Hey Friends,
I can’t help but to think that I started Grad School to obtain my MBA in Communication/Journalism. I have to say that I hesitated to even start and really was not sure I would be able to conquer what was before me. I’d like to share a bit of a story of when I first started the challenge of attend Grad School. I honestly had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was motivated, but not really. I had wrestled with the idea of even taking classes online, I was actually scared to death. (I’m not a good teacher, can I teach myself, how does this work???) all of those were questions that kept coming to mind.
I had been accepted to the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at ENMU-Roswell and I started to take a class and that summer class was the worse class I had ever experienced in my college career, before that class I had never brought home a F in college or even came close. Now in high school, that was another story. I began to really questioned my ability to learn, and 
was I where God wanted me to be.
You see God at a young age gave me the ability to write. I remember always writing things down and that is how I expressed myself. I had been accepted to ENMU to obtain my Masters in Communication/Journalism, but the catch was the classes were mostly online. I began to pray that God would direct my path and show me where to go. I spoke to friends about it, my pastor, and I searched myself for the answer. I wanted to make sure I was making the right decision, but I knew that this was going to take a leap of faith, and once I jumped there was no looking back.
My first semester was rocky the first few weeks. My professor saw something in me and pushed me to the max. I remember his first comments on a paper was “This is graduate school, and you are not writing to your potential. Graduate school might not be your place.” I remember reading that and I was like, I have no idea what he wants from me on a paper. I thought I was giving my all. Every week he would criticise my paper and always tell me that something was wrong. I do have to say that this was annoying, but it helped me dig a little deeper to find where my passion was to write. Towards, then end of the semester, the professor was giving me compliments and telling me that I was writing at the doctorate level. To come from so low, to actually getting compliments. I was amazed, that semester became a turning point for me and I learned to overcome the challenge that was before me. I ended up having the highest grade in the class. So do not say that you can’t do something, but no that hard work pays off.
In just a couple of days I will begin my 4th semester of Grad School. I have developed the confidence I need to be successful in this career path and have had to over come challenges. I’ve learned to be self disciplined and sacrificed a lot of freedom, just to do my homework.
I’m not sure what you are going through or where you have been. I do know that God places us where he wants us to be. I know that along the way I have complained about assignments, complained about papers, and have really wanted to quit. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the encouragement of my friends and family, God, and lots and lots of prayer. 
Just know that hard work and dedication pays off. When you finally start to see the light at the end of the tunnel and you can actually look back and realize that hurdles that you overcame to get where you are today. It is SO WORTH IT!!!
We all go through challenging times and there are days that we wonder if we are ever going to see the light. Days that we are just not sure if we can make it. DO NOT QUIT, but learn to dig a little deeper and conquer the unknown!
Life is worth living!!! Take a deep breath and enjoy the RIDE!!!
Much Love,
JME
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