Well, my faithful 7 readers, I'm back! (don't worry - no pea soup or spinning head).
I took the month (roughly) away from blogging because I was generally frustrated. I felt like I was making zero progress in several areas of my life, the weight loss one being the area this blog is most concerned with.
During that time, my wife and I have talked and she has been an amazing support to me. We have made valiant strides in several areas of our lives that needed work (including general organization of our house, finances, intense Bible study) and I feel like I can blog again without getting so down.
Today I consumed 1613 of 2488 calories and worked out (actually got my hindquarters kicked by JR). The calorie count is low because I fasted until after lunch.
Which brings me to the next thing that inquiring minds want to know... I am currently pursuing a position at a different employer. Not just any position either. It's a specific position at a specific university that will help me get a foot in the door to what I really want to do. I know what I want to do for my career. I'm tired of jobs, I want a career.
When I looked at all my options, everything that interested me, or seemed like a career I could pursue and not only enjoy, but bring God glory with, I always came back to teaching. Now, I know what you're thinking. Teaching college really is the most glamorous job available. I mean, grumpy frat boys who partied the night before, girls who think they know everything because they have daddy's credit card... seriously, I remember these kids in college. But I also remember people like me. And Chad. And Jonathon. And Trina. We were people who worked full time during the day and went to school at night because we had something pushing us to do it. A dream. Thoughts of something better than the craphole we worked in currently.
And so, come January, I'm starting work on a Master's. I'm going to apply in August or September and even though Dave Ramsey would yell at me, if I have to use loans, I will. Then, I will teach part time since very few colleges or universities will hire you full time straight out, then full time college instructor. Who knows, I may end up a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration). Dr. Francis has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Only I'm way too awesome to be that stuffy. Dr. Josh sounds way better. Or maybe just Doc. Great Scott!
Finally, I have also decided, much to my wife's chagrin, that I want to learn Biblical Hebrew and Greek so I can read the Bible in it's original language. The way I look at it, if I learn it in 10 years, I'll only be 40 and if I live to be 85, that's 45 years of better study of the Word of God. She's convinced I'm going to get the Master's of Christian Ministry at MoBap after I teach a few years and become a preacher of some variety. If that's where God leads, I can't really say no, can I?
In closing, if you go to my church you may have noticed that I'm now a Prayer Partner. My first week was last week and I can tell already that God needs to pour out grace and mercy on me everyday for me to be effective. But really who doesn't need that?
God bless.
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