We got back from a crazy weekend in NY late last night and are both feeling the effects of it today! The weather was horrible, particularly so in comparison to how beautiful the previous week had been - it was cold and rainy all weekend, but that only encouraged us to stay inside and work! Luke did a lot of work on the trim and cabinets in the tack room, and I was staining and varnishing all weekend. It's really looking beautiful, with natural pine walls and cherry-stained trim.
Jamie is feeling somewhat better. It's weird, as she was just talking on the phone Wed. night when she suddenly was in agony. She's taking several prescriptions and is scheduled for some more tests to see what the problem is. Continued prayers would be much appreciated!
I finally managed to get a rough sketch of our schedule for the summer. This doesn't include any clinics by others we might go to, or even most of the shows we'll be attending, but it's a basic outline of the major events for the next few months:
April 29 - Grand Opening! (HGF)
May 13 - GRADUATION!!!
May 14 - We move to Hoosick
May 27 and 28 - Demo (Saratoga)
June 10 - Clinic (Grafton)
July 3-7 - Horse Camp! (HGF)
July 8-9 - Clinic (HGF)
July 10 - August 4 - Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show (Dorset)
September 16-17 - Clinic (HGF)
Yep, we'll be busy! But we're greatly looking forward to the summer and all the challenges and new adventures it will have to offer. Only 19 days until graduation!
Edited to Add: We also found my old chaps and ripped the zippers off of them to use on my new ones. Depending on when Luke's stamping tools get here, we're hoping to make good progress on my chaps next week, and they should definitely be done by the time we move. Yay!
April 24, 2006
April 20, 2006
Please Pray!
Please pray for our friend Jamie, who we'll be working with in NY. She went to the ER yesterday because her back and neck were fine one second, in agony the next, and her entire right hand was numb. They shot her up with morphine and she's back home now, I'm not sure what kind of follow-up she'll have. She's not one to slow down, even when she's in pain, and she obviously needs her body for work, so please pray that she'll take the time to heal and take care of whatever's going on. We're going out there this weekend, so I should have more info when we get back. Thanks for your prayers!
April 19, 2006
Am I a Poet? Or a Cook?
Got this from owlhaven's blog... yeah, the questions are a bit transparent, but I tried to mix it up a bit and it turned out fairly true to my writing style, I think (maybe I should let everyone else judge that, though!).
I don't think my "poet side" shows up around here much... I think I tend to "craft" more when I get contemplative.
On a different note, I made a new dish tonight that was really yummy, which I was slightly surprised by! It's called "Pasta Fazul" and I got it from allrecipes... I had bought some cannellini beans the other day, curious about how they'd taste, and needed to use them up, so I made this dish with onion, garlic, carrot, tomatoes, and cannellini beans mixed with pasta (we used rigatoni), parmesan, and a little butter. We both really liked it and it was super easy, so I'm adding it to my list of "throw-together dinners" for this summer when I know I won't have any time to cook!
I also cooked buttercup squash in a new way last night that may be old hat to many of you, but was new and yummy for us! Usually I just make a casserole with butter and brown sugar on top on the mashed squash, but last night I mixed the squash with cinnamon, nutmeg, a dash of cloves and ginger, a little brown sugar (it doesn't need much at all), and maybe 1/3 - 1/2 cup milk. It smelled heavenly - like a pumpkin pie - while baking at 350 for 30-40 minutes, and tasted yummy too (except for I bumped the ginger one too many times, so it was a little too spicy!). The satisfaction of pie in a healthy side dish! Yay!
| You Should Be A Poet |
 You craft words well, in creative and unexpected ways. And you have a great talent for evoking beautiful imagery... Or describing the most intense heartbreak ever. You're already naturally a poet, even if you've never written a poem. |
I don't think my "poet side" shows up around here much... I think I tend to "craft" more when I get contemplative.
On a different note, I made a new dish tonight that was really yummy, which I was slightly surprised by! It's called "Pasta Fazul" and I got it from allrecipes... I had bought some cannellini beans the other day, curious about how they'd taste, and needed to use them up, so I made this dish with onion, garlic, carrot, tomatoes, and cannellini beans mixed with pasta (we used rigatoni), parmesan, and a little butter. We both really liked it and it was super easy, so I'm adding it to my list of "throw-together dinners" for this summer when I know I won't have any time to cook!
