thanks and praises

sorry for not updating sooner, but...i passed! i'm now an official phd candidate...one of my profs congratulated me, telling me that i've now gotten about 30% accomplished. my reaction was, only 30%??!! sigh...

anyways, just wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and encouragement. i truly, truly am so grateful for all of you guys, and i so appreciate your calls, messages... this is a little dangerous, but now that i'm a candidate, i think i get a slight pay increase...so hit me up for a free lunch, er...or maybe coffee...hehe. but seriously, i owe you guys...

ultimately, i can only credit God for getting me through each step. what gives me the greatest assurance that this is the right path for me is the knowledge that i absolutely could not have gotten this far without His grace and provision. i still don't know what He has in store for me, but it's reassuring and exciting to know that He's guiding and directing me...