In this memoir, the author shares her growing pains and ultimate victory, after failing to reach a career goal in a field in which she never intended to work. “Everything happens for a reason.” She told herself, but questioned if that reason was due to her own actions.

Words from the author:
A divorce in my late 20s, quickly shifted my thoughts about employment from a casual consideration to a pressing concern. I was a mom of three small children and acquired a whole new set of responsibilities. It didn’t take long before I found myself in the public-school classroom: my plan-B career. In my efforts to obtain growth opportunities in school administration, I relied on hard work, wit, and grit, while navigating through challenges that appeared reasonable and within my own strength. I found just enough success to keep me climbing the wrong ladder while embracing a false sense of growth. After hitting a brick wall of disappointment and void, I began to believe the lies I told myself. It’s too late for you, you’ve invested too much time, and the cost of starting over is too great.

There was some truth to the lies: indeed, I had invested a lot of time, but was it too late to start again? At the age of 53, my 19th year in education delivered an unexpected turn of events that shook my world and penetrated my ‘stuck’ mindset. I found myself facing conditions that forced me to think differently, take action, and refuse to accept less than God’s best for me; not only in my career, but in every area of my life.