The beginning of the end!

I can see the light at the end of this very long tunnel.

I am excited without a doubt that I will be a college graduate very soon! I cannot believe that I was able to overcome the many obstacles that have come my way. This journey for the last four years has not been easy. I started college wanting to get a degree in Social work and soon through a series of events changed my major to sociology.

My family was still foster parents and we met sweet Anthony, in no way would I ever take that back, but it was hard staying in school while my brother was sick. So many times I would cry because it was to hard to balance family life and school life, but I knew that Anthony nor my parents would not want me to quit school, so I toughed it out.

I took a summer quarter to catch up on my credits and added on a few extra classes to catch up. I dropped the one class I wanted to take, Dinosaurs, but it was not as interesting as I thought it would be. I would of been done this quarter but I dropped my summer classes from last summer because Anthony was so sick in the PICU and we didn't know what was going to happen and I was taking statistics a class that I need for graduation. Little did I know that last summer was a gift from God, to be able to spend time with my brother last summer is time that I will never forget and forever be thankful for. Summer 2010 is a time in my life that is very sacred and I tear up just thinking about it.

September 29th was the first day of my senior year but it was also the day that sweet Anthony passed away. I had a day to rest then I started in full swing. soon God began to work in my life and moved the mountains to allow for my to go to Graduate school. I applied and knew that if God wanted me to go that I would, so I did. 7 days after applying I was accepted to Northwest University. I applied to graduate spring quarter. Winter quarter began and I took the dreaded Statistics, it was a rough and LOOOONG quarter of trying to make it, somehow in the end I passed my stats class and a huge relief and realization that I am actually going to graduate set in yesterday.

So much of my educational career has been centered around Anthony. I wish he was here so that I could give him a hug and thank him for keeping me going and showing me to be strong, even when I wanted to quit school.I know that he will be watching from heaven and have the best view out of anyone there!

I can't wait to walk across that stage! and receive my diploma from the UW and begin Graduate school only three months later...Some may call me crazy but I have a little brother who is watching over me and who showed me a courage and strength like no other. I want to honor Anthony and remember him and I know by living life and allowing God to lead that way I am doing that. I had no plans of going to grad school right away, but for some reason God had other plans, for me to attend this amazing school for the next two years!