The Big News!

So after Kevin and I found out my regional assignment this week. I sent out an email to a large group of family and friends entitled "Big News!" The big news was of course that Kevin and I received our first choice--Region 2 (CA, HI, NV, AZ, CO, WY, UT, NM, and a small part of TX- I think that's all of it!) However, almost every response that I received included, "When I saw your big news email I thought you were going to say that you are pregnant."

Let me clear that up right now, I am not pregnant. Fellow classmates have commented that I have been knitting baby things lately--they are not for me! They are for my friend whose baby shower is coming up. Now that that is out of the way, back to my story...

It was pretty neat that all of us who are going through assignment gathered together to receive and open our envelopes on Tuesday, and then to worship and share with one another. There were, of course, a lot of mixed emotions in the room--excitement, uncertainty, surprise, confusion, and elation, just to name a few. But as I looked around the room, I realized that we had all been through quite a lot together in the past four years and now our time in seminary is drawing to a close. I also realized just how deeply I care for all of my classmates and know that God will work through them wherever they go.

Kevin and I were so thrilled after we opened our assignment envelope that we decided to walk to the pub where a group of seniors were gathering to celebrate together to burn off some energy. The pub is about a mile away and it is still February in Minnesota. However, we rushed out without grabbing warm coats or hats and by the time we were about half way there realized that we had made a mistake, but it was too late. As a result, we both woke up the next day with pretty severe head colds. Kind of funny. Anyway, we still have a long road ahead of us, but we are excited to see where it takes us. I have a feeling that it is going to be a quick spring semester!