Growing up.

[I haven't had internet the past few days. It has been really weird. I have had to study and just study some more to entertain myself.]

I'm linking up with Kerrie today for the Tuesday Challenge. I didn't do the actual challenge but I wanted to share something about how God has worked in my life. It may seem a bit strange but I want to share about the school I attended. I truly believe that God taught me so much there and prepared me for the life I had ahead of me. The last few weeks I have just had these crazy realizations of how God has been leading in my life, even when I didn't realize it. 

1st-8th grade I attended a small, one room school. On average there was about 15 of us each year, I think. It is our church school. I guess you could say it was similar to homeschool but with a teacher. 

When I graduated 8th grade, there was 3 of us. My cousin Emily, and another friend Alex. We went to a high school in Tulsa for 9th and 10th grade then went to a boarding school in Arkansas called Ozark Adventist Academy for Junior and Senior year. 

I loved it and wouldn't trade any of those years for anything!

This past Sunday we had a workbee at the school to clean things up for open house. We are kind of at a place where there aren't many kids. My generation hasn't had kids yet. ha Anyway, so we are looking for a few new students. 

Being there brought back sooo many memories and even though I actually didn't do a whole lot it was a lot of fun. I helped paint some doors and clean up a few things. A lot of things have changed since I was there but it's still the same small school. 

I took these next few pics with my phone while we were cleaning, so please excuse the mess. (Of course I forgot my camera)

The big classroom that we all had school in.

Part of the playground.

I'm pretty sure I read every book in this little library by the time I left.

 Some people may see this little one room school as a disadvantage but not me. A lot of people think I missed out on so much about highschool by going to Ozark but I don't think so at all. I got to do so many different things. 

At my interview for vet school they found all this so unique and interesting and I truly believe that it helped my get into vet school. God was leading and continues to lead! It's just so amazing to me.

Someday I hope to send my kids to that little one room school and I hope they have the same great experience that I had.