I'm back to writing daily.
Because ...
- I missed it. I have felt somewhat mentally adrift ever since I fell out of the habit. Writing helps me process life and reinforces whatever the Lord is currently teaching me. It's too useful to neglect.
- I have a renewed purpose. Today (Noevember 5, 2025) I got notice that - unbeknownst to me - I am a full month into a 6-month class required for my dissertation!
Yes, I have missed at least one assignment and a Zoom meeting so far.
Wesley Biblical Seminary decided they needed to light a little fire under a handful of their doctorate students who are stalled out - including yours truly. And so they established a new class.
Sure, it would have been nice to learn about the October start date in September rather than November, but I applaud the school's proactiveness. I NEED some deadlines if I am ever going to finish.
In theory, by the end of this class I will have my prospectus completed and, God willing, approved.
In order to get everything processed and written by the end of March, though, I will need to invest time daily.
So THAT is my renewed purpose for this blog for the time being.
Hopefully, the things I write here in the coming weeks can serve as rough draft material for my dissertation.
(The last time I tried to reignite my writing habit was in July, just before Melissa and I went to Scotland to celebrate our 25th anniversary. I was too much in the moment to write daily during that trip, but of course I now wish I had followed through with that writing!)
