I am finished with school for a very long time, I hope. If I do any more studying, it will be to take the CMA exam. That will only be high on my priority list if I want to go back to work at church headquarters.
My education has allowed me to travel across the ocean and live in paradise. It has opened doors that were locked shut in the past. I always felt I was smart enough to take on bigger responsibilities and I was frustrated that my level of education was holding me back from progressing in my career. I would often compare myself to my more educated friends and wonder why it had not worked out for me to get a degree.
A couple of years ago I was cleaning out a file cabinet and I came across a paper I had written maybe eight years prior, where I listed eleven miracles I would like to see in my lifetime. They were all things that I believed would take the hand of God to accomplish, because somehow I had not made much headway on my own. I found that four of the miracles had already happened. One of them was that my brother in law would join the church and another one was that I would go back to school. I really thought it would take a miracle and yet here I am with not just a bachelor’s degree but a master’s degree as well.
I had always believed that getting an education would be too hard for me for two reasons. One was that I thought it was too risky to take on all the debt that comes with a college degree if I wasn't sure I was going to use it. The other was that I didn’t think I had the patience to wait six to eight years to get it done.
WGU provided me with an affordable education that allowed me to work at a pace that worked for me. I was able to learn independently in the way I learn best. I have had great support from my course mentors, student mentors and of course my wonderful friends and family. Thank you all for your love and support which helped get me to the place I am today. Here's the mock ceremony.