I also cooked buttercup squash in a new way last night that may be old hat to many of you, but was new and yummy for us! Usually I just make a casserole with butter and brown sugar on top on the mashed squash, but last night I mixed the squash with cinnamon, nutmeg, a dash of cloves and ginger, a little brown sugar (it doesn't need much at all), and maybe 1/3 - 1/2 cup milk. It smelled heavenly - like a pumpkin pie - while baking at 350 for 30-40 minutes, and tasted yummy too (except for I bumped the ginger one too many times, so it was a little too spicy!). The satisfaction of pie in a healthy side dish! Yay!
April 18, 2006
Out of the Funk, Into the Whirlwind!
Whew! Today has been busy, but good. Last night we got our things out of storage - my barn stuff, two suitcases, and one big plastic bin - so that I could pack today. This morning I worked on laundry and packing, and got all our coats and winter blankets into one suitcase (Luke has a lot of coats! :P) and all our books (that I'm not currently using for school) plus a bunch of miscellaneous stuff into the plastic bin. I'm feeling pretty good about the packing, as pretty much all we have left are clothes, kitchen stuff, and breakables. Ugh, the fragile stuff is what I don't like dealing with... pictures, glass vases/candlesticks, mirrors, that kind of stuff I always find a pain to pack up, and I'm not really sure what to pack it in. I'm sure I'll figure something out though.
This afternoon I've been finishing laundry and homework for tomorrow. The homework's done, and I just have one load to fold. I feel like I've had a productive day! I am praising and thanking God so much right now, because the past week or so I feel like I've finally pulled out of this blue funk I've been in since the beginning of the semester. The past few months it's really been a struggle for me to get anything done. I've felt completely unmotivated towards my schoolwork, and learning has definitely been more a burden than a joy. As Luke can attest, my lack of motivation also extended to our apartment, which has been in a pretty sorry state. I wasn't sleeping well, and felt like I barely had the energy to do what it took to get by. But thank God, the past week the cloud has seemed to dissipate, and this weekend my usual motivation is back full force! I've been spending more regular time with God, enjoying the beauty of spring, and getting both school and house/moving projects done in a timely manner. It feels great to be back! :)
On that note, I'm going to go fold my last load of laundry and try to figure out if there's anything else we don't need for the next 25 days that I can pack up to take to Hoosick this weekend! There's a chance of showers, but I'm hoping at least for nice weather on the drive out so that our stuff doesn't get all wet! Once we get there it can rain if it wants to, because we probably need to stay inside and plan for the Grand Opening anyway!
This afternoon I've been finishing laundry and homework for tomorrow. The homework's done, and I just have one load to fold. I feel like I've had a productive day! I am praising and thanking God so much right now, because the past week or so I feel like I've finally pulled out of this blue funk I've been in since the beginning of the semester. The past few months it's really been a struggle for me to get anything done. I've felt completely unmotivated towards my schoolwork, and learning has definitely been more a burden than a joy. As Luke can attest, my lack of motivation also extended to our apartment, which has been in a pretty sorry state. I wasn't sleeping well, and felt like I barely had the energy to do what it took to get by. But thank God, the past week the cloud has seemed to dissipate, and this weekend my usual motivation is back full force! I've been spending more regular time with God, enjoying the beauty of spring, and getting both school and house/moving projects done in a timely manner. It feels great to be back! :)
On that note, I'm going to go fold my last load of laundry and try to figure out if there's anything else we don't need for the next 25 days that I can pack up to take to Hoosick this weekend! There's a chance of showers, but I'm hoping at least for nice weather on the drive out so that our stuff doesn't get all wet! Once we get there it can rain if it wants to, because we probably need to stay inside and plan for the Grand Opening anyway!
April 17, 2006
Happy Easter!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday yesterday, celebrating Christ's victory over sin and death and the opportunity we now have by grace to spend eternity with Him. What a precious gift our Savior has given us!
