I was trying to figure out where to go next with this little series of my life and I decided school was a good place because after all that is when my life started to change.

For the most part I made good grades in school. From Elementary to High School I was always pretty good in all subjects (math and history) being my worst. I was never really "popular" by any means...but I had a group of friends I grew up with from K-12 and we remained "friends" until graduation. After graduation I lost contact with just about all of them because I decided to go to college at a private Baptist college in West Palm Beach, Florida. I had really only applied to two colleges and that was the first one I heard from so I just went there. I guess my heart wasn't really into going. I had just finished 12 years of school. Why go more?

Once I hit college life began. Although it was a private Baptist college I felt I needed to "break the rules" and did every chance I got. I should have been thrown out, but God had other plans. He lead me to people there who genuinelly cared about me and tried to help me get on the right path. Of course like most of us do I rebelled against it all and eventually quit because well, I had pretty much been told I was not going to amount to anything by some and began to believe that. I tried to go back a few years later and did rather well. Irregardless, I was still told I was not "good enough" by someone and I believed them and quit again.

I struggled for many years trying to find my "niche" in this world. I worked pretty good jobs that did not "require" a degree and made pretty good money for the most part...but never seemed to "measure up" to some peoples standards of what THEY thought I should. I never got that I never needed to prove myself to any of them until just a couple of years ago.

I have decided I want to go back to school but not exactly sure about what field. I originally started out in Psychology wanting to counsel people. But now, even though that is still my dream I want to counsel in a different way. I want to tell others that they are worth something and if they try really hard that they do measure up despite what anyone might tell them. That in God's eyes they are special and that He made them just the way they are for a special purpose.

Don't ever let anyone tell you "YOU CAN'T" because with God, you can and will. You can do all things, through Christ, who strengthens you. I know because He shows me every day what He can do for me. And He will for you too.

God Bless.

Philippians 4:13