Happy New Year; School Is Here

Happy New Year! Things have been rather chaotic since I last posted about getting into school. We have found a house in Rural Hall (just north of Winston Salem) to rent. We moved in just before Christmas, so we were able to celebrate Christmas with our family in our new home. I went to orientation for school last week, and classes start tomorrow. Basically, we were told we'd be completing 2 1/2 years worth of coursework and clinical rotations in 13 months.

Suzanne has started homeschooling Caleb and Miriam for the spring semester. They are both progressing well in their studies, although Joshua and Nathanael can make it difficult on her from time to time. I try to help her out on my days off, either by watching Nathanael and Joshua or by helping Caleb and Miriam, but I realize this only gets done because of the hard work Suzanne puts in. This next year may be more difficult on her than it is on me.

We are also looking for a church home and a solid group of friends and homeschoolers, especially for the kids to be around. Caleb and Miriam are both playing Upward basketball, so that should help to some degree. Please remember us in your prayers as we progress through this next 12-14 months. It will be trying on all of us.

The good news? By this time next year, I'll have less than a month left in school!