Luke and I had a quiet day, which was nice. We had a wonderful church service in the morning, then a special lunch at home together and a relaxing afternoon. In the evening Luke worked a little more on my chaps, cutting out the yokes. Now we are just waiting for his stamping tools to arrive from Montana, as he needs to stamp the yokes before putting them on, and he can't put the belt on until the yokes go on. So we're on hold for a little while, maybe a week or so. But, Luke was able to use some of the scraps to make some nice half-chaps for himself! He is so creative with things like this, able to just look at it for a bit and figure out how to make something that will be both beautiful and functional. He truly has a gift!
This whole weekend has been very joy-filled, as one of my favorite people and good friends got married on Saturday, and the wedding was absolutely wonderful. Both the bride and groom got very emotional during the ceremony, and could barely finish their vows they were so choked up. But the groom managed to recover and surprised his bride by playing (on the piano - he's an amazing pianist) and singing Steven Curtis Chapman's song, "I Will Be Here." The whole church was filled with joy during the entire ceremony, topped off by the bride literally skipping down the aisle, glowing with happiness.
The reception was a lot of fun too. There were a lot of people from Gordon - professors, current students, and alumni - and so it was fun to reconnect with old friends I hadn't seen in awhile. I am just so excited for this wonderful couple! They are both great people who have huge hearts for serving others, and they were obviously so in love and having a marvelous time at their wedding, as were all their family members, which is so wonderful to see. So, we are praising God for this new couple and praying for them as they begin building their marriage.
Now it's back to work! I spent a couple hours this morning working with the data from my study, and have a book to read and write a paper on in the next week. It's only 26 days until graduation, and I can't wait! Thanks so much for all your prayers and support - your encouragment and love is such a blessing to us!
~Erin :)
Luke and I had a quiet day, which was nice. We had a wonderful church service in the morning, then a special lunch at home together and a relaxing afternoon. In the evening Luke worked a little more on my chaps, cutting out the yokes. Now we are just waiting for his stamping tools to arrive from Montana, as he needs to stamp the yokes before putting them on, and he can't put the belt on until the yokes go on. So we're on hold for a little while, maybe a week or so. But, Luke was able to use some of the scraps to make some nice half-chaps for himself! He is so creative with things like this, able to just look at it for a bit and figure out how to make something that will be both beautiful and functional. He truly has a gift!
This whole weekend has been very joy-filled, as one of my favorite people and good friends got married on Saturday, and the wedding was absolutely wonderful. Both the bride and groom got very emotional during the ceremony, and could barely finish their vows they were so choked up. But the groom managed to recover and surprised his bride by playing (on the piano - he's an amazing pianist) and singing Steven Curtis Chapman's song, "I Will Be Here." The whole church was filled with joy during the entire ceremony, topped off by the bride literally skipping down the aisle, glowing with happiness.
The reception was a lot of fun too. There were a lot of people from Gordon - professors, current students, and alumni - and so it was fun to reconnect with old friends I hadn't seen in awhile. I am just so excited for this wonderful couple! They are both great people who have huge hearts for serving others, and they were obviously so in love and having a marvelous time at their wedding, as were all their family members, which is so wonderful to see. So, we are praising God for this new couple and praying for them as they begin building their marriage.
Now it's back to work! I spent a couple hours this morning working with the data from my study, and have a book to read and write a paper on in the next week. It's only 26 days until graduation, and I can't wait! Thanks so much for all your prayers and support - your encouragment and love is such a blessing to us!
~Erin :)
April 14, 2006
Spring Cleaning!
Woohoo, it's sunny and 60 degreees outside! This morning I cleaned out my dreser and switched all my winter clothes into a chest and got out all my spring/summer clothes, so I feel happy and excited for the warm weather and like I have a whole new wardrobe! I love changing clothes for the seasons because I find things I didn't even remember I had and it makes me feel like I just went shopping for a bunch of great clothes! :)
There are no classes today or Monday, so I'm having a big cleaning and packing weekend. Yesterday I cleaned our bedroom and cleared off/cleaned my desk and sorted through all my old papers. If you've ever seen my dad's office, you know what a challenge that was, as I'm definitely my father's daughter! I also cleaned the living room, as there was leather spread everywhere. It smells like a tack shop in here! Luckily Luke and I both love the smell of leather.
