Tuesday, September 9, 2008

refiner's fire

Okay guys are you ready for this? ..................
I HAVE AN "A" in math!!!!! It is a miracle. I can't tell you what an awesome feeling it is to understand math. Math is the course that has kept me out of college until now. I love my teacher, Mr. Utz. He is a great teacher and I pray I have him all the way through.

I've been in school 3 weeks now and I can say it has been a roller coaster for me. I've had fun, I've cried, (a lot!), I've celebrated, I've screamed, and I've met lots of new people. Most of all I've learned a lot about myself. I think God has put me in this place to grow my character. I've had a history of quitting when life got hard. You know, guitar lessons, gymnastics, high school, marriage, diets, etc. I'm learning about a quitter mentality and how I've struggled with it all my life. Every time I have the thought of quitting or asking myself what the heck I'm going to school for, I hear this:
" Quitting is NOT an option!" Sometimes we don't have to know the "why" we just have to trust God has a plan and it's to prosper us and bring us hope! I have no idea where this will lead me in the way of a career, but I do know that God is using college to refine my heart!

8 comments:

3 wonderful gifts said...

WOW isn't God truly amazing. I'm so happy to hear everything is going so good with school. I bet it felt great when you found out you made an A!!!

robbieniccum said...

yay Vicki!!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!

Moms Gone Godly said...

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! Keep up the good work and study habits!

Kary said...

Congratulations, Vicki! I knew you could do it all along.
I'm glad to hear you're staying encouraged, even when you feel like quitting!

Maria said...

Way to go Vicki!!!!!!!!!! I never doubted you could do it. Matthew Utz goes to my church... I think I told you about him. I knew he would be a great teacher. Tell him you are my friend and I said HI!
His kids were also in our program Kary saw his wife Anna.... he has twins.

YOu are one stubborn woman and I knew that when you made up your mind to go back to school that you could do it. Besides, you have too many accountability partners keeping track of you. There is NO way any of us are going to let you quit school! love you- Maria

I got tired of trying to remember or find my password for this and made a new account. It would make me so mad to read your's and Kary's Blogs and not be able to comment because I am such a dork and couldn't remember my username and password!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

I am feeling the love! Thanks for the encouragement. For once I've followed God's voice and did it afraid! I am so blessed to have such awesome friends to support me.

Randi said...

Oh Vicki! I am so proud of you!!! I can't even begin to tell you...

angie said...

Way to go Vicki..... I am jumping up and down for you sister.
love you and so proud of you. :-)