The New Usual--July 19

Just as water seeks its own level, life is finding its new routine as we inch past the newness of our experience and into the daily grind of studies. Travis isn't really sleeping in the above picture, he's just striking a pose--though I had to get anti-bacterial spray to clean up the drool.
They give us lots of breaks when we are in class. Not only that, they provide SNACKS for all of the breaks. Here Dr. Martyn, Alicia, and Nolan enjoy conversation along with sweets and savories.
I get going each morning by reading, sometimes at the local coffee shop (I'll have to supply some pictures of that!), and sometimes on a balcony outside of the Beeson Manor hotel. I read until class starts. Dr. Martyn's class started at 9am every day. I have the distinction of being late on the very first day of class--nothing like making a good first impression.

That's okay, though, because he was teaching about spirituality and . . . well . . . grace is such a large part of Christian spirituality that I was the first example of one who receives grace. The class is over now. We met for the last time yesterday. That means that today and tomorrow we return to Dr. Kalas' preaching class.

Again, I can't seem to get a good picture of the man. I'm just going to have to ask him to pose for me. This taking pictures secretly doesn't produce great results when you're worried you'll get caught.

Last night we went to a large bookstore in Lexington. It was pretty cool. It's called "Joe" something. A lot of people know about it, I'm just drawing a blank right now. Here is Cora standing in front of the water fountain that's just outside the store. She threw a penny in the fountain and made a wish, but I'm not allowed to tell you what it was. So, as you can see, there is no one thing dominating my time right now. I read, I write, I spend time with the family, I play racquetball, I run, and I blog!