The Single Woman's 30 Day Blog Challenge Day 12

My proudest accomplishment.

Well, there was the time I made majorette in High School. I absolutely LOVED performing. I loved that I got to do my hair and makeup and wear pretty costumes, dance and twirl every Friday night. 

There was the time I was tapped into the National Honor Society. I still remember the seat I as sitting in, even though I don't think the old auditorium is even used anymore.  And I definitely remember the sweet girl that tapped me, Celina Pittman. And we are still in touch via Facebook.

I remember marrying my high school sweetheart that I'd been in love with  for so many years and prayed that God would bring us together. And yes, I know I messed it up royally but that's another story for another time. I still remember the days of our youth as being some very happy times.

There was the time that I was accepted to Birmingham-Southern College--the Ivy League of the South--where I met some lifelong friends and had some wonderful experiences. There was the time I got the opportunity to travel abroad with a group of fellow students to London and Paris--another lifelong dream come true. And then there was the time I GRADUATED--made it through a very rough Senior year while working full-time, caring for two small children and a very sick husband.

There was the time that my husband and I took a cruise to Mexico as a celebration of making it through that year! Another lifelong dream fulfilled for both of us as we snorkled in Cozumel and walked around Key West.

There was the time that I gave up a lucrative career that I'd worked hard for in order to follow God's calling to be home with my children and teach preschool. There were the times I taught many children to read before they ever entered kindergarten and the look on their little faces when it "clicked" is just a feeling I cannot describe.

There was the time that I got to see my name in print for the very first time when I worked as a freelance reporter for a local small town newspaper.

There was the time that I got the opportunity to homeschool  two of my children and oh the experiences we had! I worried the entire time that I was messing them up academically but now they are both back in public high school and making excellent grades.

There was the time I got to meet Joel Osteen when he came for A Night of Hope in Birmingham in May 2012.

There are so many more things that I'm proud of in my life. But without a doubt, my GREATEST accomplishment is when I became a mom to the three most amazing children to ever be born! I am SO proud of all three of them. They are so very different in terms of intelligence (though they are ALL smart), personality, dreams, ambitions, desires. They aren't perfect. But they bring so much joy to my life. I can't imagine life without them.