And now I'm to finals week. And holy week- wait, really? A seminary decides to take one of the busiest weeks for ministry to have finals? Yes, that's right. Thankfully, my field education is at a hospital, not a church. In many ways I can hardly believe it's finals week. The semester has rushed by faster than any other....it's almost May??? Wow.
Okay, enough back-tracking....here's what's up. I am officially 10 pages away from being through my spring long-term semester. After this Saturday, I will be done done done with three classes. Only one class awaits two and 1/2 weeks of my attention in May, and summer will officially begin. Whew! I'm really excited for my May class, but before that can happen, we have IYM APRIL FORUM!!!! Next week I will be insanely busy with the forum and the beginning of May term. So finals week this week does not entail celebration next week. I must wait until May 11th to officially celebrate.
That's a flash look at my life....let's see, I'm sure many interesting things have occurred since my last post. We have started the garden at church, which will continue to be my project this summer. I experienced a flurry of drama surrounding spring student government elections (nothing I intended, just a little tension I walked into as oblivious as can be). AJ & I are going to western PA for Thanksgiving and bringing along a friend of ours from church. AJ has been enjoying his work at Whole Foods, and I am enjoying the ability to eat with him on breaks- and the discount!!! I only have a few weeks left at the hospital, and at this point in my experience, I can see myself possibly working as a chaplain at a hospice center. Perhaps as far opposite as I might have expected. Well, that or a chaplain at a children's hospital! :)
Oh, and I'm still waiting on word from Rutgers about my residency status for the MSW program. I have been officially accepted, yet now I must prove I have legal domicile here in NJ. My entry into the MSW program is entirely contingent upon my legal residency. And I'm not so sure how strong my case is. Yuck.
Spring weather has been hit and miss lately. Our weather hasn't been horrible, but definitely not all days have been like today- mid-seventies and sunny. Beautiful! AJ and I just got back from a bike ride, a celebration of finishing my first final paper. Now I'm on to my last paper, a 10 page hermeneutical paper that I am semi-excited for! :) I better be finished by Saturday, because whatever is done will get sent in- and I am off for Easter- two days before the forum begins.
Whew- that's a lot in a little time. I wish you all the best, and I'm assuming I still have somewhat of a readership since I continue writing. If not, I totally understand. :)
Sending love on this particularly poignant Passion Week. May God bless you with experiences of resurrection in your own life.
Em
I feel ya. In addition to finals prep, my First Amendment prof scheduled all the religion cases for Holy Week. It's made for some...interesting...class discussions.
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