Big News...

I feel like this is an incredibly impersonal way to let you all know about my recent life decisions, but since I am unsure as to who reads this, I am going to go ahead and tell you all. Just pretend this is a very personal conversation, and I am telling you and you alone. :)

I am going to Vanderbilt Divinity School this fall!! I sent in my letter to the Admissions Office yesterday, so it is official. I will be moving to Nashville at the end of the summer, but I have no idea when, where or with whom. Obviously I have a lot of details to iron out, but at least I know where to start. Thanks to all of you who have prayed and coached me through this discernment process. I am glad that this major decision is over and done, and I thank God for closing and opening doors for me that made it crystal clear that I should be going to VDS.

Now if I can only muster up some enthusiasm for my last two classes at Furman...

I am in Nashville for the weekend, attempting to get some direction about next year, specifically concerning Vanderbilt. Please pray for wisdom, discernment, and that we have a great time!

"Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood."
- Shakespeare

Big News...

Today I received my acceptance letter to Vanderbilt Divinity School, along with an offer of 70% tuition grant. (Of course dependent on FAFSA and my filling out an application.) But I am thrilled and cannot believe that they not only accepted me but also offered me substantial financial aid - which means that they want me! This was the school I was concerned that I wouldn't get accepted to, and here they are offering me money! Talk about a boost in my self-esteem!

And this is the first thing that is a tangible option for next year. I am still waiting to hear from Duke and Teach for America, but now I have a viable option, that I would actually love to do. What a way to start off my spring term - if it wasn't already weirding me out that this is my last term here at Furman, my last term in college, now I have something to look at for the fall. I think it is the perfect boost to jump start my spring term! I am going to have to call Vanderbilt and Teach for America to try to get the dates changed around a bit so I will know about both of them before I have to decide one way or another. I would really love to do Teach for America and grad school in two years, but I will have to wait to see how things pan out with Teach for America before I get my heart set on it.

Anyways, just wanted to share the good news. :) I am still smiling about it. I am tacking my acceptance letter to my wall so I can see it every day. :)