A New Update!!!!

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OK, OK! Someone who nags worse than my mother reminded me that I hadn't updated my update in a long time. I'm just joking about the nagging--I know that I haven't kept this up to date, but I have been incredibly busy.

I am writing this on Saturday at 5:45 am. I didn't sleep well. The next 36 hours will probably be some of the most hectic of my life.

So, here is the update. The kitchen at Ridgecrest is finally finished. We are missing one little counter top and a little bit of work is still to be done on the cabinets, but other than that, they are done. I will try to get some pictures taken and posted on the website. They didn't get the counter tops in until Thursday and the plumbing done until yesterday. So, the remodel came right down to the wire.

We have been working feverishly the last week getting ready for this weekends Reunion. We got it pretty much done. I still have a few little things to do this afternoon, but the church has not looked this good since I came here. We are ready for the dinner tonight. Bishop Hayes will be preaching. It will be a great evening, even if it will be stressful.

Tomorrow, we have a breakfast, worship and a reception. Piece of cake.

On my Doctoral Thesis. It is soooooo close to being finished. I have one little thing to type (the transcript of the last sermon--pretty short since most of the sermon was video). I need to finish corrections on three chapters. I need to work on footnotes and Bibliography. I need to print it, have copies run and mail it. I plan to work Sunday evening and early next week. Hope to be done by Tuesday and in the mail on Wednesday.

I am getting excited about the idea of graduating. I received a bill for my graduation fee. I received the instructions from the seminary (Brite) about the hooding ceremony--but I don't get my doctoral hood at that ceremony. I get it at the huge TCU graduation ceremony! I think this might actually happen!

Oh, well. That is enough of an update for now. Once the thesis is finished, I will get back to writing on a regular basis.

Be praying for me!