My Stories, Part V
On Tuesdays I'm answering questions from My Mom. Her Stories. Her Words.
Today's Question
Mom, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
The first thing I remember wanting to be was a nurse. I think it was cause I was given a nurse kit at some point. I would diagnose my stuffed animals and wear a nurse hat. That didn't last too long.
I also loved to play with office supplies, granted I still do. New pens, and a new notebook are just yummy. I loved the start of every quarter cause it ment new notebooks and school supplies.
I'm sure somewhere in there I wanted to be a mom too.
When you were a teenager?
This is a tough one.... I started college at 16 doing running start with a math and science emphasis because I wanted to be a Veterinarian. Mostly because I loved my dog and liked learning about animals. I stayed on this track for about a year until one our cats died and I realized I just couldn't be a vet.
I then switched to business cause I kinda liked working in an office.
When I graduated from high school I got a summer job working in the HR dept at the company my dad worked for. I liked it a lot and chose HR as my major in college. Sadly, 3 months before graduation I found out they couldn't afford to hire me after graduation. I also decided that HR was boring.
Then I was on to database design. I took 2 classes at EdCC and decided that was boring too.
When you were a young adult?
Graphic designa and photography seemed really interesting so off I went to EvCC. I took an entire year of graphic design and loved it! Then I got my job at Starbucks and getting another degree wasn't a priority, probably cause I met your dad.
Now!
Once I met your dad, I realized that being a wife in ministry was my calling. I had a lot of great skills but didn't like getting paid to use them. When we met I was spending most of my time off volunteering at church. One of my favorite projects was a small group fair.
What was probably our 2nd date I told your dad that I knew I was going to marry a pastor. Good thing your dad was aspiring to be a pastor. He even had a degree in youth ministry.
I love using all the skills I've learned over the years to help with Casino Road Ministries. I've used the desire to be a nurse and taken CPR and First Aid, wanting to be a vet created a lot of compassion for animals and children, working in HR gave me skills on how to manage and organize people and their data, the database skills help me run auction software and the graphic design and photography skills have helped make flyers.
All these skills have combined to make me a great wife of an urban missionary. I am currently helping to run our 3rd fundraiser. It so much fun because I can look back and see that God has guided my education and desire to help in this area.
So I guess I got to do everything I wanted to be when I grew up and now I'm a...
Wife, Mother, Photography, Designer, Auction Committee Member, Cook, Cleaner, Driver........
Next week: Mom, who were some of your favorite relatives, and what made them special?
On Tuesdays I'm answering questions from My Mom. Her Stories. Her Words.
Today's Question
Mom, when you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
The first thing I remember wanting to be was a nurse. I think it was cause I was given a nurse kit at some point. I would diagnose my stuffed animals and wear a nurse hat. That didn't last too long.
I also loved to play with office supplies, granted I still do. New pens, and a new notebook are just yummy. I loved the start of every quarter cause it ment new notebooks and school supplies.
I'm sure somewhere in there I wanted to be a mom too.
When you were a teenager?
This is a tough one.... I started college at 16 doing running start with a math and science emphasis because I wanted to be a Veterinarian. Mostly because I loved my dog and liked learning about animals. I stayed on this track for about a year until one our cats died and I realized I just couldn't be a vet.
I then switched to business cause I kinda liked working in an office.
When I graduated from high school I got a summer job working in the HR dept at the company my dad worked for. I liked it a lot and chose HR as my major in college. Sadly, 3 months before graduation I found out they couldn't afford to hire me after graduation. I also decided that HR was boring.
Then I was on to database design. I took 2 classes at EdCC and decided that was boring too.
When you were a young adult?
Graphic designa and photography seemed really interesting so off I went to EvCC. I took an entire year of graphic design and loved it! Then I got my job at Starbucks and getting another degree wasn't a priority, probably cause I met your dad.
Now!
Once I met your dad, I realized that being a wife in ministry was my calling. I had a lot of great skills but didn't like getting paid to use them. When we met I was spending most of my time off volunteering at church. One of my favorite projects was a small group fair.
What was probably our 2nd date I told your dad that I knew I was going to marry a pastor. Good thing your dad was aspiring to be a pastor. He even had a degree in youth ministry.
I love using all the skills I've learned over the years to help with Casino Road Ministries. I've used the desire to be a nurse and taken CPR and First Aid, wanting to be a vet created a lot of compassion for animals and children, working in HR gave me skills on how to manage and organize people and their data, the database skills help me run auction software and the graphic design and photography skills have helped make flyers.
All these skills have combined to make me a great wife of an urban missionary. I am currently helping to run our 3rd fundraiser. It so much fun because I can look back and see that God has guided my education and desire to help in this area.
So I guess I got to do everything I wanted to be when I grew up and now I'm a...
Wife, Mother, Photography, Designer, Auction Committee Member, Cook, Cleaner, Driver........
Next week: Mom, who were some of your favorite relatives, and what made them special?
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