I went to Trevecca Nazarene University on a double scholarship for Volleyball and Softball to study Education. I graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Middle Childhood Education and continued on to receive a Master’s in Education in 2000.  In 2001, I married my husband Matthew who was in the United States Army. We traveled to bases located in Tennessee, Alaska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas where I was fortunate enough to teach children from each of those states. During that time period, we had two beautiful children who are now in high school and the US Army.