August, for many, heralds the preparation for the beginning of the new school year.  The academic calendar clearly affects all of society’s activities regardless of whether or not you are attending school.  This “new beginning” provides an opportunity to pose the question, “what is the purpose of my life for the months ahead?”  The word purpose suggests defining the reason for why something is done.  As a Christian woman, I am concerned about a two-fold purpose to my life—what is my heavenly Father’s purpose for me as His daughter and for what purpose did He create me?