Originally written on February 1, 2013
I went to a private Christian school for 8 years total of my education. It was always a small school, numbers getting as low as around 40 students in certain years. Financially, it did struggle at times, but two years ago, it decided it was time to shut down the decades of tradition and move on. I was devastated when I first heard the news. I feared that I'd have to go to public school (a major nightmare for me, both from the academic standpoint and because I'd no longer be in the company of primarily Christians, but in the company of a mix, and the Bible would have no relation to the curriculum). Thousands of thoughts were rushing through my mind. I had absolutely no clue what was happening.
So basically, the school made the last year one of the most memorable I had there. The high school spent the second-to-last day at the local amusement park, and the last day was certainly memorable. We also had a reunion-like party that summer, as a farewell of sorts. Good memories for the last year.
However, that didn't change my fears about the coming school year. We found another local Christian school I originally was going to, but it wouldn't work financially. My dad had been unemployed for over a year, and my mom had just had her third child. It was going to cost lots of money to go back and forth every day. So we had one final choice other than public school - cyber school - which was something I wanted to do for a while.
So we tried it. Before the school year even started, pretty much right after I signed up for the cyber school, my dad got a job. A great job at that, with better benefits, a bit better salary, and certainly better management. This cyber school opened my opportunities up massively, allowing me to take courses I never would have been able to at local schools.
I even was allowed to take Traditional Grammar and US History I at a local university, which not only count as credits toward my degree, but also towards my HS diploma. A half-credit course at the university equaled 1 full year credit of HS courses. I struggled with these courses, both academically and emotionally/spiritually, since the university happened to be a secular university. But guess what - God once again let it pay off by letting me pass with a B (above average of most college freshmen in the course) in history, a high C in the Grammar course (average for freshmen in the course). I now will graduate a year early - this is my junior year in high school.
The point of all of that is to display how God truly DOES work for the good of those who love Him, even if the road is rough and you feel like you can't take it any more. :)
So basically, the school made the last year one of the most memorable I had there. The high school spent the second-to-last day at the local amusement park, and the last day was certainly memorable. We also had a reunion-like party that summer, as a farewell of sorts. Good memories for the last year.
However, that didn't change my fears about the coming school year. We found another local Christian school I originally was going to, but it wouldn't work financially. My dad had been unemployed for over a year, and my mom had just had her third child. It was going to cost lots of money to go back and forth every day. So we had one final choice other than public school - cyber school - which was something I wanted to do for a while.
So we tried it. Before the school year even started, pretty much right after I signed up for the cyber school, my dad got a job. A great job at that, with better benefits, a bit better salary, and certainly better management. This cyber school opened my opportunities up massively, allowing me to take courses I never would have been able to at local schools.
I even was allowed to take Traditional Grammar and US History I at a local university, which not only count as credits toward my degree, but also towards my HS diploma. A half-credit course at the university equaled 1 full year credit of HS courses. I struggled with these courses, both academically and emotionally/spiritually, since the university happened to be a secular university. But guess what - God once again let it pay off by letting me pass with a B (above average of most college freshmen in the course) in history, a high C in the Grammar course (average for freshmen in the course). I now will graduate a year early - this is my junior year in high school.
The point of all of that is to display how God truly DOES work for the good of those who love Him, even if the road is rough and you feel like you can't take it any more. :)
