our opinions differed, I enjoyed the  interaction.

 Now that I am doing the Today On Gather articles each weekday, I feel content. I feel like it is my place in society . I know I am not doing a perfect job and I know that everyone does not like my style. But I have found that it is fulfilling for me. Isn't that what counts??

So for now, I am content until the next phase of my life. I know that the phases and lessons in life are constantly changing.  This phase, like all the rest will  change. I am adaptable and will be content with whatever Heavenly Father has in the plan for me.

I am a firm believer that knowledge is power. I hunger for knowledge. So as you can see, I am a lady of who has worn many hats and sometimes no hat at all. :)