Yes, we got the chap leather, and Luke already has the legs all cut out! Next he's going to start working on the yokes and the belt. And, I was wrong about what color I was going to get. I wanted a darker brown, but while we were at the warehouse Luke convinced me to get a gorgeous buckskin color instead. The leather is soo soft and beautiful, and I'm so excited!
This evening we're going to find a wedding present for our friends who are getting married tomorrow. They're not registered anywhere that I've been able to find, so I'm praying that we pick out the right gift!
As I was reflecting on Matthew 26-28 for an assignment, I put together a number of scriptures focusing on God's love and Christ's sacrifice for us. You can see them here, on my other blog. What a great God we have, who shares in our sorrows, taking on our mortality to offer us His life. Today is truly a Good day.
There are no classes today or Monday, so I'm having a big cleaning and packing weekend. Yesterday I cleaned our bedroom and cleared off/cleaned my desk and sorted through all my old papers. If you've ever seen my dad's office, you know what a challenge that was, as I'm definitely my father's daughter! I also cleaned the living room, as there was leather spread everywhere. It smells like a tack shop in here! Luckily Luke and I both love the smell of leather.
Yes, we got the chap leather, and Luke already has the legs all cut out! Next he's going to start working on the yokes and the belt. And, I was wrong about what color I was going to get. I wanted a darker brown, but while we were at the warehouse Luke convinced me to get a gorgeous buckskin color instead. The leather is soo soft and beautiful, and I'm so excited!
This evening we're going to find a wedding present for our friends who are getting married tomorrow. They're not registered anywhere that I've been able to find, so I'm praying that we pick out the right gift!
As I was reflecting on Matthew 26-28 for an assignment, I put together a number of scriptures focusing on God's love and Christ's sacrifice for us. You can see them here, on my other blog. What a great God we have, who shares in our sorrows, taking on our mortality to offer us His life. Today is truly a Good day.
April 12, 2006
Fun Facts from Wikipedia
I saw this on another blog this morning and thought it looked fun. Go to wikipedia and type in your birthdate without the year. Then post three facts or events, two births, and two deaths that happened on your birthday, and include the year they happened.
Here are mine:
Facts:
1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence.
1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.
1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
Births:
1828 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, American Civil War soldier
1841 - Antonin Dvorak, Czech composer (d. 1904)
Deaths:
1755 - Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715)
1949 - Richard Strauss, German composer (b. 1864)
Here are some I picked out for Luke, since he's at work... he may come and change them later:
Facts:
1864 - Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch."
1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a nationwide panic.
2001 - George W. Bush throws out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, in what was intended to be a defiant gesture, coming just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Births:
1735 - John Adams, American revolutionary leader and President of the United States (d. 1826)
And FIVE recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, including, most recently,
1939 - Leland H. Hartwell, American scientist
Deaths:
1912 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (b. 1855)
1968 - Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (b. 1886)
I also looked up our wedding date, so here's some fun info for that day:
70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Births (more than two - some of these were just too good to pass up!):
1493 - Justus Jonas, German protestant reformer (d. 1555)
1718 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. 1779)
1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (d. 1790)
1850 - Pat Garrett, American Western lawman (d. 1908)
1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. 1946)
1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author (d. 1994)
Deaths:
1916 - Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener, British field marshal (b. 1850)
1993 - Conway Twitty, American musician (b. 1933)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States (b. 1911)
So, there are your fun facts for the day. What happened on your birthday or anniversary?
Here are mine:
Facts:
1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence.
1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University.
1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
Births:
1828 - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, American Civil War soldier
1841 - Antonin Dvorak, Czech composer (d. 1904)
Deaths:
1755 - Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715)
1949 - Richard Strauss, German composer (b. 1864)
Here are some I picked out for Luke, since he's at work... he may come and change them later:
Facts:
1864 - Helena, Montana is founded after four prospectors discover gold at "Last Chance Gulch."
1938 - Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a nationwide panic.
2001 - George W. Bush throws out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, in what was intended to be a defiant gesture, coming just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Births:
1735 - John Adams, American revolutionary leader and President of the United States (d. 1826)
And FIVE recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, including, most recently,
1939 - Leland H. Hartwell, American scientist
Deaths:
1912 - James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (b. 1855)
1968 - Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (b. 1886)
I also looked up our wedding date, so here's some fun info for that day:
70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.
