Vowels Or Vehicles?

Today's student guest post is by Tyler Horton.  He is in the first year of the MA (NT Studies) program.  Tyler lives in rural New Brunswick, just outside of Fredericton, where he has been an Assistant Pastor for 10 years.

I knew these moments were coming, I just didn’t expect one in my first week.

At two years old, Samuel is my youngest child and at this stage he is playing exclusively with cars.  The repeating stages of playing with Sam are:

As the School Year Begins

"It's six a.m.  I'm so tired.  The alarm sounds a new day begins. Before I go and disturb this peaceful moment, I look to you.  I wanna say a prayer before my feet can hit the ground.  Lord I give this day to you. Breath in. Breath out. Breath in.  And watch the day begin.  I want to watch the day begin."  - Audio Adrenaline, This Day.

When I wake up early for morning class, this song comes to mind.  As I have been reflecting on the beginning of the school year, these words come to mind.  We could change the words “a new day” to

Introductions

In the Spring, I was ready for a break from school.  By July, I was starting to think about school again.  By mid August, I was ready to get back to class.  Or was it really seeing how students are going to populate the "new and improved" student lounge?  Or was it getting to see friends again?  Or was it the anticipation of new classes and learning how to do ministry effectively? Or being challenged by faculty and students? Or was it really getting Starbucks once a week from Dustin?  It's all of these things and more!