your time is more precious than your money.

Tonight at Honors Forum, Leslie Tomlinson with the Womens League came to share with us about what exactly Womens League does (and especially what they don't do!) I was most impressed by her honesty...and if we're being honest, her pretty yellow skirt! It scared me a little to hear her talk about how she moved to the Shoals with roughly two and a half degrees and had trouble finding a job (even more considering I only have a little over half of one!) My intial thought was..Trouble finding a job? What kind of major was she? An English major? I shouldn't be an English major..oh..she was an English major. He was an English major. And I've come to the realization that it probably isn't ALWAYS what kind of degree you have, but rather how you market yourself. I will probably confirm that with an older, more "seasoned" and experienced person, because as Mrs. Tomlinson says, "With age comes perspective."

My favorite part of Mrs. Tomlinson's lecture was how she spoke to us as equals. Even though we, as 18-20 year old students, are considered adults, I think it's rare that a speaker can connect to our age group so well. Sometimes when you find yourself engrossed in an organization, you put "blinders" on. Everything that the group does is glorified, and those who find flaws in the group are perceived as wrong, crazy, or sometimes even evil. More often than not, that's why memberships become so private and (for lack of a better word) cult-like. Mrs. Tomlinson didn't follow this cookie-cutter behavior AT ALL. She told us the good, the bad, and definitely some of the ugly of the history of the Womens League, and at least personally, that gave a lot more merit to this organization with an educational, charitable purpose of bettering the community. If I needed any further proof, I found it through the required 40 hours of community service each year, plus 20 hours of community service simply working their events. So, maybe Junior League is more than just Apple Annie..Mrs. Tomlinson was a GREAT speaker, and I'm pretty sure her minor was Marketing (because I now want to be in Junior League when I turn 24..)

I'd like to end on SUCH a happy note; today Lilly came home with me!! The progress we're making together is seriously blessed by God.