Blog #5 My choice for a family

This is possibly the biggest decision of a woman's life. I know it was for me. My husband and I met when I was 18 and he was 24. We dated until I was 23 when we were married. I always knew that I wanted children. I grew up in a family where we always had a lot of kids around. However, I knew that I didn't want children at a very young age. My sister had gotten pregnant at the age of 15, and proceeded to have four children, three of which were by different fathers. This was a huge eye opener for me. I saw her struggle and knew I didn't want that. My husband and I decided to have children a couple of years into our marriage. I hadn't finished school, but we decided with his job, that I could go back and finish later. That is what I am doing now. Even though it has been difficult at times with my studies, for the most part it hasn't been that difficult for me. I have found that I have to be very organized and get most of my work done during the day. The nights and weekends are devoted to family. My kids are now seeing the value of a college education, and that with perserverance, you can do just about anything. I also want to be an example to them. I want to be able to encourage them to go to college. At the young ages of 8 and 11, they have already picked out their colleges of choice!! I am sure that might change, but atleast they are thinking about it.