At least I didn't go a whole month!

So, it's been a little while since I have updated the blog...so much for posting every week! Since I last posted I've started classes and we finally brought home our new puppy, Paisley. It's been a crazy couple of weeks.

This semester I'm taking 12 hours. Most of my classes are moderately difficult but require a lot of reading and small assignments (what I might call busy work). The exception is Greek, which I am learning by making every day Greek day (on the orders of my professor). I have never been good at languages; I took a year of Latin and two years of Spanish in High School, only to take a placement exam in college and be placed in Spanish 101. Four semesters later, I've got "donde esta el bano" and "el hefe de transito" to show for it. The second one I learned from my father in any case.

Last year I took two semesters of Hebrew, and that was both extremely difficult and extremely disappointing. But Greek has been different. Part of it is my professor, part of it is my Greek partner George and I think I am just more motivated in general. Nevertheless, I have really been enjoying Greek, though it is at times more than I can handle and I am still struggling to keep up with the vocabulary. I bought a Greek New Testament, and I'm hoping to be able to read a little of it by the end of the semester.

Paisley is great. She was 31lbs at 10 weeks, and I am guessing she's up to at least 36lbs now. She gets bigger by the day, but she's so much fun. We've been training her to respond to basic commands and she seems to be understanding more and more what is expected of her. She was definitely the right pick for us, and she makes the apartment a lot more fun. I'll post some pictures sometime soon.

Both Kristen and I have been thinking a lot about where God is calling us post-seminary. For the first time, I'm beginning to think about what kind of ministry God has for us, and it's an exciting time! Kristen has started working through where God is calling her. She has a phenomenal passion for working with young women, and I am excited to see where he will guide and direct her. Both of us would appreciate prayer in this area as we seek God's will.

Finally, the Large Haldron Collider was turned on yesterday, and we're all still here...what a relief! The race for the White House is getting closer and more interesting by the day- I'm keeping up with that and you can expect to see more posts on that as election time draws near. Keep checking the blog- now that I am in the rhythm of classes, they'll be new posts much more often. Thanks for reading!