1851 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Births (more than two - some of these were just too good to pass up!):
1493 - Justus Jonas, German protestant reformer (d. 1555)
1718 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. 1779)
1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (d. 1790)
1850 - Pat Garrett, American Western lawman (d. 1908)
1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. 1946)
1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author (d. 1994)
Deaths:
1916 - Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener, British field marshal (b. 1850)
1993 - Conway Twitty, American musician (b. 1933)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States (b. 1911)
So, there are your fun facts for the day. What happened on your birthday or anniversary?
April 11, 2006
We finally set up a time to get leather for my new chaps! Luke has been talking with a guy in our church who works for a leather company, and they have a warehouse just a few minutes away.
When Luke told him we had found some leather online to build my
chaps, he offered to give us any leather in the warehouse for a dollar less per square foot! So we are going over there on Wednesday to pick out leather for my new custom chaps that Luke is going to make. I like the stamping pattern on the top left for the yoke, and the chaps are going to have a contrasting string weaving down the side like these chaps on the left. In fact, they'll be fairly similar to these, except they'll be much darker (like the leather in the top picture) and without any fringes or silver conchos. I'm so excited! I can't wait to have them, because the past few times we've been up at Jamie's my legs have gotten all bruised from pinching in the saddle, but these will keep me nice and protected. On a completely different note, we're excited about going to Vanessa and John's wedding on Saturday, down in Framingham. I'm sure it will be beautiful! The weekend after Easter I have a Phi Alpha Chi Honor Society Dinner on Friday night, and then we're heading out to Hoosick to move some of our stuff out and help them get ready for the Grand Opening, which is the next weekend (the 29th). Our concert of the The Creation is the next day, the 30th, so we'll have to scoot back here in the morning. The last day of classes is May 3rd, my two final exams are on May 9th, everyone gets here for Baccalaureate on the 12th, graduation is the 13th, and the 14th we head to Hoosick for good! So things are quickly winding down.
Oh, one other quick thing. Yesterday at the "Internships and Success Stories" session, guess who I saw? Aunty Gail and Ben! We chatted for a bit afterwards about the summer, our move, and making sure we get down to Williamstown to see them too. So it was fun to reconnect after not seeing them since last fall.
Well, I'm off to finish my reflective journal and do some reading. We'd love to hear from y'all!
Hugs,
Erin
April 07, 2006
Karmel Timmons
Here are some pictures from an artist we love, named Karmel Timmons. She did the drawing in our profile, and her portrayals of horses and vaquero gear are filled with incredible attention to detail. Enjoy!
Buck Brannaman and his horse Pet.
The two-rein: the last step in finishing a bridle horse.
"Cherokee Ace" - Luke's current favorite out of Karmel's pictures.
Buck Brannaman and his horse Pet.The two-rein: the last step in finishing a bridle horse."Cherokee Ace" - Luke's current favorite out of Karmel's pictures. You can find more of Karmel's prints and originals here, at her website: http://www.karmeltimmons.com/
April 06, 2006
Hi everybody! I thought I'd try and add my two cents here! I do really enjoy my job here, although I can't wait to move to Hoosick. I am in the process now of getting my own rawhide braiding/leatherworking business started. I will be making custom reins, chaps, bridles, martingales, hobbles, cinches...anything that has to do with horse tack, I'll do. I already have some people interested in chaps and Mecate reins, so hopefully that will take off well. I will be the only person in that area that people can buy directly from; the only other person lives in Rhode Island, and she is going out of business, so that gives me a leg up!
I am also looking into starting my own pole barn building company along with Eric Ziehm. There is quite a market for agricultural structures like that around there, so we should stay pretty busy!
So, lots of big plans, big dreams! Thank you all so much for your many prayers and your wonderful support! We love you all and feel very privileged to have you in our lives. Feel free to stop by anytime and chat. We'll most likely be on a horse, but that's okay. We can still talk, Stirrup to Stirrup!
Sincerely,
Luke
I am also looking into starting my own pole barn building company along with Eric Ziehm. There is quite a market for agricultural structures like that around there, so we should stay pretty busy!
