What I Want To Be When I Grow Up

Yes, I know. I am a late bloomer. First I tell you about my joy of turning 40, and now I'm about to share what I want to be when I grow up. Most people have this figured out before they begin their fifth decade of life. It took some wandering for me. Here's the current recipe for my life goal:



1. a healthy dash of early childhood education
2. a pinch of the medical field
3. a helping and a half of some really fabulous special needs kids
4. a sprinkling of the many people who have inspired and encouraged me

Mix together. Get out all the lumps. Add textbooks, term papers and coffee as needed. Bake at East Stroudsburg University for four years. Remove when bachelors and masters in Speech Pathology, CCC-SLP are complete.

It has taken me a while, but I am beginning to understand why God has placed me on this journey in just this way. I want to hear from kids who have not been heard from before. I want to help them find ways to let us know who they are and what they need. I am compelled to find ways to teach them about Jesus and to help their families find hope and peace through the love and word of God. I can only begin to imagine what God has planned for me as I step out in faith and claim this vision. The excitement makes it hard to sit still. I love when I cry out, "Send me, Jesus" and He gives me a shove out the door!

I got the e-mail today. I have been accepted into the program at ESU. Prayers would be appreciated as I navigate things like financial aid and how to manage my family and my home. As always, I am beyond grateful that this is being done by the power and with the grace of Jesus. There is no other way I could even begin to dream this big!

By His grace and for His glory,
Dawn