You thought....

... I would go back to my old habit of not writing, didn't you?

Well, you weren't far off. I kept wanting to write and then I've just been swamped at work and in school. But I have a few minutes right now before class to post a brief update. :)

First of all, congratulations to my friends Anne and Shawn Brown who welcomed their first daughter into the world last Tuesday, Sept. 11. Sophie Magdalene ("Pearl of Wisdom") weighed in at almost 8 lbs and is just a little precious bundle of girl!

In other news, Freshman Retreat is this weekend. As of right now we have about 110 students signed up and are expecting 10-20 more. I am really excited to be a part of this project, which I think will really be impactful for the students. My role has been to select and train student leaders, and to present a breakout session on Greek Life and faith. Its called, "Its all Greek to me!" - because that is a pun I use a lot around here. :) I'm going to lead a discussion on the common fears of sorority and fraternity involvement, and also address how to stay faithful to your Christian beliefs while participating. I came to faith in large part due to my involvement in ADPi, so its nice to have the opportunity to share that with students.

Also this week, Matt and Candice and I are presenting an 80-minute long teaching session on Arthur Adler, and his counseling (psychology) theories. I really like Adler's stuff - he's all about empowerment and encouragement and confronting the "myths" that we've believed during our life based on our early experiences. Very interesting.

This week on my mind is the decision to pursue at PhD or EdD. Before I came to Baylor I didn't think that was where I was headed, but I am more and more convinced of it. That being said, I am currently debating about, asking about, and praying for wisdom and direction about, whether or not I should pursue doctoral work right after finishing here at Baylor. At this point, while I'm doing those things I am going to start getting my application materials together, so that I'll be ready by the deadline - just in case.

I don't know what this means for my future. I'm still planning to move to CA, so I'm looking at programs in that state - UCLA, Pepperdine, Azusa Pacific, USC, are my main options right now. I'll update you more on this later.

That's it for now. I'm headed to class.

Blessings!!!!!