a step taken....

I'm not sure if I have told y'all before, but I have always wanted to be a teacher. Due to marks in High School I wasn't able to do this right after High School. Instead I went to a local community college and got my Educational Assistant certificate in one year. It was exciting to have a certificate 'in my pocket' but not really what I wanted to do all along. Not that I don't enjoy my job, I actually love it. Love the experience, working with children, and learning so many things I do in my job and even the material the students cover is very interesting! I am very thankful for the opportunity I have now to learn about the things that go on in the classroom and behind the scenes. It is also amazing the things you learn just being in a classroom with experienced teachers who are very helpful and very much into helping me!

November I went to Ontario anyway, to take a look at Redeemer University. I had a great long weekend in Ontario, and I had a wonderful experience at Redeemer. I got quite excited, and was sure I was gonna apply before November was over..... But when I got home, I started to doubt, I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go, really should, really could, and really still had that motivation I needed to get all my paperwork done.. I thought about it so much, sometimes until very early in the morning. Prayed about it and was restless. I could not come up with a decision my self.. During the early month of December I kind of laid it aside. It went into my the bottom of the pile in my desk and I just left it for a while.

I still was excited. Redeemer made great impressions on me, and I could actually see myself go there. I have visited other universities before, and even when I was in college I never really felt at home.. Redeemer was different.

So during Christmas break I got all my paperwork together, and got some of the writing done that had to come with my application. I held some wonderful help from my grade one teacher who was very kind to proofread my writing and help me form better pieces. This past Wednesday it was finally completed and I sealed the envelop. On Thursday I sent it, and it's off to Ontario...

Now it's out of my hands. There is nothing I can do anymore, but pray. I still sometimes doubt, wonder if I did the right thing, if I should have really applied. It's now not my choice anymore, I have nothing I can do. If I get accepted it's His will, if I do not get accepted it's His will. I don't know what the reply will be from Redeemer. I don't know if I'll apply to other universities.. For now it's just this.. and we'll see what will come from it. I trust that it's in good hands, and pray that I'll be happy with whatever the reply will be.

I hope to keep you updated with whatever news I get....

Check it out, at www.redeemer.ca