Gently Speaking has been more than “gentle” in her speaking lately…. downright silent would be a more apt description. Shortly after the beginning of the year, I made the big decision to go back to school. I decided to attend Luther Rice University and Seminary and get my BA in Religious Arts with a minor in biblical counseling. I’ve always been interested in counseling, and God really just started pushing me in that direction, pushing me to take it seriously. Being a dog trainer too, I’d like to combine the two and help people train their dogs as Service Dogs for issues such as severe Anxiety, Bipolar, Aspergers and other illnesses like them, as well as help them in terms of counseling.
In addition to getting things in line to start attending school for the summer quarter, there have been tons of other things going on at our house. It’s been totally crazy! Good stuff, as well as lots of bad (illnesses and injuries etc..). Oh and I also ran (umm… actually walked…. lol) with my youngest daughter in our very first 5 k race in April! We were so excited! We helped to raise money for wells to be dug in Africa. It also started a love for walking in us! We hope to be able to turn the walking into running (for real) one day – God willing 🙂
The summer semester starts this Monday (June 3rd) so I don’t know how crazy my schedule will become, but I hope to be able to get over here more often than I’ve been able to lately!
God is doing a lot of work on my whole entire family right now, no doubt. He’s refining us all, one by one. What I love though, is the being closer to Him and gaining in trust through all the hard times. He’s there for us, always. My family and I would greatly appreciate prayers as we are going through this time of new things, old things, beginnings, endings, joy and sadness, hurt and hope.
May the Lord totally bless you and yours daily!
Gently Speaking ♥ 