Seminary..wow!! Before coming to seminary, I don't think I ever imagined that it would be so very challenging. I really did not have any idea about what to expect from coming to seminary. I knew that I would be difficult and I new that I would be challenging, but to actually experience it is something completely different. Even though it is a strong challenge to be here, I really do love being here and I love doing the work that I have to do for my classes. I really feel like this is the most amazing place for people to come and be chiseled into servants of Christ, equipped to do the work of the Lord.

Sooo.. Yesterday, once again, my car proved to be very reliable at being unreliable. A young lady walked into the UPS store where I work earlier in the day and she had forgotten her phone at a hotel near the world casino, which was about one and a half hours away. She was going to ship a box with a packing slip included, but when she asked me if I would do it, I said yes (if only i could take that one back). After getting all the information I needed, I headed to the north part of Texas to track down this phone, after i got off work, of course. I arrived at the hotel with no major issues, although the clerk at the desk did pull my chain and tell me someone else had already picked up the phone, which I believed! I got the phone, made a quick stop at the casino to see what the inside looked like, then head back to Dallas. Then an all too familiar occurrence happened once again with my car. As I was driving, I lost all power to accelerate and I was forced to pull over to the side of the road. I, of course immediately knew what was wrong with the car and I was kicking myself in the foot for going on this little get rich scheme ($100 is a lot you know). I was debating what I should do as far as getting the car back to where I live and getting myself back to where I live, so I called my Dad to see what he would say. He told me that he would not make the 6 hour journey to come pick me up and that I should call a friend that I had in the Dallas area. I did so, but this friend was busy at the moment, so I force to find other means of transportation. All along, I thought it would be kind of fun if I could hitch a ride with some stranger and see where that would lead me, so I did just that. I asked this older looking gentleman who was washing his headlights (that's right, washing his headlights) if he would give me a ride, and sure enough, he was willing. It turned out that he was a very nice guy and we had some familiar conversations about Obama and the state of our country as well as many other interesting things. For part of the conversation, it seemed like I was back home chatting with my Dad. He got me home and he would only let me give him twenty bucks for his trouble. What a blessing from the Lord!! When I got back I was supposed to meet this girl at a certain place to make the exchange of her phone for the cash, so I headed that way on my bike. When I got to the meet up location, I gave her a call and found out that she was actually not there and she was a few miles back in the direction that I had just came. Long story short, I headed in her direction and gave her back her phone. She was very sorry for all my trouble and was very eager to help in anyway that she could... I headed back to my apartment and went to bed...

SOOOO.. this is my blog. When I was starting this blog, I was wondering what exactly the point of a blog is. I guess some people think of it as a way to convey their knowledge to others, some people might think of it as a good way to get themselves out there and be networked better with more people, others might think it is just so very fun to write, so they might as well do it someplace where everyone can see it.. I don't exactly have a grand purpose in doing my blog, but I hope that maybe through this blog you may be encouraged, you may know me better (if you want too), and you hopefully won't be bored into never ever reading it again....lol.. Just know that I am not writing of anything super amazing or anything, its just whatever's going on in mylife..