Being a mom is hard work. It is exhausting and it makes you want just want to scream sometimes, if I’m being completely honest. Any other moms like that?! I’m sure I’m not the only one. It was hard at times, to find the time to do school with a child running around the house, but it all worked out and I passed all four of my classes! I was excited about that! It gave me some confidence back.
I don’t know about you, but as a mom, sometimes I lose my confidence. I feel like I am not doing things right, or maybe it’d be better if I did it this way instead, etc. We all feel that way at times, do we not? Life is hard. Then when you add being a mother and wife, and then having to figure out a time to do school, it makes it just a little bit stressful! Just a little! Okay, I’m lying. It made it A LOT stressful! But I made it through my first term with only a few scratches and bruises!
When I saw that I passed all my classes, it helped me see that I’m not a complete failure. Although I do feel like a failure as a wife and a mom sometimes. My husband does a great job being a daddy! I love watching him with our little girl! Seeing them play together, seeing her laugh so hard when he tickles her or just when he is playing with her and taking time to play with her, just makes my day!
I have an Associates of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, and I wanted to get a bachelors degree and we thought “why not now?” plus, so many jobs nowadays requires or “prefers” you to have a bachelors degree. And I loved my criminal justice classes back at college. So I am getting my Bachelors degree in Criminal Psychology. I am enjoying it so far. I love to write, but when I’m in school and I HAVE to write, I dread it. I love writing when I can choose what to write about, but when I have to write for a class and have a deadline, I hate it! Anyone else with me? I do okay with stress, pressure and deadlines SOMETIMES, but the majority of the time, not so much! 😛
What can I do with a criminal psychology degree? There are a few things that can be done with it. I can be a victim advocate, I can work in the court system as a court liaison, a jury consultant, I can be a juvenile offenders counselor, probation officer, there are many things that I can do with it. I’m not completely sure what I want to do with it, but I know I love to help people, and there are many different degrees I could get that would allow me to help people more, but I love the psychology of things, and why people do things, and such. So as I get further in my classes, I will know more on exactly what I want to do with it! I would definitely appreciate your prayers as I go through my schooling. I plan to be done by this time next year, if not sooner!
I am very excited for what next year holds for many reasons! I have a wonderful family, I will be finishing my bachelors degree, Lord willing, and I just have so many things and people to be thankful for. We are almost at the end of another year, we have so many things to be thankful for! God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good! 
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