Keep calm and raise those kids!

Does anyone out there have any idea how long it's taking me to get this ASN under my belt? I mean talk about the scenic route towards becoming an RN.  I've made so many lefts and rights and pit stops along the way that I could've become a doctor by now.  Three colleges..................wait this one currently makes the fourth (geesh)........well yeah....... could've been an MD for sure.  However, I'm not so sure that if I could turn back the hands of time, I would've accomplished everything that I've accomplished thus far.  At 32, you'd expect to have your career under your belt, married, home, kids, white picket fence, dog, etc, all that good stuff out the way..........but dang it........... that's just not my story, nor my end.
I can thankfully say that besides the career under my belt I do have all those things, with the exception of the dog that I gave away (more on that later, or never, lol)  I can say that the Lord has allowed me to accomplish a whole lot.  I had a convo with one of my patients and while drawing her blood, we got on the subject of how I became a phlebotomist? Then long story short how in the world was I getting ready to dive into nursing school?  Her words were "Don't you have kids, how are you going to juggle all of that"?  And I sat back down and got comfy for this one.  This is always a wonderful topic for me because I love to get women on the Super Woman band wagon....the "I can do all things through Jesus Christ" ya heard.....come on somebody!
So I said, there's two ways of thinking when accomplishing your goals and having kids. 
One: Either they'll be the reason why you do something or
Two: They'll be the reason why you don't do something.
I cant imagine years from now me telling my children "Well you're the reason why I couldn't do this- that and the third" and then in the same breath, tell them they can do all things.  Them buggers will look back at me like "yeah,......... well why didn't you finish school". No mam, cant have that.


So yes, my kids have kept me so focused and so in tune with my dream of becoming an RN.  My kids didn't burden me or rain on my parade.  God put them before me to focus, not to be a distraction.


What's your motivation?