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A Time of Rejoicing

July 21, 2018 by admin 3 Comments

It has been a while since I have updated my blog. I feel like I say that over and over again with hopes of writing more. The simple truth is I haven’t had the time needed over the last three years to devote to writing on my blog on a regular basis. Most of you know that I have spent the last three years pursuing my dream of finishing my bachelor’s degree. (My degree is a Bachelor’s of Science in Special Education.)

I have finished!

I am grateful that I ran a marathon almost a year before I decided to go back to school because it was a marathon of classes and not an easy sprint. I was able to pace myself each year on which classes I needed to take and should take at any given point. The classes were eight weeks long. There were many times I really wanted to just throw in the towel and walk away.

It was hard.

I didn’t throw in the towel and give up. I had to say “no” a lot to family and friends. That was not easy as well because one thing I truly love is spending time with them. I’m a quality time kind of person and I am also one who likes to be around people. Secluding myself to study on a regular basis was necessary to finish my classes. Which in some ways has made the re-entry process back to real life a bit more of a transition that I had realized it would be.

I am learning to find my footing again.

Over the last couple of weeks since I finished school I have read two novels. I have sat outside in the sun and enjoyed being outdoors. I don’t have any more panic attacks that I didn’t turn in an assignment correctly. (I did that a few times!) I thought I would sprint back into that normal routine, but I am learning it is a marathon in and of itself as well.

I can’t do all that I want to do as quickly as possible.

With all of that said, I am so glad I pursued my dream of finishing my degree. I did it with excellence and exceeded my own expectations. I graduated with a 4.0 and I was in the top 8% of all the graduates! My goal was never to have a 4.0 GPA; it was to do my best, work hard, and learn as much as possible in the process. I did all of that!

Thank you!

Thank you all for sticking around while I pursued my degree. I plan to write more and share what has been happening and will happen in my world. If you are here because of my writing on being a typical sibling, I will definitely be writing more about that shortly! As I am learning with every other thing in my world at the moment, I cannot rush the writing process.

I am excited to get back to writing and doing what I love!

Graduation day!

Graduation day!

 

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Comments

  1. Maurice Bernier says

    July 23, 2018 at 1:29 am

    Awesome! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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  2. Melinda McKinnon says

    July 23, 2018 at 1:30 am

    Congratulations Becky. We are proud of you. Hard work and dedication is not easy but the blessings …..looking forward to reading more of you in the future.

    Reply
  3. Jill says

    July 23, 2018 at 2:48 am

    Love you girl!! Can’t wait to read more. ❤️

    Reply

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I'm a southern gal living out my God sized dreams one day at a time. I'm a writer, marathon runner, senior program coordinator, occasional photographer, and lover of all things chocolate. I love to run and encourage other runners in their journey to completing a half marathon or a full marathon. I have a brother with Cerebral Palsy, and I get to see the joys and challenges that face a family impacted by disability daily. My faith in Christ is what sustains me each day. Proverbs 3:5,6 is my life verse.

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