I am.....

I've been on a kick the past few days watching small vignettes on the Mormon Messages YouTube channel.  Watching them has left me feeling inspired, proud, and more confident in who I am.  So, Kind Reader, here's my own "I'm a Mormon" ad....

I'm a full time mother, and wife and have been so for the past 14 years.  But life doesn't always go the way you expect it to and after having an 'ah-ha!' moment two years ago, I decided that it was time to go back to school.  I love my children and I adore my husband and I relished (most of the time) the opportunity I have had to care for my family and home.  But I realized that my time to take care of them is waning and I needed to find what my other purpose in life is.  So, after having majored in Journalism before having children, I decided that being a writer wasn't quite what I needed to do.  I want to continue caring for children, and so, I'm a Nursing major.  It's been hard to juggle my studies and my responsibilities to my family.  There have been times when at the end of a long day, I just crumple on the floor of my closet and have a good cry.  But when I've let it all out, I get up, and I know that God is right there with me, urging me on....and the next day is always better.  I love going to school, learning about the amazing creation that the human body is.  I also love that I'm setting an example for my children that education is soooo important.  We get to commiserate about upcoming tests and assignments.  It's a great way to bond with my kids.

My name is Venessa.  I'm a mother.  I'm a wife.  I'm super organized.  I'm a student.  And I'm a Mormon.