seminary - year one

yes, i know. i'm not just in seminary. to say seminary leaves out the part of what i am doing that is actually preparing me for my career. too bad. my first year of graduate school i was only formally admitted to the seminary program, so that is what it was for me, despite taking three Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) classes throughout the year.

so my first year is done. it is time to gear up for the next. the first year was so intense that i effectively checked out sometime in late April, early May. to be honest, there are so many things that i could have done better. i slacked off on my reading (sometimes A LOT). i put off papers until the last minute. i didn't get straight A's.

if there is one thing that i did well, it is that i fully experienced every moment i could of my first year of seminary. through everything from class meeting, to the first annual Truth Bomb Thanksgiving, or classroom discussions about the person and work of Christ. despite the fact that i may not have done all my reading, i wrestled through the material, and i walked away changed.

year two will in some ways be easier, but in many ways be more of a challenge. it is starting to get real. i am fully admitted to the MFT program, which is what i actually want to be doing with my life. i will have to actually start counseling people. much more is at stake now.

my goals this year are to be more disciplined - to do more of the reading, and to be better about staying on top of work before it becomes too late. i also hope to maintain my sanity by being able to balance the friendships that are important to me and give me life with the things that are required of me.

so, here we go... year two.