To sign, or not to sign........ that is the Question

Its been so long since I've sat down and had a signed conversation with someone. I love sign language and I loved teaching it when I worked at HOPE. I have several deaf clients that I worked with. I also worked with someone who was deaf so I was able to get plenty of practice. My absolute favorite tho is signing songs and poetry. They just come out so beautifully in sign languate I've always wanted to sign. My first exposure to signing was at church camp in 6th or 7th grade. We had a talent contest and that was my talent. Of course I learned the song two days before I had to perform it and it was my first time ever being exposed to sign language.
I looked into several christian colleges that taught deaf education but ultimately I chose to attend Ohio University majoring in Therapeutic Recreation. I transfered there from Washington State Community college my junior year. After my second semester of OU, I got fed up with trying to get classes. even tho I was a junior I was considered a freshman when it came to signing up for classes. I never got the classes I needed. I became extremely frustrated with it and eventually quit and moved to california.

Four years ago I quit my job to go back to school to major in sign language.Shortly after I started I became pregnant with our first child. I was so sick I couldn't finish out the semester. And eventually stopped signing altogether. I do teach my daughter signs, and she has a pretty extensive vocabulary. Now I want so much to start again. I miss it. My friend Shannon, that I met through a mutual friend is going to school for sign language. She's my inspiration to get back into it. I miss it so much, so hopefully I can organize my life so that I can do something I love....signing.