It was an Applebees kind of night with friends and fruity drinks. I being 20 at the time could not drink, thus I was the designated driver. Joy and laughter spilled over in my friend's Suburban as we drove under the star blanketed sky, down the backroads of Arkansas.

"A few nights ago I had a crazy prophetic dream. It was weird but so clear." I told my girlfriends. "My students mom along with my director Barb had a very important message for me. 'One', Michaels mom said, was that major change ...

Somewhere along the way the desire to teach children grew in my heart. "But when was that seed planted?"I have often wondered. I remember my Great Aunt Linda, who was a teacher herself, giving me a brief case with worksheets one Christmas. Boy, I loved that. I even began a school for my stuffed animals and dolls using those worksheets!

As the seasons of my life changed so did my desires. Becoming a wife and mother always ranked my greatest desire yet beyond that I had no idea what I wanted to ...