1.11.2007

In the Meantime...

Since the initial shock of only having 2 years to figure my life out has worn off, I am now kind of grateful for the kick in the butt this has given me. It has begun to shake me out of the dull torpor which has been enslaving me since May. After the L'Arche disappointment I haven't been able to feel excited or passionate about ANYTHING. And anyone who knows me knows that I am a person of great passion and conviction, and to go through 7 months of dullness and lack of enthusiasm was very very very painful and difficult. Basically, I have not been myself since May (and have done some very stupid things that were out of character for me). Only now am I beginning to have some glimmers of hope and excitement and passion for what the future might bring. I am so so grateful for that.

Probably the front-runner is for me to enter a PhD program. I had always thought I would go into a Bible program (though I was still deciding between the Testaments)...but I really hate history and historical criticism (e.g., how many authors does this document have? who is the author? where was it written? when was it written? how many islands was it written on? etc.) and this is more than a small part of most Bible programs I have looked into. So...even though I took no electives in this area in seminary, I am thinking about doing a program in Christian Ethics. This way I can engage issues of how we should live, and the "good life", and stuff that really engages me. Plus, I would be able to really delve into issues surrounding disability and people with disabilities--to advocate for their value, giftedness, role in our society, humanity, etc. This could be really great for me.

And, in the meantime, there are a lot more miserable ways to spend a couple years:


(The student on the right always has that look on her face. Even when she says "I'm happy" she looks like that. She's awesome and hilarious.)




3 Comments:

Blogger micah said...

nice pics! i assume the bottom picture is part of some dance routine you've been working on together?

10:51 PM  
Blogger Jill said...

A PhD in Christian Ethics--that sounds great for you, Bethany! I do miss your smiling face around here. Jan term is over, traveling middlers are back, ords are this Fri/Sat (but not for meeeeeee!) we're on break now, and the our family leaves for Disney World (happy (early) graduation to me!) on Friday. That's it in a nutshell. Take care!

4:57 AM  
Blogger rachelerin said...

Yeah for excitement and passion in life. And yeah for PhD work. You are such a gifted academian and teacher. Will you let me come take your classes and argue with you from the back of the room?

9:45 AM  

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