Quite a few years ago I was a single mom and a college student.  It was hard, and my GPA certainly shows that I might not have been studying as much as needed.  But I did try.  A few less years ago I got married to a good man and gained another daughter, then we added 3 more.  All the changes filled my life to the brim and I left school.

For some time now I’ve longed to go back and finish what I started, and maybe be ready to launch a “career” as my youngest daughters launch from the nest.  The request has been made more than once, but each time, it just wasn’t “right.”

Well seasons change and guess what I’m doing this summer, among many other things???  You got it!  I’ve registered as a student at the local community college and enrolled in one online class for the summer.  I’m going to try to knock out some of those less desirable classes first, with hopefully stellar grades to show for the years of learning as a homeschool mom.  This summer I plan to get up earlier than my usual early, that’s when I plan to fit in my studies, in the wee early mornings.

It is exciting to see that the credits are still on my account, but it is necessary for me to petition for them to be “active” again.  Twenty years is a long time for college credits to have been sitting incomplete.  Pray with me?  That the faculty member who receives the petition will grant favor to a woman who took time off to raise a family and is back to knock it out of the park now?  I speak somewhat boldly, despite the fact that my knees are knocking and there’s a tightness in my neck and shoulders.  It’s more than a bit “scary” to be headed back to school as a grandmother!

So, I’m realizing my dream of going back to school, to finish my degree.  What are you dreaming of?  Does this summer look like a good time to dust off that dream and turn it into reality?