~Class of 2029~

I started an English class at JBU on Wednesday August 27th. I originally registered because this is something that I have always wanted to do. I have always wanted to get my bachelors degree and now I have been given the opportunity since I now work at JBU. I started with one class to "get my feet wet" and see if this is something that I could even do. Picture this...I am 37 years old and in class with 22 other students. One man, Paul, I think might be my age. One woman, Nicolle, is a year younger than me. The other 20 include 2 high school students. Even the professor is 4 years younger than me. I have been out of school 20 years. I have totally forgotten how to interact in a classroom. Would it be better to take online courses? I would like to have that socialization. It is stretching me. You can't grow if you aren't stretched! Why did I not do this out of high school? It is more of determination now. I want my bachelors degree. In what? I have no idea. I just have seen the value that higher education provides to you and society. Don't get me wrong...I love my husband and kids! I wouldn't change that choice for anything. I just wish that I would have went on to college after high school and got my degree. I think that I have brain cells that are totally asleep or have died since they have not been used! But I can do this! I can visualize the finish line! 1 Cor 9:24-25 says...Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training (the classroom). It will definitely be a long haul but it would be SO worth it! Just think...if I take one class a semester, 124 credit hours needed, I will graduate in about 20 years! Just in time for my 40th class reunion! :)