Last night, I attended my first class since April when I went on a self-imposed hiatus to allow myself some time to deal with other more pressing issues in my life such as welcoming Hubby home after 1 year in Iraq, purchasing a home, moving, and dealing with my Mother’s illness.

A recap of the past 5 months:

Hubby is back, safe and of sound mind, heart and spirit. He re-acclimated himself into island life without missing a beat and transitioned from soldier to civilian literally overnight.

The home purchase was truly a test of faith and a showing of God’s grace and provision in our lives.

The subsequent move was not without its travails, but we survived relatively unscathed.

Mom is doing well. I do believe that she is a walking miracle. No pain from the 2 surgeries (mastectomy and inplantation of a mediport) and she is tolerating the chemotherapy amazingly well.

With all of these issues resolved, I figured that it was time to get myself back in class. Yesterday was the beginning of the last 7 months of my college career (hopefully) and I hope they go by quickly. Continue reading Book ‘um, Dano!