Perhaps the first thing I should clarify is the name. :) "That Farm Girl Teacher" pays homage to my past, present, and future.
As a child I loved school and was always known among my friends as, "that farm girl." Mostly on account of our plethora of livestock. As 4-H members, my sister and I had numerous rabbits, chickens, pigs, sheep, and horses, in addition to the more typical house pets; dogs, a cat, fish, and my sister's frog. (okay, so maybe the last one wasn't so typical). We had both pets, and animals that served a purpose. (Pigs were never pets, for example but a delicious meal).
Sure we had a couple barns, some animals, and a tractor, however with that being said, for years I denied that my family and I lived on a 'farm' arguing that we are not farmers as that is not how we make our living. (We also don't have crops, which I feel all farmers must have).
Fast forward just over a decade and I have decided to more or less accept the title of farmer and accept it proudly. Again, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
As a 4-H member, one of my favorite things to do was enter public speaking competitions where I could share information I had learned about my passion. As a child I was often surprised at how little my friends seemed to know about where their food came from or just about the outdoors in general, but I am always willing to talk about something I love!
Eventually that translated into a love for teaching and learning in general and I went to college to become an Elementary teacher. I can proudly claim to be the first from both sides of my family with a Bachelor's Degree! (Purely by chance though, had my sister been born first she'd have that title--you can do it Miranda!) I am now preparing to begin my first year as a teacher in fourth grade at a local elementary school. (Eeeek!)
In addition I have discovered my love for creating. I sew, quilt, crochet, knit (only if I have to), and spin fiber (I am currently raising and preparing to breed two English Angora Rabbits), in addition to any other miscellaneous projects I can get my hands onto. (Punch-needle, anyone?) Just don't ask me to cook, I get distracted by other projects and burn my brownies. :(
To sum everything up, I feel truly blessed to be where I am today. I have so many passions in my life and somehow they've all managed to tie together wonderfully. In the words of Anne Shirley, I can't wait to see what's around the next bend in the road! (Yeah, I love Anne of Green Gables too, she was also a teacher/farm girl!)
~That Farm Girl Teacher
P.S. As I was typing this, my mother was in the back pasture shooting the chicken-hawk that's been terrorizing our flock of chickens and my sister is saddling her horse so she can go to the barrel race down the road! Yep, that's my life! :)
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