What Matters Most
Melanie Sparks opened her bedroom window wide and breathed. The crisp April night air couldn't banish her problems, but she needed the psychological effect of clearing her head it seemed to give. If her father thought that challenging her every time she came home could break her, she'd show him. Nearly exhausted from typing students' term papers, studying during the day and attending evening classes at Towson University in Baltimore—a two-hour trip by bus between her home and the university—Melanie just wanted to go to bed and stay there. But challenges were merely invitations to hang tough.
Melanie had wanted to be a nurse since she was seven years old. Now, at age thirty-one, the coveted degree was finally within reach…provided she could pay her tuition. And with the prize so close, she was not going to allow anything to get between her and her bachelor's degree and certification as a registered nurse. She had been tired, but the thought was as calming as a warm bubble bath.
She arose early and prepared breakfast for her father and herself. Her father hated to eat alone, but he was not by anyone's measure pleasant company, so she finished as quic ... read full excerpt from: What Matters Most ebook
