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Good Afternoon~ Welcome to my Early Childhood blog, as required by Walden University. I am looking forward to this new journey. I never expected to be back in the "college classroom" so soon, as I just graduated from Walden in April of 2010. God had different plans for me, though, so here I am. I am currently a stay at home mom for our three children, our daughter Payton who is 4 and heading to Pre-K in a week, our son Grant who just turned 2, and our special blessing son who is 8 months! Up until July of 2010, I worked as the kindergarten teacher at Corning Christian Academy and I loved everyday. I had completed my Master's degree, had a wonderful husband and kids, and LOVED my job. Everything was going perfect... and we found out we were having another baby! I knew that meant giving up the career that I had worked so hard for and walking away from the perfect job. But, with the cost of daycare and trying to manage 3 kids under 4, I knew I had to do it. God knew exactly what he was doing as I sit here now, a stay at home mom of our 3 beautiful children, having been blessed with a financial situation that allowed me to stay home, and enjoying every day with my kiddos! My goal in starting this Early Childhood degree is to stay in touch with the world of education while raising my kids. Hopefully when I am ready to enter the working world in a couple years, this degree will open up some other options and allow me to find a job quickly! In the meantime, I'm going to enjoy the fact that afternoon naptime means I get a nap too, and the toughest part of my day is changing dirty diapers! :)