and I know that I've only come this far by faith...
and I am basking in the wonderfulness that is my life...
and I am grateful to God for all of this wonderfulness...
and I have three assignments between me and graduation...
and I must stop blogging so I can go finish one of the three (final sermon due tomorrow)...
but I must first say that I know that I know that I know that I am a preacher...
and I also know that I am not yet the preaching woman that I will become...
but I am grateful for the preaching woman that I have blossomed into...
and I've cried more tears in the last few days than I did in my first semester at Drew...
and these are tears of joy and hope rather than tears of frustration, despair, and loneliness...
because I know that I haven't walked this journey alone...
Because I haven't walked this journey alone, I must give God thanks for the cloud of witnesses that have been by my side—whether present or in spirit—as I have walked this walk. I don't want to name any for fear of forgetting just one. I am grateful for those who have sustained me, prayed with me, studied with me, hugged me, cried with me, listened to me, taught me, mentored me, challenged me, shared meals with me, walked with me, talked with me, sat with me, shopped with me, and preached with me. I am grateful for those who have conspired with me, aspired with me, and inspired me. I am grateful for those women and men who have paved the way for me. I am grateful even for those who will come after me.
'Twas the night before my final day of classes in Seminary and I am grateful!
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