So, lots of big plans, big dreams! Thank you all so much for your many prayers and your wonderful support! We love you all and feel very privileged to have you in our lives. Feel free to stop by anytime and chat. We'll most likely be on a horse, but that's okay. We can still talk, Stirrup to Stirrup!
Sincerely,
Luke
Changing Chapters
Hi everyone! We figured this would be a good way to keep all of our friends near and far updated on our lives, particularly as we move into this new, crazy time of transition. There are now only 27 days till the last day of classes, 37 days until graduation, and 38 days until we move to Hoosick Falls, NY for a new chapter of adventures at Higher Ground Farm. We can't wait!
Luke continues to enjoy his work here, and we'll be sad to leave his wonderful company behind. He usually comes home with a cache of funny stories to tell while dinner's cooking, and will often start laughing during the evening over something else that he forgot to tell me earlier. Lately he's been enjoying watching Buck Brannaman training videos which we borrowed from Jamie, and investigating training techniques on the internet. Who would have imagined that my cowboy husband would ever spend most of his evenings on a computer!?
I am working away on my research project with MKs, trying to gather as many non-MK participants as possible before Monday, which Dr. Phillips has declared the participation deadline. I think we're both wondering if I got in over my head trying to include too many factors in a too-complicated design (it all seemed so simple in my head!), but we're also both looking forward to analyzing the data over the next couple of weeks and seeing if any of the results are significant. Hopefully they will be, because I've committed to present a poster on my research at a student research symposium on the last day of classes!
I'm also currently working on a reflective journal on Matthew's Gospel, and a paper on the integration of faith and mental disorder - my last two papers for college!
Oh, and I was asked to talk for 5 minutes on Monday at a session for accepted students on "Internships and Success Stories"! I didn't even know I had done an internship until I got an email on Tuesday asking me to talk about working on the AME conference with Dr. Cook last semester, how that's helped my research this spring, and what I plan to do after Gordon. One of the other women we worked with is in Admissions at Gordon, and apparently she recommended me, even though Dr. Cook and I were both surprised to find out I'd done an internship!
That's most of the news from the Ferrin basement! We're loving daylight savings time and the weather continues to get warmer, although we did have some snow yesterday, which was pretty crazy. We're crossing our fingers that it will just continue to get warmer and we'll have beautiful weather on May 13th so that graduation can be held outside.
We love you all,
Erin
Luke continues to enjoy his work here, and we'll be sad to leave his wonderful company behind. He usually comes home with a cache of funny stories to tell while dinner's cooking, and will often start laughing during the evening over something else that he forgot to tell me earlier. Lately he's been enjoying watching Buck Brannaman training videos which we borrowed from Jamie, and investigating training techniques on the internet. Who would have imagined that my cowboy husband would ever spend most of his evenings on a computer!?
I am working away on my research project with MKs, trying to gather as many non-MK participants as possible before Monday, which Dr. Phillips has declared the participation deadline. I think we're both wondering if I got in over my head trying to include too many factors in a too-complicated design (it all seemed so simple in my head!), but we're also both looking forward to analyzing the data over the next couple of weeks and seeing if any of the results are significant. Hopefully they will be, because I've committed to present a poster on my research at a student research symposium on the last day of classes!
I'm also currently working on a reflective journal on Matthew's Gospel, and a paper on the integration of faith and mental disorder - my last two papers for college!
Oh, and I was asked to talk for 5 minutes on Monday at a session for accepted students on "Internships and Success Stories"! I didn't even know I had done an internship until I got an email on Tuesday asking me to talk about working on the AME conference with Dr. Cook last semester, how that's helped my research this spring, and what I plan to do after Gordon. One of the other women we worked with is in Admissions at Gordon, and apparently she recommended me, even though Dr. Cook and I were both surprised to find out I'd done an internship!
That's most of the news from the Ferrin basement! We're loving daylight savings time and the weather continues to get warmer, although we did have some snow yesterday, which was pretty crazy. We're crossing our fingers that it will just continue to get warmer and we'll have beautiful weather on May 13th so that graduation can be held outside.
We love you all,
Erin
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