Daughters NOT planning to go to college?

I believe in preparing all my children for college, whether that means technical or liberal arts college. Now whether or nor they go is their decision. My oldest dd told me when she was 15 that she wanted to be a wife and mother and homeschool her children. She did not want to go to college. I continued to encourge her to go anyway. She refused. She did do a bit of traveling on missions trips and other ways. At age 19 she met her future husband at a church function. Today she is 32, happily married and a full time wife, mother of three and homeschool teacher to Liberty 5, Elijah 3, and Ezekiel 1.

My second dd is a college senior graduating in May. She took a gap year between high school graduation and college admission. She has traveled on missions trips to Haiti twice and Nicarauga once, A year ago she went to Iceland, England, Greece, Turkey and Egypt for a semester abroad from her college. She is majoring in Classics and plans to teach Greek. She may attend a University this fall to increase her education in Latin or go to grad school eventually. She is also applying to teach English abroad in either China or Korea. She would like to marry and have children some day too but has not met Mr. Right yet. She is almost 23, two years older than the first dd was on her wedding day.

My youngest dd is a junior in high school. She plans to take some classes at a Community College next year. She doesn’t know what she will do when she graduates. She has two friends who are getting married in the next year. She will be Maid of Honor in one wedding and a bridesmaid in another. Christy has never been on a date or met anyone she was interested in dating yet.

I myself am in college right now finishing my degree that I started 40 years ago. I was a Child Psychology major the first time, then I majored in Elementary Education now I am studying English Literature and Creative Writing.

Two of my three sons have gone to college but not finished. One son has been accepted but not attended.

My husband has a two year technical degree and is looking into getting more education in the near future.

So anyway we are a family that values education but we are quite aware that you can always go there when you have a reason to be there. You don’t need to necessarily go there directly after high school.