So...the eagle has landed. Yup...today I turned in a paper that I have been working on since January. A paper that pretty much determines whether I graduate in May or if Dave and I have waisted close to $10,000 in the past three years. When I dropped off my 80 page child to my thesis committee this morning, I instantaneously felt relief. I can't describe it to you. It was like one minute I was stressed, the next I was over joyed. And then, in the car on the drive home, all my adrenaline stopped and my energy level crashed. A long afternoon nap followed my return home.
Something else significant happened today. Today I finished reading the entire Bible. Dave and I started a "read through the Bible in a year" plan in January, and actually stuck to it. Dave finished a few weeks ago, but I was a little behind so I finished today. How symbolic that today I finished two things that I began at the same time: my thesis and the Bible. I didn't plan it that way...I promise. But God did. I think he used this year to teach me many things, but one of them was to remind me that no matter what I am doing, even if it is writing a paper that no one will care about in a couple of weeks, He is with me. Right by my side, all the time. Never changing, unfailing, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. I guess it is also a lesson in perservance. I perservered through my thesis as well as some of the books of the Bible ( Chronicles was never ending!). But how wonderful that I stuck to it. And that the Lord helped me through it. And ya know what...I think I actually learned something from both events :>).
To round off the day, Dave and I went out to celebrate a bit. We try to do a Christmas date every year, so this year Dave bought us tickets to A Christmas Carol in the Dallas Theatre District. I was fantastic! We had beyond excellent seats. Not only were we close to the front, but no one sat in the row in front of us either, so we had an unobstructed view. We also went to dinner at a restaurant I had been eager to try...Fireside Pies. It's this fun and cozy pizza place with amazing food. They serve everything family style, so needless to say we have leftovers for the next few days. It was a fun and festive night after an emotional and symbolic day that I will surely never forget.
4 comments:
Congratulations Daughter! We are all so proud of you! So proud to see your tenacity in a work worth doing. And a big thanks to Dave for his loving support and encouragement through the whole process.
Dad V
Karen, that is so great. Congratulations on quite a load off!
Congrats karen. A very momentous day indeed! You deserve a big break and lots of fun. s
Hey Karen,
Mike and I both here... we are really proud of you! Congratulations. I can't believe you read the whole Bible through while working on your thesis - that is totally awesome. You are quite the inspiration! I just talked to your mom and heard that today was another big day with Caleb's birth - congrats on being an auntie! Love and miss you, let's talk soon.
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