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July 20th- What did you want to be when you grew up?

I don't know that I ever thought in terms of a career. I did get kinda horse crazy at a fairly young age, decided I wanted to train horses, and in time learned to do that. That is one of the things that impressed me at first about my hubby....he could ride as well as I could...maybe better!
Once I met him my purpose in life shifted to being a wife and mother, and horses just were not important enough to compete with my children for my time.

Now I have a daughter that has and loves horses, and I need to make time to do that with her. After all, she comes by that love legit from both her parents and there's no one I'd rather share my knowledge with!
 
I was very determined to be a veterinarian when I was 10-13 or so. Once so got to high school my mindset changed because even for the benefit of an animal, such as surgery or shots, I could not inflict any pain on another living thing.

That's when I decided I wanted to be an accountant, took all the high school classes I could. College got put off until I had our fourth child, then got my associates degree in accounting and financial services at age 25. I have the detail oriented near OCD mind for it. I currently am a stay at home mother of 4 even though I did work in a tax and bookkeeping office for two years.

I still love animals and we have chickens, goats, cows, horses and dogs :) I have even been able to give penicillin shots this last year!
 
I wanted to be a wife and a mother. Specifically, I wanted to have one child, then twins, then however they came up to 6 kids.
But, since I was looked at in a you're-crazy-but-little-kid-cute sort of way frequently, and then was asked 'yes, but what do you actually want to do' I decided I wanted to be a vet. Then I settled on vet nurse. Then I realised that that was pretty much only dealing with sick animals which wasn't really what I wanted to do. I wanted to work with animals though, because apparently using my mothering instincts in looking after animals was more acceptable than using my mothering instincts to look after my own children, all because I would get paid.

And then I met Samuel. And because of him and because of YHWH, I actually get to live my dream every single day. It's a lot harder than I ever thought it would be, but I wouldn't exchange it for being a vet or anything else.
 
I knew I wanted to be a Wife and mom with lots of kids and tons of hobbies :D I wanted to be a pharmacist and a teacher if I got to have a paid career.
I’m so grateful I get to take care of my family!!
It’s funny when you realize you’ve been living your dream and you get to slow down and enjoy it from time to time!!
 
I always wanted to be a wife and mom. In my late teens I wanted to be a real estate agent. Now, I’m both. I enjoy that my career is flexible but still helps bring in a decent side income. Having a bestie would be amazing to help with the kiddos when I do need to work.
 
MaryandJim said:
I wanted to be a brain surgeon..then I saw my first real blood....
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I get to watch an open heart procedure in the next couple weeks. I'm SOOOOO excited. It would probably be weird of me to say that I love blood and everything that goes along with major surgeries, but it's just so incredible. To be able to see these things is a blessing to me. I guess someone out there needs to be weird enough to enjoy it
 
I wanted to be a mom and rear children that would learn to love my God as much or more than I do and that would serve Him with all their hearts. I wanted to be a writer by the time I was in 5th grade. Right about that time is when teacher came into view also. Then by 8th grade I wanted to be a missionary. I also wanted to be a band director. I wanted to marry someone with whom I could serve the the Lord. Then in college I realized how much I wanted to work with reading disabilities.

I have 6 children. I was the band director for 3 years at a large ABeka Christian school and was chosen to be the Band Director of the All State Sypmphonic Band (121 piece band that year) of NC (the alternative to All State Band in public schools). I just started my 39th year of teaching this week--4 years with ABeka and 35 years with ACE. I yearned to go to the foreign field but that door never even close to opened. I did marry a preacher who had absolutely NO desire to be on the mission field. Though I don't always understand YHWH ways, I have students who are preachers and missionaries and one son with his family serving in Australia as a missionary. So I've rejoiced that even though I didn't get to go, I've prepared and taught many students that have gone. Writing has taken the longest to get off the ground of all my dreams. However, I've started a project called Easy Stories (24 written to date) which take a complete non-reader to becoming a reader in just weeks with a phonics based approach and written in a mastery-based format for older minds than early elementary students (though I often get to see students in that age category also achieve the same amazing results that non-reading middle school, teens, and young adults are able to accomplish with this format). I'm half way through the project and need to get it finished. In 1992 I became a certified dyslexia instructor and in 2010 started a 501C3--Dyslexic Education Association of R's (DEAR)

The over-arching umbrella to everything I've ever wanted to do or become since early childhood has been "To leave footprints in the sands of time" which lead straight to my Savior. My life has been so full, and I'd say the Lord is and has been granting me the desires of my heart--Psalm 37:4, 5--one of my favorite life verses.
 
rejoicinghandmaid said:
I wanted to be a mom and rear children that would learn to love my God as much or more than I do and that would serve Him with all their hearts. I wanted to be a writer by the time I was in 5th grade. Right about that time is when teacher came into view also. Then by 8th grade I wanted to be a missionary. I also wanted to be a band director. I wanted to marry someone with whom I could serve the the Lord. Then in college I realized how much I wanted to work with reading disabilities.

I have 6 children. I was the band director for 3 years at a large ABeka Christian school and was chosen to be the Band Director of the All State Sypmphonic Band (121 piece band that year) of NC (the alternative to All State Band in public schools). I just started my 39th year of teaching this week--4 years with ABeka and 35 years with ACE. I yearned to go to the foreign field but that door never even close to opened. I did marry a preacher who had absolutely NO desire to be on the mission field. Though I don't always understand YHWH ways, I have students who are preachers and missionaries and one son with his family serving in Australia as a missionary. So I've rejoiced that even though I didn't get to go, I've prepared and taught many students that have gone. Writing has taken the longest to get off the ground of all my dreams. However, I've started a project called Easy Stories (24 written to date) which take a complete non-reader to becoming a reader in just weeks with a phonics based approach and written in a mastery-based format for older minds than early elementary students (though I often get to see students in that age category also achieve the same amazing results that non-reading middle school, teens, and young adults are able to accomplish with this format). I'm half way through the project and need to get it finished. In 1992 I became a certified dyslexia instructor and in 2010 started a 501C3--Dyslexic Education Association of R's (DEAR)

The over-arching umbrella to everything I've ever wanted to do or become since early childhood has been "To leave footprints in the sands of time" which lead straight to my Savior. My life has been so full, and I'd say the Lord is and has been granting me the desires of my heart--Psalm 37:4, 5--one of my favorite life verses.
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This is just amazing. I am so sure you've left many of those footprints back to the Lord! <3
 
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