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"What do you want to be when you grow up?" I remember
responding, "A stewardess or a nurse." Imagine that! Both of
these careers looked rather glamorous to a farm girl of 12
years of age.
When I reflect on those two options that I had chosen for
myself, I see that they certainly are careers of service.
Service was important to me even as a little girl.
Being the youngest of nine children, (seven brothers and one
sister) provided me with "hands on" experience in providing
service. The daily chores of milking cows, feeding pigs and
chickens, ironing ALL the clothes, etc., nurtured my desire to
provide service. My ability to provide service is one reason
I entertained the thought of becoming a woman religious.
After high school graduation, I entered Annunciation
Monastery and started college at what was then Mary College.
I made vows in 1965.
Why did I choose the Benedictine way of life? I really don't
know - but I do know that it is a mystery - not one to be
solved, but to be lived.
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