A Seminary Visit & One Last Date!

Today I attended "Access Western," an open-house event at Western Seminary. Then, Amy and I went on our last date before baby #2 arrives!

A friend who is currently taking classes there let me know about today's opportunity to check out the seminary. There was an informational meeting, a brief tour, and we got to observe about 10 minutes of a class that was in progress. Then, they provided lunch (I always appreciate free food :) and answered our questions in smaller groups. It was a very intriguing day!

I feel like the Lord has been putting the idea of attending seminary on my heart and mind for quite awhile now. And now, after today's visit, I feel pretty excited at the idea of gaining some great Biblical and theological training! Western is set up for people who are working (I'd continue working at Mission Springs), so classes are offered at night or on Saturdays. I'm also going to be looking into other seminary options including North Park, which is the Covenant denomination's University and Seminary in Chicago. North Park has lots of distance learning (online classes) options along with short intensive classes on campus in Chicago.

Then, this evening Amy and I left Kaylin with a sitter and went out to dinner at Seabright Brewery. We had a nice time eating, chatting (lots about my visit to the seminary) and then walking around and getting dessert in downtown Santa Cruz. Anyway, we know that seminary would require a substantial investment of time and money but our desire is to prayerfully consider the possibility in the coming weeks, knowing that where the Lord leads, he provides! We'd sure appreciate your prayers for us as we consider this possibility. Thanks!

Love to all!