I have always loved kids. Growing up close to my mom I knew that I wanted to be a mother, and when I grew in my Christian faith it was confirmed that being a mother is one of my greater purposes in life-and I was okay with it.

Going to college was a difficult transition for me. I found it difficult to adjust to not having many friends, a new schedule for everything I did, and accepting that my parents were soon moving out of my childhood home.

Not only did I academically struggle in my first year of college, as many people do, but I lost interest in what I was sure I wanted to study, again, as many people do. I didn't know what career path I was meant to take and I became discouraged.

This past summer, I started working as a nanny for a family I met through my best friend. I had no clue what I was getting myself into as I had never babysat before to any extent, and as the youngest of five, I was always the one who needed a babysitter.

I quickly fell in love with the seven, three, and one-year-old kids I nanny. I surprised myself with how I excelled in the chaos of taking care of three kids. I love to congratulate them and celebrate their accomplishments, take them to school, bathe and dress them, and put them to bed. I even love the job when I'm changing dirty diapers.

Being a second year now, I still have no clue what I want to do when I graduate, but my new job encouraged me in my academics because I knew that no matter what I did, I planned to have a family I could love with everything in me.

Having children isn't everyone's end goal, and I still want to be knowledgeable in a career I enjoy after college, but I believe I have a God-given gift and purpose that I have always looked forward to, and It has brought me peace, and even excitement when it comes to my education!