My name is Karen Thun. I am now a working mother. Until two months ago I was a stay at home mother and wife. I thought my life was perfect. I was heavily involved with various volunteer humanitarian help organizations. My husband was seemingly supportive of what I was doing. We went everywhere together. He always attended the prayer meetings that I led. He was always present at every meeting that I went to. Then one morning everything changed. I woke up with a feeling of foreboding. I waited until my husband got dressd sat down on the bed next to him and said, "Do you want to tell me what is going on?" He looked at me with anger and hissed, "Yes, I do. I am leaving you. I have arranged an apartment to live in and I am moving out." I stared at him in shock and then attempted to block his exit. I wanted him to talk to me about this seemingly out of character and crazy decision. He refused and even threw me very forcefully out of the way. This man who I previously trusted completely and never dreamed he would ever lay a hand on me and who I believed loved me unconditionally then began to pack his suitcases and walked out not so much as saying goodbye to any of our three children.
This was almost two months ago and it has literally turned my life upside down. I have had to take a job as a substitute teacher which pays pretty good but is very demanding. And I managed to land a long term sub job at one of the local schools and the teacher of that class was so very ill that she could not return. If I had had a full teaching credential I would have been able to get that position but because I only have an emergency substitute 30-day credential I can't take the position. It is quite a shame because the school really likes my work and I enjoy working there and the kids (I am teaching a first grade class) are really growing on me. But without the credential I can't have a teaching job. The credential program takes two years. It would be so wonderful to do an on-line program and then I could work and support my three children.
I need help to complete the education I need to start a new career. I have a Bachelor's degree in microbiology and fifteen or more years ago I was a laboratory technician. It doesn't look very promising to return to my former career so I would like to pursue a career in education/ teaching. I'm having a hard time making ends meet since my husband left me and the whole situation just feels exceedingly overwhelming. Having a scholarship would really go a long way toward making my dream a reality.
It's funny because I never thought I would be good at working with children but since I started working at Fremont I have found myself to be gifted at teaching. I love it when I make a concept that seems to be eluding a child real to him or her. I feel such a usefulness like I am doing something that really matters. And I love it when the kids bring me flowers or pictures or run up and give me a hug. It's just a beautiful thing. You can give your all in a place like that because you know that you are changing a life. And by changing a life, you change the world.
And by changing my life, by giving me a scholarship, you will be putting the power in my hands to change the world. And that matters. That makes a diference. Thank you.
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at 22:24 on September 14th, 2008
My name is Karen Thun. I am now a working mother. Until two months ago I was a stay at home mother and wife. I thought my life was perfect. I was heavily involved with various volunteer humanitarian help organizations. My husband was seemingly supportive of what I was doing. We went everywhere together. He always attended the prayer meetings that I led. He was always present at every meeting that I went to. Then one morning everything changed. I woke up with a feeling of foreboding. I waited until my husband got dressd sat down on the bed next to him and said, "Do you want to tell me what is going on?" He looked at me with anger and hissed, "Yes, I do. I am leaving you. I have arranged an apartment to live in and I am moving out." I stared at him in shock and then attempted to block his exit. I wanted him to talk to me about this seemingly out of character and crazy decision. He refused and even threw me very forcefully out of the way. This man who I previously trusted completely and never dreamed he would ever lay a hand on me and who I believed loved me unconditionally then began to pack his suitcases and walked out not so much as saying goodbye to any of our three children.
This was almost two months ago and it has literally turned my life upside down. I have had to take a job as a substitute teacher which pays pretty good but is very demanding. And I managed to land a long term sub job at one of the local schools and the teacher of that class was so very ill that she could not return. If I had had a full teaching credential I would have been able to get that position but because I only have an emergency substitute 30-day credential I can't take the position. It is quite a shame because the school really likes my work and I enjoy working there and the kids (I am teaching a first grade class) are really growing on me. But without the credential I can't have a teaching job. The credential program takes two years. It would be so wonderful to do an on-line program and then I could work and support my three children.
I need help to complete the education I need to start a new career. I have a Bachelor's degree in microbiology and fifteen or more years ago I was a laboratory technician. It doesn't look very promising to return to my former career so I would like to pursue a career in education/ teaching. I'm having a hard time making ends meet since my husband left me and the whole situation just feels exceedingly overwhelming. Having a scholarship would really go a long way toward making my dream a reality.
It's funny because I never thought I would be good at working with children but since I started working at Fremont I have found myself to be gifted at teaching. I love it when I make a concept that seems to be eluding a child real to him or her. I feel such a usefulness like I am doing something that really matters. And I love it when the kids bring me flowers or pictures or run up and give me a hug. It's just a beautiful thing. You can give your all in a place like that because you know that you are changing a life. And by changing a life, you change the world.
And by changing my life, by giving me a scholarship, you will be putting the power in my hands to change the world. And that matters. That makes a diference. Thank you.