This Was Not the Plan

The Strange Twists and Turns of Life

Photo by Ross Findon on Unsplash

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky. When I was in high school and looking toward the future I didn’t see a lot different for me. I had decided early on that I would be a teacher. I’m not sure why I made that decision. It might be because teachers in my small town seemed to be comfortably middle class while other people were struggling financially. It probably looked like a good career move for a…