mommy's going back too...

so this summer i made the decision (with much encouragement from jason & my bosses) to go back to graduate school.  in no way is this a decision that i would have come up with, but with some visionary leaders in my life the lord open the doors for me to pursue a master's in educational leadership at apu.  

i did the whole gideon from the bible thing of laying out my fleeces for the lord.  i ask him to make it clear to me when i went to an appointment with dr. marcos at apu that i would know with certainty that this is the path for me.  as i drove out to apu a path i have traveled numerous times i was caught with nostalgia...i first drove out to apu 19 years ago to start my freshmen year.  wow, so much has changed.

i met with dr.marcos and was super impressed by her, she was wonderful.  we chatted about life, her's eerily foreshadows mine (both 8th grade history teachers, married to pe teachers, with a daughter and a son).  she was great...but the whole time the fleece loomed.  we started talking the real issues of going back to school.  how many classes?  how long?  how much money?  and the lord was as he always is, in the details.  since i already have a master's from apu i am waived 12 units of work, as well as all the admission fees.  crazy i thought.  all to say i have 4 classes, that's it...which will take me one year.  i sat there amazed at the lord...really?!  dr.marcos encouraged me to take advantage of the program, and that she would be my advisor all the way through and to take my classes online since i am working full-time, and a mommy of two.  

again the lord has directed me back to a place that means so much to me.  i did some of the most important growth with the lord in my life at apu.  had incredible mentors and leaders through my undergrad and graduate programs, and now i go back for more.

i went out there again today to buy my books...it's orientation weekend with lots of freshman and there is a buzz of life there beginning.  i was amazed at even though it's been 15 years since i graduated, and 10 years since my masters, apu is home.  there is a quality there that i love.  

i am thankful that the lord continually opens doors, when it is needed.  nervous?  absolutely, but again like gideon i feel like the lord long ago brought the people in my life to lead me to risk this jump...because it is a risk, but one that i am very excited for.

so, mommy starts school tomorrow...yikes!