Three Part Update, Plus Video of E

Today is a new day.

It feels as though we are finally hitting a rhythm at home.  E has good days and not so good days, but he is absolutely blessed with a wonderful daddy who takes care of him.  We laid him on the bed last night and he just giggled and giggled and giggled at K.  He has been really snuggly the last few days and has napped in my arms after I get home.  (I love that.)  He is growing like a weed and has outgrown even more clothes!  

K is hard at work on his master’s degree.  In his “Studies in the Prophets” class, he has to do readings and class discussions every week.  Additionally, he recently completed a timeline delineating important events from the time of David to the birth of Jesus.  He wrote his in the format of movie bylines, writing things like, “…The salvation of the world is not born into a great palace or stately manor, but to a stable. Christ's earthly ministry comes to a conclusion in 30 A.D. when He is crucified and risen from the grave...”  It made it so much more interesting to read!  He is a smartie and its awesome to see him get to work on something that he loves but also that challenges him. 

I will admit that school was hard today.  RUSM offers something called “Working with Questions.”  It is an optional session where 8-10 students gather to take a 20-question quiz individually, then discuss our answers/thought processes with the group.  I left our session feeling pretty discouraged; I didn’t have a good grasp on the material being tested.  I also met with my faculty mentor this afternoon and he encouraged me to keep at it.  He said, “You will have to work even harder than some of your classmates because you have a family here that you’d like to keep when you leave here.  That means late nights and early mornings.”  He is absolutely right and these are just things that I need to commit to in order to improve my study habits.  So I’m going to try plotting out my daily schedule one week at a time and see if I can’t use it to guide my studying and ensure that I’m getting everything done that I need to. 

Here is a video of E!