Saturday, October 22, 2011

Today, I am thankful for the Lord's provision for an education. Tonight, we went to the graduation party of a family friend who completed his degree entirely online and finished in 2 and half years. What made it even more special was that at the same time, he worked full time and was raising a family of 7 kids! Before he made the decision to pursue a degree, their family had celebrated getting completely out of debt and had made a commitment to live debt free! The Lord then provided a full scholarship for him to finish his B.A.! God is so good to us! Although, I do have a few loans to pay off, I am thankful for the provision I received to attend Bryan College for all 4 years and get my degree and certification. The Lord provided all of the money we needed to pay each semester after loans, grants, and scholarship was applied. There were times where I didn't know if I would get to stay but the Lord provided! I thank Him for all the opportunities(fun times,sports,hikes,late night conversations,missions trips, and service projects), friendships(more than I can count:), knowledge(I learned so much under the guidance of my professors and cooperating teachers), and hard work(I worked harder and was more disciplined than ever) that occurred in that tiny cow town in Tennessee!