Why I want to be a teacher (January 24)

Hello my name is Ali and I am 28 years old.  I love singing more than anything in the entire world. (Next to Jesus of course.)  After I graduated from high school, I was convinced that my destiny was to be on broadway and to live life on the stage in lights.  I was a new believer then, and was just entering into the whole mindset of giving every area of my life to Him, that concept was foreign to me, haha.  Slowly but surely, my heart was really starting to lean more towards music in the area of worship. I started getting really involved in worship teams and eventually took an internship at Trinity Church (which is now Lifegate Church) for one year with the worship department. During that time, I was already working towards a music degree and decided to not finish it because didnt think it would benefit me in the area of worhip. I was so naive. I started working fulltime after I quit school and it got real old real fast. I started praying about where my life was going, and after going through the ringer of about 30 different jobs that I HATED, I felt God was leading me back to Grace University to get my degree in music, but this time, in education.  I have always known that music is my calling, but never in a million years would have thought that I would go into teaching, and honestly never had ANY desire to teach in my life.  I have always had a special love for youth, and high school was my favorite time in life, so it only makes sense that I pursue the career of being a high school choir teacher.  I am the happiest now then I have been in awhile.  I am finally where I want to be and don't take my education for granted. I cannot wait to be a huge influence in young people's lives and to make music my career and get paid for it!