Becky Harlan (Lee)

Free Write 1-28-2013

I am so excited to be in school. I have been waiting to go to school for so long and now I am finally here. It is such an accomplishment for me after having 5 kids and a divorce. I wanted to wait till my youngest was in school but life had different plans then I did. It is hard being newly married and having to take care of 7 kids but we all make it work some how. I am hoping to be out of school in like a year and a half but things can happen . My children are so proud of me. I see it in their eyes when I talk about class. They know all that I have been through and they only wish the best for their mommy. It gets kinda crazy in the house having all of them running around while I am trying to get my studying done but I am not complaining one bit. My children mean the world to me! Arian is my oldest and then Lexus and Shyanne is next then my boys Corbin and Braxton.

Becky Harlan (Lee) I Am From by

Free Write 1-16-2013

I am the 3rd born child of 4. I have 5 children. Their names are Arian Faith , Lexus Serinaty , Shyanne Hope, Corbin Michael, and Braxton Ross. My mother's name is Patti. My father's name is Michael , who died when I was 6. He was in the Army for a long time. Im very proud of my daddy. He was very special to me even though I was very young when he passed. My oldest brother's name is Joshua. He Died when he was 21.

My Introduction

       Hello there. My name is Rebecca Harlan, but I go by Becky. I was born in Michigan and raised in Arizona. Big climate change I know. My family and I moved from Arizona to Missouri in 1999. I just fell in love with it here and I do not plan on moving anytime in the near future. I recently got married to a wonderful man in December. Together we have 9 kids, which only 5 live with us. There is never a dull moment that passes with that many children. I had my first child in 1998 so I never graduated high school. Instead I chose to be a stay at home mommy. Four children later some circumstances came up and I made the decision to get my GED. I studied for the test in May and in June I passed it with no problems. I then set a goal to start college in the fall. I was very excited and nervous at the same time because I had no idea what to expect. I kept asking myself  "What am I thinking? It had been over 14 years since I was in school." I did not give up though. I got through the Fall semester with good grades while working and taking care of my children on my own. Here I am now on my second semester and feeling so good about myself. I feel I am on the right track continuing my education and living out my life dream of becoming a RN. I can not wait to see what the future holds for me.