In ten years from now...

Well actually, this is a sample of my writing from ten years ago. My mom just gave me an old booklet I wrote titled,"My Philosophy of Life as an 8th grader." It's hilarious. I've never had a way with words or been very good writing and the 23 essays I wrote surely don't help that cause. I'm sharing this one with you because it has been exactly ten years since I wrote this:

In ten years from now...

In ten years from now I will be 23 years old. There are many things that I hope I will have accomplished by then. Some being: married, staying in touch with my good friends, having a good job, and being a mother.

I want to be married by the age of twenty-one to a good Christian man. I hope that I'll have at least two children. [bahaha! What was I thinking?!] I have always wanted to have kids when I get married and be the best mom I can be.

By the age of twenty-three I hope I will accomplished my dream of becoming a professional singer. All my life I have wanted to be famous. I expect that in ten years from now something will have become of my dream.

My friends mean a lot to me and I want to stay in touch with them for as long as I possibly can. I know that my true friends will try hard to stay in touch with me also. I hope to be living near my best friend in ten years from now.

I know that God has a good plan for my future. That is why I am secure and sure of myself. I know that in ten years from now I will be happy as I am now because I have given myself up to God's will for my life.

So do I smile or cry?! Some of my hopes I have accomplished, like being married by 21 to a good Christian man (my teacher must have thought I was a freak!) Famous singer? FAIL. Two children? FAIL. Living near my best friend? FAIL. The good news is that I really haven't changed all that much. Is that essay funny or what?